State Label
Predicate adjective
Stative adjective
Result state
What state is it in?
core
basic
Description and quantity
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
Italian (standard)
Presenza
strong
Importanza
State labels often use adjectives or participles with agreement.
La finestra è aperta.
The window is open.
Nella lingua che studi
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Presenza
strong
Difficoltà
Predicate adjectives can form present-tense state sentences without “be”, with agreement where relevant.
أنا متعب.
I tired.
Difficoltà tipica di chi impara
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.