C02
core
Description and quantity
Description
State Label
What state is it in?
basic
Predicate adjective
Stative adjective
Result state
ਅਰਥ
A temporary or resulting condition of a participant: tired, broken, open, sick, ready, asleep, available.
ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਛਾਣਣਾ ਹੈ
Ask whether the description is a state rather than a permanent type.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
ਸ਼ਬਦ
tired|open|closed|ready|broken
ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼
very tired|already open|still asleep
ਵਾਕ
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
ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਝਲਕ
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਮੂਲ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ)
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
strong
ਮਹੱਤਤਾ
State labels often use an adjective plus copula and may agree with the subject.
ਕੁੜੀ ਖੁਸ਼ ਹੈ।
The girl happy is.
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਸਿੱਖੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
strong
ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲਤਾ
English often uses 'be' plus an adjective to describe a temporary or stable state.
He is tired.
tired = state label
ਸਿੱਖਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਆਮ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ
Learners may omit 'be' or confuse adjectives with adverbs.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.