C02
core
Description and quantity
Description
State Label
What state is it in?
basic
Predicate adjective
Stative adjective
Result state
المعنى
A temporary or resulting condition of a participant: tired, broken, open, sick, ready, asleep, available.
كيفية التعرّف عليه
Ask whether the description is a state rather than a permanent type.
أمثلة
كلمات
tired|open|closed|ready|broken
عبارات
very tired|already open|still asleep
جملة
The window is open.
Visual guide
Basic shape
THING + current state window -> open (now) friend -> tired (now) door -> closed break -> broken state Ask: what state?
Compare shape
Stable vs state: PROPERTY: wooden window kind/material STATE: window is open condition now RESULT: window is broken state after event Some mark STATE/RESULT
منظور اللغة
في اللغة الأم
العربية
درجة الحضور
strong
الأهمية
Predicate adjectives can form present-tense state sentences without “be”, with agreement where relevant.
أنا متعب.
I tired.
في لغة التعلم
الإنجليزية
درجة الحضور
strong
الصعوبة
English often uses 'be' plus an adjective to describe a temporary or stable state.
He is tired.
tired = state label
تحدٍّ شائع في التعلّم
Learners may omit 'be' or confuse adjectives with adverbs.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.