C02
core
Description and quantity
Description
State Label
What state is it in?
basic
Predicate adjective
Stative adjective
Result state
Ý nghĩa
A temporary or resulting condition of a participant: tired, broken, open, sick, ready, asleep, available.
Cách nhận biết
Ask whether the description is a state rather than a permanent type.
Ví dụ
Từ
tired|open|closed|ready|broken
Cụm từ
very tired|already open|still asleep
Câu
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
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Việt
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Tầm quan trọng
State labels can be predicates without a copula; degree words can modify them.
Món này ngon.
dish this delicious
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Anh
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Độ khó
English often uses 'be' plus an adjective to describe a temporary or stable state.
He is tired.
tired = state label
Vấn đề thường gặp của người học
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.