C01
core
Description and quantity
Description
Property Label
What kind? What is it like?
basic
Adjective
Modifier
Attributive adjective
Ý nghĩa
A quality or feature attached to a participant: size, color, shape, age, material, character, or type.
Cách nhận biết
Find words that describe a thing.
Ví dụ
Từ
red|big|old|wooden|smart
Cụm từ
a red car|an old friend|a difficult question
Câu
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
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Trong ngôn ngữ mẹ đẻ của Bạn
Việt
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Tầm quan trọng
Most modifiers follow the noun, and adjectives do not agree for gender or number.
Tôi mua áo đỏ.
I buy shirt red
Trong ngôn ngữ Bạn đang học
Anh
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Độ khó
English normally places property adjectives before nouns and does not inflect them for gender or number.
I bought a red car.
red = property label
Vấn đề thường gặp của người học
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.