Descriptive adjectives usually follow the noun:
un homber famoso
a famous man
un kas grandi
a big house
Possessives and quantifiers appear before the noun:
mi kas
my house
hopi buki
many apples
Dual Position Adjectives
A few adjectives may appear either before or after the noun. Some of these adjectives have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear before or after the noun (for example, dushi = sweet, bunita = beautiful, bon = good). Others change their meanings depending on their position:
homber grandi
big man
grandi homber
great man
homber pober
poor (impoverished) man
pober homber
poor (pitiful) man
homber malu
sick man or bad man
mal homber
bad man (malu becomes mal when placed before the noun)
Comparison
The comparative is formed with mas and the superlative is formed with di mas or e di mas.
mas fuerti
stronger
mas grandi
bigger
Mi ta mas grandi ku bo.
I am bigger than you.
References:
Papaimentu Textbook by E.R. Goilo
Basic Papiamentu Grammar for English Speakers by Eleanor Blankenburg
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