C02
core
Description and quantity
Description
State Label
What state is it in?
basic
Predicate adjective
Stative adjective
Result state
Significato
A temporary or resulting condition of a participant: tired, broken, open, sick, ready, asleep, available.
Come riconoscerlo
Ask whether the description is a state rather than a permanent type.
Esempi
Parole
tired|open|closed|ready|broken
Frasi brevi
very tired|already open|still asleep
Frase
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
Panoramica per lingua
Nella tua lingua madre
Italiano
Presenza
strong
Importanza
State labels often use adjectives or participles with agreement.
La finestra è aperta.
The window is open.
Nella tua lingua di studio
Inglese
Presenza
strong
Difficoltà
In inglese si usa spesso be + aggettivo per descrivere uno stato temporaneo o stabile.
He is tired.
tired = etichetta di stato
Difficoltà tipica di chi impara
Chi studia può dimenticare be o confondere aggettivi e avverbi.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.