State Label
Predicate adjective
Stative adjective
Result state
What state is it in?
core
basic
Description and quantity
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
Góc nhìn theo ngôn ngữ
Trong ngôn ngữ của Bạn
Vietnamese (standard)
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
Trong ngôn ngữ đang học
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Độ khó
Predicate adjectives can form present-tense state sentences without “be”, with agreement where relevant.
أنا متعب.
I tired.
Vấn đề thường gặp của người học
Learners may add a present copula or miss masculine/feminine forms.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.