State Label
Predicate adjective
Stative adjective
Result state
What state is it in?
core
basic
Description and quantity
Signification
A temporary or resulting condition of a participant: tired, broken, open, sick, ready, asleep, available.
Comment le repérer
Ask whether the description is a state rather than a permanent type.
Exemples
Mots
tired|open|closed|ready|broken
Expressions
very tired|already open|still asleep
Phrase
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
Vue par langue
Dans votre langue
French (standard)
Présence
strong
Importance
Temporary or resulting states are usually expressed with être plus an adjective or participle.
La fenêtre est ouverte.
The window is open.
Dans la langue d’apprentissage
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Présence
strong
Difficulté
Predicate adjectives can form present-tense state sentences without “be”, with agreement where relevant.
أنا متعب.
I tired.
Difficulté fréquente
Learners may add a present copula or miss masculine/feminine forms.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.