When to write double n in adjectives. –Н- and –НН- in suffixes of various parts of speech

E.A. Makovey, Russian language teacher, Municipal Educational Institution Secondary School No. 1, Adygeisk,
A.I. Arkhipova, professor of Kuban State University

§ 3. Spelling of suffixes

Suffix - lat. suffixus - “attached”; literally: “substituted to the root” - significant part words, which usually serve to form words.

3.1. Spelling n-nn in suffixes different parts speeches
3.1.1. Н and НН in adjectives formed from nouns

Choice N or NN in adjectives formed from nouns, it is determined by which word and with the help of which suffix the given adjective was formed.
Rat poison; living room; remarkable nature.

Find out from which noun the word is formed

The rule also applies to short adjectives(road ShowPicture("image011.gif"); deserted).

3.1.2. N and NN in full verbal adjectives and participles

Dried laundry; crazy speed; sold product.

In full verbal adjectives and participles NN is written if any of the conditions noted below exist.
Writing conditions NN:

3.1.3. N and NN in short verbal adjectives and short participles

She is modest and well-mannered...a; she was brought up in a boarding school; she is always collected..and organized..and.

3.1.4. N and NN in adverbs ending in -O / -E and in nouns formed from adjectives and participles

Neftyan..ik; captive..ik; confused..about spoke; excited..o listened.

All such words are formed from forms ending in -І / -ОY (from participles or adjectives). The same number of Ns are written in them as the Ns were in the corresponding form in -Y / -OY.

Kryvennik (from the adjective hryvnia);
He spoke with concern (concerned from the sacrament).

3.2. Spelling noun suffixes
Most noun suffixes should be memorized. Some suffixes have special spelling rules.

3.2.1. The spelling of these suffixes should be remembered.

3.2.2. Selection -CHIK- / -CHIK-

3.2.3. Selection of suffixes -EK- / -IK-

The choice is made according to the form genitive case(no WHO? WHAT?).

3.2.4. Selection -EC- / -IC-

3.2.5. Selection -USHK- / -YSHK-

3.3. Spelling adjective suffixes

Most adjective suffixes should be memorized.
Some suffixes have special spelling rules.

3.3.1. The spelling of these adjective suffixes should be memorized.

3.3.2. Selection of suffixes -K- and -SK-

3.3.3. Choice of suffixes -iv-, -ev-

3.4. Spelling verb suffixes

3.4.1. In the indefinite form of the verb and in the past tense forms the same is usually written verb suffix:
hope - hoped;
try it on - try it on.

When this suffix is ​​in an unstressed position, it should be remembered.

Distinguish Verbs become weak(become powerless yourself) and weaken(someone, something) and others starting with the prefixes O- + -WITHOUT-/-BESS- ( deforest, deforest; depopulate, depopulate, etc.).

Compare:

Wed. future tense forms (spelling depends on conjugation):
become weak - become weak, become weak
weaken - weaken, weaken

For example: The travelers will soon become exhausted. Diseases will weaken anyone.

3.4.2. Choice of -EVA- / -OVA- and -YVA- / -IVA- in verbs

Investigate, advise, postpone.

Pay attention!
By special rule Verbs are written with stressed -BA-. Before the stressed word -BA- is usually written root vowel,
verified by stress:
sing - sing; give - give.

3.5. Spelling of participle suffixes

3.5.1. Spelling suffixes active participles present time

Dormant nature; believing in oneself; creeping bush.

3.5.2. Spelling suffixes of present passive participles

Inaudible..my; open..my; drawing..my.

3.5.3. Spelling of the vowel before -В- / -ВШ- in suffixes of active past participles

Has grown.. gone; believed; settled...

3.5.4. Spelling of a vowel before Н/НН in suffixes of passive past participles

Exhausted; painted; crowned..

3.6. Spelling suffixes of gerunds
Zate..in; believe..in; outpost..in.

In perfect participles the same vowel is written as in the suffix indeterminate form the corresponding verb.
See - having seen;
Listen - after listening.

