adjectives as nouns

1. ADJECTIVES
Nouns & Order

2. ADJECTIVES AS NOUNS:
Nationalities
1st
type of adjectives: Japanese, English, Dutch,
Swiss
Nouns → a Japanese man, an English woman, a
Dutch person, a Swiss man (singular)
→ the Japanese, the English, the Dutch, the
Swiss (plural, don’t add “-s”)
Japanese people, English people, Dutch
people, Swiss people (plural)

3. 2nd
type of adjectives: Italian, and others like Greek,
Thai
Nouns → an Italian, a Greek, a Thai (singular)
→ the Italians, the Greeks, the Thais
(plural, add “-s”)
Italian people, Greek people, Thai people
(plural)

4.  Some adjectives have a specific noun form apart
from the regular one:
British → a Briton, a British man (singular)
the Britons, the British, British people (plural)
Croatian → a Croat, a Croatian (singular)
the Croats, the Croatians, Croatian people (plural)
Danish → a Dane, a Danish man (singular)
the Danes, the Danish, Danish people (plural)
Finnish → a Finn, a Finnish man (singular)
the Finns, the Finnish, Finnish people (plural)

5. Polish → a Pole, a Polish man (singular)
the Poles, the Polish, Polish people (plural)
Scottish → a Scot, a Scottish man (singular)
the Scots, the Scottish, Scottish people (plural)
Serbian → a Serb, a Serbian (singular)
the Serbs, the Serbians, Serbian people (plural)
Spanish → a Spaniard, a Spanish man (singular)
the Spaniards, the Spanish, Spanish people (plural)
Swedish → a Swede, a Swedish man (singular)
the Swedes, the Swedish, Swedish people (plural)
Turkish → a Turk, a Turkish man (singular)
the Turks, the Turkish, Turkish people (plural)

6. Polish → a Pole, a Polish man (singular)
the Poles, the Polish, Polish people (plural)
Scottish → a Scot, a Scottish man (singular)
the Scots, the Scottish, Scottish people (plural)
Serbian → a Serb, a Serbian (singular)
the Serbs, the Serbians, Serbian people (plural)
Spanish → a Spaniard, a Spanish man (singular)
the Spaniards, the Spanish, Spanish people (plural)
Swedish → a Swede, a Swedish man (singular)
the Swedes, the Swedish, Swedish people (plural)
Turkish → a Turk, a Turkish man (singular)
the Turks, the Turkish, Turkish people (plural)