diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1f5d7ba..6435ce2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector",
-  "version": "2.5.6",
+  "version": "2.5.7",
   "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/components/EntrySelect.tsx b/src/components/EntrySelect.tsx
index 5717923..84c0e3b 100644
--- a/src/components/EntrySelect.tsx
+++ b/src/components/EntrySelect.tsx
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ export function SandwichSelect<E extends T.Sandwich>(props: {
         props.onChange(s);
     }
     return <div style={divStyle}>
+        <div>Sandwich Base</div>
         <Select
             styles={customStyles}
             isSearchable={true}
diff --git a/src/components/ep-explorer/EPExplorer.tsx b/src/components/ep-explorer/EPExplorer.tsx
index 0ea750b..869df2e 100644
--- a/src/components/ep-explorer/EPExplorer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ep-explorer/EPExplorer.tsx
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ function EPExplorer(props: {
                         onChange={payload => adjustEps({ type: "set predicate NP", payload })}
                         opts={props.opts}
                     /> : <EqCompPicker
+                        phraseIsComplete={phraseIsComplete}
                         comp={eps.predicate.type === "Complement" ? eps.predicate.Complement : undefined}
                         onChange={payload => adjustEps({ type: "set predicate comp", payload })}
                         opts={props.opts}
diff --git a/src/components/ep-explorer/eq-comp-picker/EqCompPicker.tsx b/src/components/ep-explorer/eq-comp-picker/EqCompPicker.tsx
index ab6c591..8ab2d4a 100644
--- a/src/components/ep-explorer/eq-comp-picker/EqCompPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ep-explorer/eq-comp-picker/EqCompPicker.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import SandwichPicker from "../../np-picker/SandwichPicker";
 const compTypes: T.EqCompType[] = ["adjective", "loc. adv.", "sandwich"];
 
 function EqCompPicker(props: {
+    phraseIsComplete: boolean,
     onChange: (comp: T.EqCompSelection | undefined) => void,
     comp: T.EqCompSelection | undefined,
     opts: T.TextOptions,
@@ -62,10 +63,11 @@ function EqCompPicker(props: {
         <div style={{ minWidth: "9rem" }}>
             {compType === "adjective" ? 
                 <AdjectivePicker
-                    entryFeeder={props.entryFeeder.adjectives}
+                    entryFeeder={props.entryFeeder}
                     adjective={props.comp?.type === "adjective" ? props.comp : undefined}
                     opts={props.opts}
                     onChange={props.onChange}
+                    phraseIsComplete={props.phraseIsComplete}
                 />
             : compType === "loc. adv."
             ? <LocativeAdverbPicker
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ function EqCompPicker(props: {
                 sandwich={props.comp?.type === "sandwich" ? props.comp : undefined}
                 entryFeeder={props.entryFeeder}
                 // TODO: get phraseIsComplete working here
-                phraseIsComplete={false}
+                phraseIsComplete={props.phraseIsComplete}
             />
             : null}
         </div>
diff --git a/src/components/np-picker/AdjectiveManager.tsx b/src/components/np-picker/AdjectiveManager.tsx
index 8e72fa4..e8fc08f 100644
--- a/src/components/np-picker/AdjectiveManager.tsx
+++ b/src/components/np-picker/AdjectiveManager.tsx
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import AdjectivePicker from "./AdjectivePicker";
 
 function AdjectiveManager(props: {
     adjectives: T.AdjectiveSelection[],
-    entryFeeder: T.EntryFeederSingleType<T.AdjectiveEntry>,
+    entryFeeder: T.EntryFeeder,
     opts: T.TextOptions,
-    onChange: (adjs: T.AdjectiveSelection[]) => void, 
+    onChange: (adjs: T.AdjectiveSelection[]) => void,
+    phraseIsComplete: boolean,
 }) {
     const [adding, setAdding] = useState<boolean>(false);
     function handleChange(i: number) {
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ function AdjectiveManager(props: {
                 </div>
             </div>
             <AdjectivePicker
+                phraseIsComplete={props.phraseIsComplete}
                 noTitle
                 adjective={undefined}
                 entryFeeder={props.entryFeeder}
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ function AdjectiveManager(props: {
                 </div>
             </div>
             <AdjectivePicker
+                phraseIsComplete={props.phraseIsComplete}
                 noTitle
                 key={`adj${i}`}
                 adjective={adj}
diff --git a/src/components/np-picker/AdjectivePicker.tsx b/src/components/np-picker/AdjectivePicker.tsx
index 7cb34a8..180f3e0 100644
--- a/src/components/np-picker/AdjectivePicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/np-picker/AdjectivePicker.tsx
@@ -1,25 +1,54 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
 import * as T from "../../types";
 import EntrySelect from "../EntrySelect";
+import SandwichPicker from "./SandwichPicker";
 