3.7. Spelling of suffixes -A and -O in adverbs formed from short adjectives
We arrived before dark..; packed tightly..; stands on the left..

Suffix in adverbs formed by prefix- suffix way from short adjectives, can be determined by substituting the word “window” under the appropriate preposition:
for a long time (from the window);
on the right (from the window).

Pay attention!
This rule should not be applied to adverbs formed in a suffixal way from full adjectives: trustingly (from gullible), soulless (from soulless), hidden (from hidden). In such adverbs, the adverbial suffix -O is written at the end.
Dry - formed from the short adjective dry using the prefix DO- and the suffix -A (to the window).
Intelligible - derived from full adjective intelligible using the adverbial suffix -O.

Teacher's comments on the material being studied

Н and НН in adjectives formed from nouns

The choice of N or NN in adjectives formed from nouns is determined by which word and with the help of which suffix the adjective was formed.

Rat poison; living room; remarkable nature.

Find out from which noun the word is formed.

The rule also applies to short adjectives (road).

Rat poison - rat(s) + .

Living room - guest + .

Remarkable nature - .

N and NN in full verbal adjectives and participles

Dried laundry; crazy speed; sold product.

In full verbal adjectives and participles, NN is written when any of the conditions noted below are present.

Writing conditions NN:

3) the word contains -OVA- / -EVA-:

Exceptions:

4) the word is formed from a perfect verb (question what to do?):

settled matter ( decide- owls V.).

Exception:

Н and НН in short verbal adjectives and short participles

She is modest and well-mannered...a; she was brought up in a boarding school; she is always collected..and organized..and.

She is modest and well-mannered - this is a short verbal adjective.

She was raised in a boarding school - this is a short communion.

She is always collected and organized - these are short verbal adjectives.

Recognition algorithm " N or NN write in words" presupposes the ability to determine:

1. part of speech the word being analyzed (adjective, participle, noun, adverb);
2. grammatical form in which it is used (full or short);
3. part of speech producing words ( the word from which the analyzed word is derived ), and if it is a verb, then it view ;
4. availability dependent words .

In nouns, adverbs and compound adjectives write as much N, how much is in the original word. First, find the generating word, then work according to the algorithm: dumpling - boiled - cook (non-sov. species); confused (reply) - confused — confuse (non-sov. species); confused (to think) - confused - to confuse (owl. species), freshly frozen - ice cream - to freeze (non-owl. species), non-frozen - ice cream - (not) to freeze (non-owl. species).

Remember: you need to find the closest adjective or participle in meaning.

Don't skip a step - don't form a noun or adverb directly from a verb or noun: oil worker derived from oil (oil industry worker), but oil already from oil . According to the laws of word formation, all adverbs in -ABOUT derived from adjectives ( reserved - restrained etc.)

Н and НН in full forms of participles and adjectives

The most difficult thing is to distinguish between N and NN in full forms adjectives and participles. Here the distinction between adjectives and participles is not important: the sequence of actions and the result are the same for both.

Exceptions for the specified algorithm:

1. N - windy (But: windless ), dowry, young, ruddy, crimson, pork (non-derivative words);
2. NN - glass, tin, wood , unheard, unseen, (un)seen, unexpected, unexpected, desired, sacred, slow, read, counted, given, accursed (from the old. curse = condemn, owl. species), unexpected, accidental, imperishable, cutesy, made and some others.
3. With one H they are also written possessive adjectives (answer the question whose?) with the stem ending in -N: mutton, pheasant, crow, wild boar.
4. Verb injure - the so-called two-species: it can appear in a sentence in the meaning of both perfect and imperfect forms. In order to write N-NN correctly (except especially complex cases), it is enough to work with it as an imperfective verb: a wounded fighter is a wounded soldier, wounded in a firefight, seriously wounded, seriously wounded.
5. Adjectives differ oil (derived from the noun oil + -yan-; meaning “for oil, from oil, on oil” (oil stain, oil paints, oil pump) and buttery in the meaning “soaked, lubricated with oil”, formed from the imperfective verb to butter (remember, before N-NN the vowel I of the infinitive changes to E): buttery porridge, buttery pancake, buttery week (Maslenitsa), and also in figurative meaning- oily eyes (eyes that shine as if soaked in oil). Compare also: windy person - chicken pox, windmill; salty milk mushroom (from the verb to salt) - hydrochloric acid.

