▁rather ▁than ▁mark ing ▁on ▁the ▁n oun s ▁themselves . ▁ ▁Most ▁ad ject ives ▁are ▁not ▁decl ined . ▁However , ▁when ▁used ▁as ▁n oun s ▁rather ▁than ▁ad ject ives , ▁they ▁do ▁decl ine ▁( e . g ., ▁" I ' ll ▁take ▁the ▁red s ", ▁meaning ▁" I ' ll ▁take ▁the ▁red ▁ones " ▁or ▁as ▁sh orth and ▁for ▁" I ' ll ▁take ▁the ▁red ▁w ines "). ▁Also , ▁the ▁demonstr ative ▁determin ers ▁this ▁and ▁that ▁are ▁decl ined ▁for ▁number , ▁as ▁these ▁and ▁those . ▁Some ▁ad ject ives ▁borrow ed ▁from ▁other ▁languages ▁are , ▁or ▁can ▁be , ▁decl ined ▁for ▁gender , ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁writing : ▁bl ond ▁( male ) ▁and ▁bl onde ▁( f em ale ). ▁Ad ject ives ▁are ▁not ▁decl ined ▁for ▁case ▁in ▁Modern ▁English , ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁Old ▁English . ▁The ▁article ▁is ▁never ▁regarded ▁as ▁decl ined ▁in ▁Modern ▁English , ▁although ▁formally , ▁the ▁words ▁that ▁and ▁possibly ▁she ▁correspond ▁to ▁forms ▁of ▁the ▁prede cess or ▁of ▁the ▁( s ē ▁m ., ▁ þ æ t ▁n ., ▁s ē o ▁f .) ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁decl ined ▁in ▁Old ▁English . ▁ ▁Latin ▁ ▁Just ▁as ▁ver bs ▁in ▁Latin ▁are ▁conjug ated ▁to ▁indicate ▁gram mat ical ▁information , ▁Latin ▁n oun s ▁and ▁ad ject ives ▁that ▁modify ▁them ▁are ▁decl ined ▁to ▁signal ▁their ▁roles ▁in ▁sentences