 function AdjectivePicker(props: {
-    entryFeeder: T.EntryFeederSingleType<T.AdjectiveEntry>,
+    entryFeeder: T.EntryFeeder,
     adjective: T.AdjectiveSelection | undefined,
     onChange: (p: T.AdjectiveSelection | undefined) => void,
     opts: T.TextOptions,
     noTitle?: boolean,
+    phraseIsComplete: boolean,
 }) {
+    const [addingSandwich, setAddingSandwich] = useState<boolean>(false);
     function onEntrySelect(entry: T.AdjectiveEntry | undefined) {
         if (!entry) {
             return props.onChange(undefined);
         }
         props.onChange(makeAdjectiveSelection(entry));
     }
+    function handleSandwichChange(s: T.SandwichSelection<T.Sandwich> | undefined) {
+        if (!props.adjective) return;
+        props.onChange({
+            ...props.adjective,
+            sandwich: s,
+        });
+        if (!s) {
+            setAddingSandwich(false);
+        }
+    }
     return <div style={{ maxWidth: "225px", minWidth: "125px" }}>
-        {!props.noTitle && <h6>Adjective</h6>}
-        <div>
+        {(props.adjective?.sandwich || addingSandwich) && <SandwichPicker
+            onChange={handleSandwichChange}
+            opts={props.opts}
+            sandwich={props.adjective?.sandwich}
+            entryFeeder={props.entryFeeder}
+            // TODO: get phraseIsComplete working here
+            phraseIsComplete={props.phraseIsComplete}
+        />}
+        <div className="d-flex flex-row justify-content-between align-items-baseline">
+            {!props.noTitle && <div>
+                <h6>Adjective</h6>
+            </div>}
+            {(!addingSandwich && props.adjective && !props.adjective?.sandwich)
+                ? <div className="clickable" onClick={() => setAddingSandwich(true)}>+ Sandwich</div>
+                : <div></div>}
+        </div>
+        <div className="mt-1">
             <EntrySelect
                 value={props.adjective?.entry}
-                entryFeeder={props.entryFeeder}
+                entryFeeder={props.entryFeeder.adjectives}
                 onChange={onEntrySelect}
                 name="Adjective"
                 opts={props.opts}
@@ -32,6 +61,7 @@ function makeAdjectiveSelection(entry: T.AdjectiveEntry): T.AdjectiveSelection {
     return {
         type: "adjective",
         entry: entry,
+        sandwich: undefined,
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/np-picker/NPNounPicker.tsx b/src/components/np-picker/NPNounPicker.tsx
index 8f9b1f0..adc18bf 100644
--- a/src/components/np-picker/NPNounPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/np-picker/NPNounPicker.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ function NPNounPicker(props: {
     noun: T.NounSelection | undefined,
     onChange: (p: T.NounSelection | undefined) => void,
     opts: T.TextOptions,
+    phraseIsComplete: boolean,
 }) {
     // const [patternFilter, setPatternFilter] = useState<FilterPattern | undefined>(undefined);
     // const [showFilter, setShowFilter] = useState<boolean>(false)
@@ -99,8 +100,9 @@ function NPNounPicker(props: {
             />
         </div>} */}
         {props.noun && <AdjectiveManager
+            phraseIsComplete={props.phraseIsComplete}
             adjectives={props.noun?.adjectives}
-            entryFeeder={props.entryFeeder.adjectives}
+            entryFeeder={props.entryFeeder}
             opts={props.opts}
             onChange={handelAdjectivesUpdate}