Н and НН in short forms of participles and adjectives

The short form is most common among passive past participles (abandoned - abandoned, abandoned, thrown) and for adjectives (cheerful - cheerful, cheerful, cheerful).

The spelling of N and NN in participles and adjectives is quite clear and concise:

1. brief passive participles written N;
2. in short adjectives - as much as in full ones.

Therefore, it is only important to accurately determine what part of speech - adjective or participle - is the word .

Remember the semantic and grammatical features that distinguish adjectives and participles.

1. Communion denotes action , usually it can be replaced with a synonymous verb, “turning over” the sentence or constructing an indefinite-personal (impersonal): Barge unloaded by workers — Workers unloaded the barge ; What was written with a pen - What was written with a pen.
2. At communion there is or you can think of dependent word in instrumental case , which denotes the producer of this action or tool: unloaded (by whom?) workers ; written(how?) pen.
3. Those words that do not satisfy the two criteria described above are those. are not participles - short adjectives. Let's add for greater reliability that they answer the question what? what? , usually refers to a noun and denotes quality: the girl was beautiful and well educated(a hint could be homogeneous member- short adjective beautiful).

Seeing a word with a final -ABOUT, first check if adverb is it (an adverb refers to a verb and answers the question How? ). If yes, write as much N, how much in full form. If not, then see if it is a short participle or a short adjective.

Sample. He acted rashly..o - How did you act? thoughtlessly..o , This adverb(in a sentence is a circumstance), therefore, I define the generating word - thoughtful (from a perfective verb). I write: thoughtlessly .

Spelling N and NN in nouns

1. nn is written:

1) if the root of the word ends in n and the suffix begins with n: elder-nick (elderberry), druzhin-nick (druzhina), malin-nick (raspberry), swindler-nick (moshna), aspen-nick (aspen), rowan-nick (rowan); besdorn-nits-a (dowry), besson-nits-a (sleep), zvon-nits-a (ringing), log-nits-a (log);

2) if the noun is formed from an adjective with nn, or from a participle: morbidity (painful), agitation (excited), hryvnia (kryvnia), power of attorney (trusted), cutesy (prissy), spoiled (spoiled), izbn-ik (chosen), exiled (exiled), konn-itsa (horse), koren-ik (indigenous), larch-itsa (deciduous), accident (accidental), education (educated), obshchestven-ik (public), organization ( organized), plenn-ik (captive), possan-ik (sent), privileged-ist (privileged), proizvodstven-ik (productive), millet-ik (millet), crafts-ik (craft), sotsanny-ik (related ), sacred-ik (sacred), seminal-ik (seminal), sov-ik (own), sovrem-ik (modern), coherence (agreed), nebula (foggy).

2. N written in words: bagryan-itsa (crimson), varen-ik (boiled), windy-ost, windy-ik, windy-itsa (windy), gostin-itsa (living room), drovyan-ik (wood-burning), konoplyan-ik (hemp) , kopchen-ost (smoked), kostyan-ika (bone), maslen-itsa (oily), wiser-ost (sophisticated), ovsyan-itsa (oatmeal), peat-ik (peaty), smyshlen-ost (smart) and etc., as well as in the words alder-nik, omshan-ik.

Spelling Н and НН in suffixes of denominal adjectives (formed from the name of a noun)

1) for adjectives formed from nouns using suffixes -enn-, -onn-: artificial, cranberry, straw, operating, session, station etc.; This also includes adjectives formed from nouns ending in mya (time, flame, etc.): temporary, fiery, seed, nominal, tribal etc.

