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Whats that thing where words like perceived deserved are stacked and what are they? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 3 weeks ago by sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca

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Are those verbs or adjectives or adverbs? I only know most grammar non-declaritively so i have no idea what they are, not concerned about its correctness or what it implies to others

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[–] sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Example: the dude felt shadenfreud over his enemy's perceived deserved downfall

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think they're adverbs modifying "downfall" (though the primary verb is "felt").

[–] TheButtonJustSpins 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nouns are modified by adjectives. Adjectives, adverbs, and verbs are modified by adverbs.

Downfall - noun
Deserved - adjective
Perceived - adverb

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Thanks, I was struggling to define the class of each word (that English class with diagramming was a looong time ago)