State Label
Predicate adjective
Stative adjective
Result state
What state is it in?
core
basic
Description and quantity
Sens
A temporary or resulting condition of a participant: tired, broken, open, sick, ready, asleep, available.
Cum îl recunoști
Ask whether the description is a state rather than a permanent type.
Exemple
Cuvinte
tired|open|closed|ready|broken
Expresii
very tired|already open|still asleep
Propoziție
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
Analiză pe limbă
În limba ta
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Prezență
strong
Importanță
Predicate adjectives can form present-tense state sentences without “be”, with agreement where relevant.
أنا متعب.
I tired.
În limba pe care o înveți
Bengali (standard)
Prezență
strong
Dificultate
Temporary or resulting states often use adjective-like predicates or participles with zero copula in the present.
দরজাটা খোলা।
The door open.
Dificultate frecventă pentru cursanți
Learners may confuse result states with progressive actions.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.