C01
core
Description and quantity
Description
Property Label
What kind? What is it like?
basic
Adjective
Modifier
Attributive adjective
Znaczenie
A quality or feature attached to a participant: size, color, shape, age, material, character, or type.
Jak to rozpoznać
Find words that describe a thing.
Przykłady
Słowa
red|big|old|wooden|smart
Zwroty
a red car|an old friend|a difficult question
Zdanie
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
Widok językowy
W języku ojczystym
Polski
Występowanie
strong
Znaczenie
Adjectives usually agree with the noun in gender, number and case.
Czerwony samochód stoi przed domem.
Red car stands before house.
W języku nauki
Angielski
Występowanie
strong
Trudność
English normally places property adjectives before nouns and does not inflect them for gender or number.
I bought a red car.
red = property label
Typowa trudność uczących się
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.