         />}
diff --git a/src/components/np-picker/NPPicker.tsx b/src/components/np-picker/NPPicker.tsx
index fa00e1c..e647680 100644
--- a/src/components/np-picker/NPPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/np-picker/NPPicker.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ function NPPicker(props: {
             setNpType(ntp);
             onChange(pronoun);
         } else {
-            onChange(undefined);
+            if (props.np) {
+                onChange(undefined);
+            }
             setNpType(ntp);
         }
     }
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ function NPPicker(props: {
         }}>
             <div className="d-flex flex-row text-muted mb-2">
                 <div>{possesiveLabel}:</div>
-                {(props.np.possesor && !props.isShrunk) && <div className="clickable ml-3 mr-2" onClick={handleToggleShrunken}>
+                {(props.np.possesor && !props.isShrunk && props.phraseIsComplete) && <div className="clickable ml-3 mr-2" onClick={handleToggleShrunken}>
                     {!props.np.possesor.shrunken ? "🪄" : "👶"}
                 </div>}
                 <div className="clickable ml-2" onClick={() => {
@@ -160,6 +162,7 @@ function NPPicker(props: {
             />
             : npType === "noun"
             ? <NounPicker
+                phraseIsComplete={props.phraseIsComplete}
                 entryFeeder={props.entryFeeder}
                 noun={(props.np && props.np.type === "noun") ? props.np : undefined}
                 onChange={onChange}
diff --git a/src/components/np-picker/SandwichPicker.tsx b/src/components/np-picker/SandwichPicker.tsx
index d302054..ed32283 100644
--- a/src/components/np-picker/SandwichPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/np-picker/SandwichPicker.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ function SandwichPicker(props: {
         });
     }
     return <div>
+        <div className="d-flex flex-row justify-content-between">
+            <div></div>
+            <div className="text-center">🥪 Sandwich</div>
+            <div className="clickable" onClick={() => props.onChange(undefined)}>
+                <i className="fas fa-trash" />
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div style={{ border: "1px #6C757D solid", padding: "3px" }}>
         {sandwichBase && <div className="mb-2" style={{ margin: "0 auto" }}>
             <NPPicker
                 onChange={handleNounChange}
@@ -46,7 +54,9 @@ function SandwichPicker(props: {
                 role="object"
                 cantClear={true}
                 entryFeeder={props.entryFeeder}
-                phraseIsComplete={props.phraseIsComplete}
+                // TODO: the shrinking of possesives in sandwiches gets messed up with compilinig 😩
+                // disabling it for now
+                phraseIsComplete={false}
             />
         </div>}
         <SandwichSelect
@@ -56,6 +66,7 @@ function SandwichPicker(props: {
             value={sandwichBase}
             onChange={handleSandwichChange}
         />
+        </div>
     </div>;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/phrase-building/compile.ts b/src/lib/phrase-building/compile.ts
index 5a7164f..e2fcddd 100644
--- a/src/lib/phrase-building/compile.ts
+++ b/src/lib/phrase-building/compile.ts
@@ -456,50 +456,71 @@ export function findPossesivesToShrinkInVP(VP: T.VPRendered, f: {
 