In an adjective windy one is written n , since it is formed not from the noun wind, but from the verb wind using a suffix -n- , which does not contradict the spelling rule n in verbal adjectives: weathered, weathered, windswept- formed from verbs;

2) for adjectives formed from adjectives using a suffix -enn-, pointing to to a large extent sign: tall, hefty, wide and others;

3) for adjectives formed from nouns with a base on n(second -n- adjective suffix): long (length), true (truth), millionth (million), ancient (antique), canvas (canvas) etc.

Adjectives like mutton, carp, seal are written with one n , since they are formed from nouns with a stem in n by adding a suffix -j- .

Words spicy, rosy, youthful written with one n (non-derivative adjectives); in words derived from them, one n is also written: spice, ruddy, blush, youth(But: youth, since this word is formed from the combination young naturalist).

2. N is written on adjectives formed from nouns using suffixes -in-, -an-, -yang- : pigeon(pigeon), goose(goose), chicken, eagle, swan, leather(leather), sandy(sand), cereous(wax), linen(canvas), silver, wood-burning etc.

Exceptions: glass, tin, wood.

It is necessary to distinguish between adjectives, the spelling of which depends on their meaning:

A) windy- “accompanied by the wind, with the wind” (windy weather), “frivolous” - transl. (fickle girl, youth); wind- “powered by the force of the wind” (wind engine, pump, mill); in combination chickenpox the adjective is written with a suffix -yan- , cf.: chickenpox- decomposition;

b) buttery- “soaked in oil, lubricated, stained with oil” ( butter pancakes, porridge, hands), trans. ( oily eyes, oily voice, also: Shrovetide week - Maslenitsa); oil- “for oil, from oil, in oil” ( oil cookies, oil paint, oil engine, pump etc.); compare: oil bottle(“intended for oil”) and buttery bottle(“stained with oil”);

V) silver- “subjected to silvering, covered with silver” (silver spoon); silver- “made of silver” (silver spoon);

G) salty- “containing salt” (salted fish); salt- “consisting of salt” ( salt mine, salt pillar). In combination salt acid is written as a suffix on the adjective -yan- .

Spelling N and NN in verbal adjectives and participles

Full forms

Written with nn suffixes of full forms of passive past participles: -nn- And -yonn- (-enn- ). Adjectives correlative to them in form are written in some cases also with nn in a suffix, in others - with one n .

1. Written with nn participles and adjectives -ovanny, -evanny, -evanny(formed from verbs in -ow, -eat), For example: pampered, uprooted, lined, painted, organized; uprooted, spoiled, painted over, lined, reorganized.

2. Also written with nn communion not on -ovated(-evanny, – evanny) verbs perfect form and correlative adjectives; the vast majority of such verbs contain a prefix.

a) Examples of forms formed from prefixed verbs: bleached, washed, knitted, fried, written on, dyed, peeled, scolded, dyed, counted, unraveled, made.

b) List of forms originally prefixless verbs, as well as some verbs, the prefix in which can only be distinguished etymologically: abandoned, given, finished, bought, deprived, captured, forgiven, abandoned, decided, captured, revealed; met, started, offended, acquired, obliged, visited, supplied.

Forms are also written according to this rule. bispecies(having the meaning of both perfective and imperfective forms) verbs to marry, bequeath, promise, execute, give birth: married, bequeathed, promised, executed, born.

Exceptions. Are written with one n correlative with participial forms adjectives in the following stable combinations: finished man, named brother, named sister, imprisoned father, imprisoned mother, Forgiveness Sunday .

