Grammar devices
Classifiers and measure words
Classifiers and measure words
What kind of unit are we counting?
measure word
numeral classifier
Maksud
A word or marker used with numbers or quantity to classify the noun by shape, type, animacy, function, or measurement unit.
Cara mengenalinya
Notice whether numbers require an extra word before the noun.
Visual guide
counting a noun: number -> unit/class -> noun 3 -> cups -> coffee 1 -> piece -> paper classifier answers: "count as what kind/unit?"