Adjectives ending in –ed and –ing

Adjectives ending in –ed and –ing

Look at these sentences:

􀀹 I was attracted by the title of the film.

􀀹 You said that waiting is boring.

􀀹 I was satisfied with the service because it is satisfying.

The bold typed words are adjectives which are ending in –ed and –ing. Adjectives ending in –ed show the result of feeling towards something, while adjectives ending in –ing show that something cause or affect people in a certain way.

It can be understood from this example.

- Agus was disappointed with the hotel service (Agus feels disappointed because of the service).

- The hotel service is disappointing (the hotel service causes Agus disappointed).