Compound Adjectives & Verbs
Compound adjectives
a) Noun + adjective
Example: wasserdicht
Meine Stiefel sind wasserdicht.
b) Adjective + adjective
Example: grünblau
Der Vogel hat grünblaue Federn.
Compound Verbs
a) Noun + verb
Example: teilnehmen (teil + nehmen) / To participate
b) Adjective + verb
Example: kaputtmachen (kaputt + machen) / To break
---------------- oooo O oooo ----------------
Exercises
Indicate the components of the following compound words.
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