 function findPossesives(...nps: (T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | T.ObjectNP | undefined)[]): T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>[] {
     return nps.reduce((accum, curr) => {
-        const res = findPossesiveInNP(curr);
-        if (res) return [...accum, res];
+        const res = findPossesivesInNP(curr);
+        if (res) return [...accum, ...res];
         return accum;
     }, [] as T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>[]);
 }
 
-function findPossesiveInNP(NP: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | T.ObjectNP | undefined): T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | undefined {
-    if (NP === undefined) return undefined;
-    if (typeof NP !== "object") return undefined;
-    if (!NP.possesor) return undefined;
-    if (NP.possesor.shrunken) {
-        return NP.possesor.np;
+function findPossesivesInNP(NP: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | T.ObjectNP | undefined): T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>[] {
+    if (NP === undefined) return [];
+    if (typeof NP !== "object") return [];
+    if (!NP.possesor) return [];
+    if (NP.adjectives) {
+        const { adjectives, ...rest } = NP;
+        return [
+            ...findPossesivesInAdjectives(adjectives),
+            ...findPossesivesInNP(rest),
+        ];
     }
-    return findPossesiveInNP(NP.possesor.np);
+    if (NP.possesor.shrunken) {
+        return [NP.possesor.np];
+    }
+    return findPossesivesInNP(NP.possesor.np);
+}
+
+function findPossesivesInAdjectives(a: T.Rendered<T.AdjectiveSelection>[]): T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>[] {
+    return a.reduce((accum, curr): T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>[] => ([
+        ...accum,
+        ...findPossesivesInAdjective(curr),
+    ]), [] as T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>[])
+}
+
+function findPossesivesInAdjective(a: T.Rendered<T.AdjectiveSelection>): T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>[] {
+    if (!a.sandwich) return [];
+    return findPossesivesInNP(a.sandwich.inside);
 }
 
 type FoundNP = {
     np: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>,
-    from: "subject" | "predicate",
+    from: "subject" | "predicate" | "AP",
 };
+
 export function findPossesivesToShrinkInEP(EP: T.EPRendered): FoundNP[] {
-    const inSubject = findPossesiveInNP(EP.subject);
-    const inPredicate = (EP.predicate.type === "adjective" || EP.predicate.type === "loc. adv.")
-        ? undefined
-        : findPossesiveInNP(
+    const inSubject: FoundNP[] = findPossesivesInNP(EP.subject).map(np => ({ np, from: "subject" }));
+    const inPredicate: FoundNP[] = ((EP.predicate.type === "loc. adv.")
+        ? []
+        : (EP.predicate.type === "adjective")
+        ? findPossesivesInAdjective(EP.predicate)
+        : findPossesivesInNP(
             // @ts-ignore - ts being dumb
             EP.predicate as T.NPSelection
-        );
+        )).map(np => ({ np, from: "predicate" }));
     return [
-        ...inSubject ? [{ np: inSubject, from: "subject"} as FoundNP] : [],
-        ...inPredicate ? [{ np: inPredicate, from: "predicate" } as FoundNP] : [],
+        ...inSubject,
+        ...inPredicate,
     ].filter(found => !(found.from === "subject" && EP.omitSubject));
 }
 
-export function findPossesiveToShrinkInVP(VP: T.VPRendered): T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | undefined {
-    const obj: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | undefined = ("object" in VP && typeof VP.object === "object")
-        ? VP.object
-        : undefined;
-    return (
-        findPossesiveInNP(VP.subject)
-        ||
-        findPossesiveInNP(obj)
-    );
-}
+// export function findPossesiveToShrinkInVP(VP: T.VPRendered): T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>[] {
+//     const obj: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | undefined = ("object" in VP && typeof VP.object === "object")
+//         ? VP.object
+//         : undefined;
+//     return [
+//         ...findPossesivesInNP(VP.subject),
+//         ...findPossesivesInNP(obj),
+//     ];
+// }
 
 export function shrinkNP(np: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>): Segment {
     function getFirstSecThird(): 1 | 2 | 3 {
diff --git a/src/lib/phrase-building/np-tools.ts b/src/lib/phrase-building/np-tools.ts
index a35e480..e63805e 100644
--- a/src/lib/phrase-building/np-tools.ts
+++ b/src/lib/phrase-building/np-tools.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function getBaseAndAdjectives(np: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection | T.EqCompSelection>)
     if (np.type === "sandwich") {
         return getSandwichPsBaseAndAdjectives(np);
     }
-    const adjs = np.adjectives;
+    const adjs = "adjectives" in np && np.adjectives;
     if (!adjs) {
         return np.ps;
     }
@@ -75,9 +75,20 @@ function trimOffShrunkenPossesive(p: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection>): T.Rendered<T.NP
 