3. Participles are not on -ovated(-evanny, -evanny) verbs imperfect form(they are formed only from prefixless verbs) and the adjectives correlative with them are written differently: participles with nn , adjectives – with one n , For example: carts loaded with firewood, fish fried in oil, an oil painting, hair cut by a barber And short-cropped hair, green-painted benches, a floor that has not been swept for a long time, walls that have not yet been whitewashed, money that has been counted more than once, an offer made many times; But: loaded barge, fried fish, painted beauty, cut hair, painted benches, swept floor, whitewashed walls, a few minutes, feigned indifference; similarly knitted And knitted, ironed And ironed, woven And braided, brushed And cleaned; also written: chewed And chewed, pecked And pecking, forged And forged.

According to this rule, forms of two-type verbs are written concuss, baptize And injure. Wed: a shell-shocked soldier, a seriously wounded soldier, a soldier wounded in the leg, a newly baptized baby, But: shell-shocked commander, wounded soldier, baptized child.

As can be seen from the examples, the participle is recognized by the presence of dependent words. There are, however, rare cases when the dependent word is not a sign of the participle. For example, you should write: his mustache is clearly dyed(obviously artificial, where is the word obviously used with an adjective); the walls, previously whitewashed, are now covered with green paint(walls that used to be white).

In words with the prefix not-, in compound words and in some combinations? repetitions, the forms of participles and adjectives are written in the same way as in a separate (without a prefix and not as part of a compound word or repetition combination) use .

Examples:

1. Words with a prefix Not- :

Written with nn : uneducated, unlined, untested, unfinished, unbought, unforgiven ;

Written with n : unbleached, unironed, uninvited, unforged, unfed, unpainted, unmeasured, unpaved, unplowed, uninvited, uncounted.

2. Difficult words:

Written with nn : highly qualified, fully stamped, acquired, freshly painted, purposeful, born blind, insane;

Written with n : plain dyed, homespun, finely crushed, impostor, seriously wounded, whole-cut .

3. Repeat combinations with a prefix re- in the second part, having an intensifying meaning. In them, the second part is written in the same way as the first (with nn or n ), For example:

Written with nn : mortgaged-remortgaged, resolved-resolved ;

Written with n : patched-re-patched, washed-re-washed, mended-re-fixed, read-re-read, darned-re-darned.

Exceptions. Written with nn instead of n :

a) adjectives desired, awaited and (as part of stable combinations) has it been seen before?; Is it unheard of? They are formed from imperfect verbs wish, wait And see, hear .

Special cases: adjectives put on flooded sea; they are formed from imperfect prefix verbs put on, pour out, i.e. from verbs with a suffix - va- , which do not naturally form passive past participles;

b) adjectives with a prefix not-: unknown, unseen, unforeseen, unwanted, unexpected, unexpected, unexpected, unheard of, unexpected and (consisting of sustainable combination) watchful eye;

c) compound adjectives long-awaited, home-grown and (consisting of own name) Andrew the First-Called.

The second parts of these prefixed and compound adjectives also correspond to imperfective verbs.

Short forms of passive past participles are written with one n , For example: read, read, read, read; read, read, read, read; tagged, tagged, tagged, tagged; marked, marked, marked, marked. Neuter forms are also written in impersonal use, eg: smoked, polluted, driven, walked, driven-crossed, walked-crossed .

Short forms (except for the form masculine) adjectives with a qualitative meaning, coinciding in form with the passive participles of the past tense of perfective verbs, written with nn , For example: brought up, brought up, brought up(from adjective well-mannered‘discovering results’ good upbringing’); spoiled, spoiled, spoiled(from adjective spoiled‘accustomed to fulfilling one’s whims’); sublime, sublime, sublime(from adjective exalted‘full of high content’). Such adjectives have the forms comparative degree: more educated, more spoiled, more elevated.

Compare in pairs following examples with short forms of participles and adjectives: She was raised by a distant relative . – She has good manners, she is well-mannered. She's spoiled good conditions – She is capricious and spoiled.

Brief adjective forms na-ny are written with one n , if these adjectives require dependent words and do not have a comparative form. Examples: attached to someone‘attached’ – She is very attached to him; full of something‘full, imbued’ – The soul is filled with sadness; heard about something‘well-informed’ – We've heard a lot about his tricks.

