Anglický jazyk
6.2.3 Adjectives ending -ed and -ing
Some adjectives have both endings, -ed and -ing. But be careful! Each word has a different meaning! Not all adjectives that end in -ed have their -ing equivalent and vice versa.
Generally speaking, -ed adjectives say how you feel, while -ing adjectives describe the quality of a thing or another person.
For example, you wouldn't like to say you are boring. But you can use it when you speak about somebody else:
This class is so boring! I hate Biology.
Her boyfriend is a really boring guy. He only talks about computers.
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I'm so bored today! Is there nothing to do?
She is never bored. She's always doing something.
Other examples:
That film was exciting.
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I'm excited about the concert i'm going to next week.
Oh really? That's interesting!
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Are you interested in history of art?
The way how he explains things is confusing.
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I'm confused by his explanation.
Yesterday I heard some disturbing news about the corruption in the government.
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The killer had a disturbed family background.
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boring
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nudný
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bored
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znuděný
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exciting
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vzrušující
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excited
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vzrušený, nadšený
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interesting
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zajímavý
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interested
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zaujatý, zajímat se o
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confusing
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matoucí
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confused
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zmatený
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disturbing
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šokující, velmi smutný
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disturbed
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narušený
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