C01
core
Description and quantity
Description
Property Label
What kind? What is it like?
basic
Adjective
Modifier
Attributive adjective
意味
A quality or feature attached to a participant: size, color, shape, age, material, character, or type.
見分け方
Find words that describe a thing.
例
単語
red|big|old|wooden|smart
フレーズ
a red car|an old friend|a difficult question
文
The red car is fast.
Visual guide
Basic shape
PROPERTY + THING = described thing red + car -> red car old + friend -> old friend Ask: what kind / like?
Compare shape
Property slot can vary: before noun: red car after noun: car red agreement: red-F car-F link word: car is red verb-like: car red-VERB
言語別ビュー
母語の仕組み
日本語
表れ方
strong
重要度
Properties appear before nouns; i-adjectives and na-adjectives behave differently.
赤い車は速い。
The red car is fast.
学習言語では
英語
表れ方
strong
難易度
English normally places property adjectives before nouns and does not inflect them for gender or number.
I bought a red car.
red = property label
よくあるつまずき
Learners may put adjectives after nouns or add plural endings to adjectives.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.