Sāmoan Adjective
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An adjective is part of speech or word class that may modify or describe a noun (person, place or thing).
Although adjectives can be defined in a word list as individual words, when written or spoken, they are used in combination with other words such as the noun to better describe the noun. For more information on nouns, please goto the nouns page.
ʻO + le + noun + Adjective = The "...." (noun). Please consider that without the adjective, ʻO + le + noun = The ...
| Sāmoan | English |
| Tele | Big, great, large |
| Lapoʻa | Large |
| Laʻitiiti | Small, little |
| Moʻi | True |
| Moni | True |
Although this page is focused on the adjective, this a word list with nouns use in the examples. For more information on nouns, please goto the nouns page.
| Sāmoan | English | Noun type |
| ʻAʻai | City center, village center | Place |
| Puaʻa | Pig | Thing (Animal) |
| Pusa | Box | Thing |
| Taulaga | City | Place |