Some adjectives have different meanings short forms spelled differently. For example, different spelling short forms of the word devotee: She is kind and loyal And She's dedicated. In the first example devoted- same adjective as educated, spoiled, sublime, it has a comparative degree more faithful; in the second - the same as attached, fulfilled, heard(requires dependent words: to anyone, anything).

Short forms of adjectives, expressing different emotional states, can be written with n or with nn depending on the conveyed shades of meaning. For example: She's excited(she feels nervous) – Her speech is excited(her speech reveals, expresses excitement). In the first case, it is also possible to write excited(which would emphasize that her appearance expresses excitement), and in the second case the writing excited impossible (since speech cannot ‘experience excitement’).

IN difficult cases To distinguish between such short forms, you should refer to the academic “Russian Spelling Dictionary”.

Short forms of complex adjectives, the second parts of which coincide with the participles on -ny, written with n or nn depending on the value. Adjectives expressing characteristics that can be manifested to a greater or lesser extent, i.e. forming comparative forms, have short forms (except for the masculine form) with nn ; adjectives that do not allow comparative forms in meaning have short forms with one n , For example:

well-mannered, -no, -nny; landscaped, -no, -nny; self-confident, -no, -nny; purposeful, -no, -nny; purposeful, -no, -nny(there are forms of comparative degree more well-mannered, more comfortable, more self-confident, more purposeful, more purposeful);

interconnected, -but, -us; interdependent, -but, -us; generally recognized, -but, -us; contraindicated, -but, -we(no forms of comparative degree).

Short forms of adjectives with a qualitative meaning, the full forms of which are conveyed in writing with one n , are written in the same way as complete ones. For example: done, done, done(from made‘unnatural, forced’); prostitute, confused, prostitutes(from confused‘illogical, confusing’); scientist, scientist, scientists(from scientist‘knowing something thoroughly’). Comparative forms are also written ( more elaborate, more confused, more learned) and adverbs -O(done, confused, learned).

Such adjectives are few in number; the vast majority of adjectives correlative with participles -ny have no qualitative significance; these are boiled, boiled, soaked, dried, chiseled etc.

SPELLING N-NN IN ADVERB SUFFIXES

Adverbs on -O , formed from adjectives and passive participles, are written with double n or one n - depending on how the corresponding adjective or participle is written.

For example:

Written with nn : unexpected, unheard of(from unexpected, unheard of), excitedly, excitement(excited), confident;

Written with n : confusing(talks confusedly), confusion, confusion(from confused), learned(very learnedly expressed),windy(It's windy outside today).

Participle and adjective. These two parts of speech have so much in common that it is often difficult to distinguish which is which. But from correct definition error-free spelling depends. This also applies to the rules governing the use of N and NN in adjectives and participles.

Participle: one or two n

Communion - verb form, which contains both verb features, and signs of an adjective. When thinking about how many N's to use when writing a participle, keep in mind that there are always two N's in this part of speech.

However there is special group- verbal participles. N and NN and the subtleties of their spelling in these parts of speech will be discussed in detail below, but for now we will give examples of the basic rule. In full passive participles with suffixes -nn- and -enn- Two letters N are always written, provided:

1. The participle has a prefix, for example: a plowed field, stewed vegetables, fried fish.
2. The presence of words dependent on it in the participle: fish dried on the balcony, apples soaked in a barrel, a field plowed in the morning.
3. This is a perfect participle: a purchased cloak, a solved equation, a captured warrior.
4. The formation of the participle involved a verb with a suffix -ova-(-eva-, -irova-): paved road (pave), explored area (explore).

If at least one of these conditions is met, you can safely use two letters N.

One N in adjectives

The situation with adjectives is much more complicated. Here, the spelling of one H or two depends on many factors.

