diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33ad4dd..789cdd0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector",
-  "version": "1.0.8",
+  "version": "1.0.9",
   "author": "lingdocs.com",
   "description": "A Pashto inflection and verb conjugation engine, inculding React components for displaying Pashto text, inflections, and conjugations",
   "homepage": "https://verbs.lingdocs.com",
diff --git a/src/lib/get-english-word.test.ts b/src/lib/get-english-word.test.ts
index 86011ca..37a7d60 100644
--- a/src/lib/get-english-word.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/get-english-word.test.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ test("getEnglishWord", () => {
             in: {"ts":1527815008,"i":8433,"p":"شودې","f":"shoodé","g":"shoode","e":"milk","c":"n. f. pl."},
             out: { plural: "milk" },
         },
-    ]
+        // adjective
+        {
+            in: {"ts":1527815306,"i":7530,"p":"ستړی","f":"stúRey","g":"stuRey","e":"tired","c":"adj."},
+            out: "tired",
+        },
+    ];
     tests.forEach((t) => {
         expect(getEnglishWord(t.in)).toEqual(t.out);
     });
diff --git a/src/lib/get-english-word.ts b/src/lib/get-english-word.ts
index a071af7..fb3e203 100644
--- a/src/lib/get-english-word.ts
+++ b/src/lib/get-english-word.ts
@@ -4,15 +4,20 @@ import * as T from "../types";
  * returns the singular and plural english word for a Pashto entry if possible
  * NOTE: only works with nouns and adjectives
  * 
- * @param entry 
- * @returns 
+ * @param entry dictionary entry
+ * @returns undefined if not possible, string for adjective, { singular?: string, plural: string } for noun 
  */
 export function getEnglishWord(entry: T.DictionaryEntry): {
     singular?: string,
     plural: string,
-} | undefined {
-    if (!entry.c || !entry.c.includes("n.") || entry.c.includes("adj.")) {
-        return undefined;
+} | string | undefined {
+    if (!entry.c) return undefined;
+    const isNoun = entry.c.includes("n.");
+    const isAdj = entry.c.includes("adj.");
+    if (!isNoun && !isAdj) return undefined;
+    const base = entry.e.split(",")[0].split(";")[0].split("(")[0].trim();
+    if (isAdj && !isNoun) {
+        return base;
     }
     if (entry.ec && entry.ep) {
         return {
@@ -20,7 +25,6 @@ export function getEnglishWord(entry: T.DictionaryEntry): {
             plural: entry.ep,
         };
     }
-    const base = entry.e.split(",")[0].split(";")[0].split("(")[0].trim();
     if (entry.c.includes("pl.")) {
         return {
             plural: base,