C01
core
Description and quantity
Description
Property Label
What kind? What is it like?
basic
Adjective
Modifier
Attributive adjective
含义
A quality or feature attached to a participant: size, color, shape, age, material, character, or type.
如何识别
Find words that describe a thing.
示例
单词
red|big|old|wooden|smart
短语
a red car|an old friend|a difficult question
句子
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
语言视角
用母语深入讲解
中文
显性程度
strong
重要程度
Property modifiers normally come before the noun, often with 的 de; predicate adjectives often use 很 hěn in neutral descriptions.
红色的车很贵。
hóngsè de chē hěn guì = red DE car very expensive
在所学语言中
英语
显性程度
strong
学习难度
英语通常把表示性质的形容词放在名词前，而且形容词一般不随性别或数量变化。
I bought a red car.
red = 修饰 car 的性质标签，表示颜色
常见易错点
学习者可能把形容词放在名词后，或给形容词加复数词尾，例如误写成 reds cars。
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.