C01
core
Description and quantity
Description
Property Label
What kind? What is it like?
basic
Adjective
Modifier
Attributive adjective
Significado
A quality or feature attached to a participant: size, color, shape, age, material, character, or type.
Como identificar
Find words that describe a thing.
Exemplos
Palavras
red|big|old|wooden|smart
Frases
a red car|an old friend|a difficult question
Frase
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
Vista por língua
Na tua língua materna
Português
Presença
strong
Importância
Properties are often adjectives that agree in gender and number and may appear before or after the noun.
O carro vermelho é rápido.
The red car is fast.
Na tua língua de aprendizagem
Inglês
Presença
strong
Dificuldade
English normally places property adjectives before nouns and does not inflect them for gender or number.
I bought a red car.
red = property label
Dificuldade comum de quem aprende
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.