 export function getPashtoFromRendered(np: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection> | T.Rendered<T.EqCompSelection>, subjectsPerson: false | T.Person): T.PsString[] {
     const base = getBaseAndAdjectives(np);
-    if (np.type === "loc. adv." || np.type === "adjective") {
+    if (np.type === "loc. adv.") {
         return base;
     }
+    if (np.type === "adjective") {
+        if (!np.sandwich) {
+            return base 
+        }
+        const sandwichPs = getPashtoFromRendered(np.sandwich, false);
+        return base.flatMap(p => (
+            sandwichPs.flatMap(s => (
+                concatPsString(s, " ", p)
+            ))
+        ));
+    }
     const trimmed = np.type === "sandwich" ? {
         ...np,
         inside: trimOffShrunkenPossesive(np.inside),
@@ -184,9 +195,12 @@ export function getEnglishFromRendered(r: T.Rendered<T.NPSelection | T.EqCompSel
         return getEnglishFromRenderedSandwich(r);
     }
     if (!r.e) return undefined;
-    if (r.type === "loc. adv." || r.type === "adjective") {
+    if (r.type === "loc. adv.") {
         return r.e;
     }
+    if (r.type === "adjective") {
+        return getEnglishFromRenderedAdjective(r);
+    }
     if (r.type !== "pronoun") {
         // TODO: shouldn't have to do this 'as' - should be automatically narrowing
         const np = r as T.Rendered<T.NounSelection>;
@@ -200,4 +214,12 @@ function getEnglishFromRenderedSandwich(r: T.Rendered<T.SandwichSelection<T.Sand
     const insideE = getEnglishFromRendered(r.inside);
     if (!insideE) return undefined;
     return `${r.e} ${insideE}`;
-} 
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+function getEnglishFromRenderedAdjective(a: T.Rendered<T.AdjectiveSelection>): string | undefined {
+    if (!a.sandwich) {
+        return a.e;
+    }
+    if (!a.e) return undefined;
+    return `${a.e} ${getEnglishFromRenderedSandwich(a.sandwich)}`;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/phrase-building/render-adj.ts b/src/lib/phrase-building/render-adj.ts
index f5d2b49..7a0d7d8 100644
--- a/src/lib/phrase-building/render-adj.ts
+++ b/src/lib/phrase-building/render-adj.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
     personGender,
     personIsPlural,
 } from "../../lib/misc-helpers";
+import { renderSandwich } from "./render-sandwich";
 
 function chooseInflection(inflections: T.UnisexSet<T.InflectionSet>, pers: T.Person, inflected?: boolean): T.ArrayOneOrMore<T.PsString> {
     const gender = personGender(pers);
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@ export function renderAdjectiveSelection(a: T.AdjectiveSelection, person: T.Pers
         entry: a.entry,
         ps: [psStringFromEntry(a.entry)],
         e,
-        inflected: false,
-        role,
+        inflected,
+        sandwich: a.sandwich ? renderSandwich(a.sandwich) : undefined,
         person,
     }
     if (!infs.inflections || !isUnisexSet(infs.inflections)) {
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ export function renderAdjectiveSelection(a: T.AdjectiveSelection, person: T.Pers
         entry: a.entry,
         ps: chooseInflection(infs.inflections, person, inflected),
         e,
-        inflected: false,
-        role,
+        inflected,
         person,
+        sandwich: a.sandwich ? renderSandwich(a.sandwich) : undefined,
     };
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 3fabf80..ad77017 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ export type AdverbSelection = {
 export type AdjectiveSelection = {
     type: "adjective",
     entry: AdjectiveEntry,
+    sandwich: SandwichSelection<Sandwich> | undefined,
 }
 
 export type LocativeAdverbSelection = {
@@ -679,6 +680,16 @@ export type Rendered<T extends NPSelection | EqCompSelection | AdjectiveSelectio
     ? Omit<SandwichSelection<Sandwich>, "inside"> & {
         inside: Rendered<NPSelection>,
     }
+    : T extends AdjectiveSelection 
+    ? {
+        type: "adjective",
+        entry: AdjectiveEntry,
+        ps: PsString[],
+        e?: string,
+        sandwich: Rendered<SandwichSelection<Sandwich>> | undefined,
+        inflected: boolean,
+        person: Person,
+    }
     : ReplaceKey<
         Omit<T, "changeGender" | "changeNumber" | "changeDistance" | "adjectives" | "possesor">,
         "e",