Let's consider cases when one H is needed:

1. If the adjective has suffixes -in-, -an-(-yan-). The first, as a rule, refers to an animal (eagle's beak, rooster's tail, swan's fidelity). The second indicates what the item is made of: leather belt, oil paint (oil-based paint, should be distinguished from the word oiled in the meaning soaked in oil - an oily pancake), silver spoon (also should be distinguished from the word silver, with an emphasis on e - meaning y the word “treated with silver”, the word in this meaning has the suffix -en-). This clause has three words that are exceptions: glass, tin, wood.
2. In adjectives in the formation of which no part of speech was involved (primitives): blue, young. Such adjectives do not have a suffix.
3. Exception word - adjective windy, here you need to write one H, but its derivatives with prefixes will have NN: the weather was calm, we approached from the leeward side. It is also worth distinguishing a word from another lexical meaning: wind (powered by wind) - wind engine, chicken pox.

NN in adjectives

NN should be written for adjectives in the following cases:

1. The letters stand at the junction of the root and the suffix: depth - deep; fog - foggy; million - millionth.
2. The adjective is formed using suffixes -enn-, -onn-: operational (from operation), station (station), intentional (to intend).
3. Ending with -ovanny (-evanny): pampered, painted, organized.

Verbal adjective

There is a whole group of adjectives - verbal ones. It is with their distinction that mistakes are made in the text and the rules N and НН in participles are incorrectly applied. Why? The fact is that they are very bright expressed meaning actions: fried, steamed, boiled. The rule “spelling N and NN in participles” does not apply to them. In verbal forms of an adjective, one N is always used.

Such adjectives have a number of specific features, by which one can easily guess that this is the part of speech that we have in front of us:

1. No prefix. Let's compare: painted - painted. The second word has a prefix, so the rule “N and NN in participles” applies to it - NN should be used. And here's the first one - verbal adjective, which must be written with one N.
2. No dependent words. Let's compare: a confused trace is a trace confused with special care. In the first case, we observe a verbal adjective, in which we write one N (there are no dependent words). They exist in the second case - we write, according to the rule “N and NN in participles”, with two N.

Verbal adjective or participle: algorithm

You can determine the spelling of N and NN in adjectives and participles using an algorithm, the main thing of which is to correctly recognize the part of speech. It must be remembered that the participle requires the placement of two Hs, and the verbal adjective requires one. Let's look at two examples.

• First: Boiled water is poured into the carafe . First, let’s determine the presence of a prefix: the verb “boil” was used in the formation of the word, and accordingly, the prefix is ​​missing. Next, let's see if there are dependent words. There are none. If these two points do not coincide, then most likely we have a verbal adjective. The only thing left to do is to check what type of verb the word is formed from. Boil (what to do? - imperfect look). This means that the rule “spelling N and NN in participles” does not work here. This name is an adjective - we write one letter N.
• Second: Freshly boiled water is poured into the carafe . We look for the presence of a prefix: boiled, formed from the verb “boil” using a prefix -all-. Although we could stop here, apply the rule “N and NN in participles” and write two N, let’s check further. At the word « boiled" is a dependent word - "recently", which means that we are clearly facing a participle.

So, briefly, the algorithm for using N and NN in participle suffixes comes down to the following: we determine whether the word has prefixes or dependent words. If there is, this is a participle, where NN is written. If there is neither one nor the other, we check the type of the verb that participated in the formation of the word: imperfect - one H, perfect - NN.

Spelling N and NN in short adjectives and participles

Another aspect of the rule regarding the use of N or NN in participles and adjectives is their short forms.

The short form of the adjective answers the questions “what? », “what? » This form requires as many letters H as are used in the full form: solemn speech- speech is solemn, long path - long path, mysterious nature - nature is mysterious or a wounded fighter - a fighter is wounded, windy weather - windy weather, confused rule - confused rule.

In short participles, one N is always used, even if there are two in the full form. For example: lessons learned - lessons learned, newspaper read - newspaper read, poem written - poem written, house built - house built.