Μερικά επίθετα της αγγλικής χρησιμοποιούνται μόνον ως κατηγορούμενα,
δεν μπορούν να μπουν μπροστά από ουσιαστικό.
She was upset that he had stood her up.
My brother and I don’t look alike.
The baby was sound asleep.
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ablaze = φλεγόμενος
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abreast of = next to
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afire
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afloat = που επιπλέει
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afraid of
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aghast = άναυδος
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aglow = λαμπερός
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alike
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alive
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alone
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aloof = αποτραβηγμένος
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answerable to = υπόλογος σε
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ashamed
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asleep
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awake
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aware of
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fond of
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loath = unwilling
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poorly = ill [BrE]
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subject to = υπόκειται σε
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tantamount to = ισοδύναμο με
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unaware of
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upset
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well = καλά στην υγεία του [= healthy / fit]
REFERENCES
Adjectives in English that Function Only Predicatively
Greenbaum, S. & Quirk, R. (1990). A Student’s Grammar of the English Language. Harlow Essex: Longman
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144-145
Leech, G. & Svartvik, J. (1975). A Communicative Grammar of English. London: Longman
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193-194
Predicate [wikipedia]
Predicates, objects, complements
Swan, M. (1995). 2nd Ed. Practical English Usage. Oxford: OUP
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10
The parts of a sentence.
Thomson, A. J. & Martinet, A.V. (1986). 4th Ed. A Practical English Grammar. Oxford: OUP
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33-34
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