C02
core
Description and quantity
Description
State Label
What state is it in?
basic
Predicate adjective
Stative adjective
Result state
含义
A temporary or resulting condition of a participant: tired, broken, open, sick, ready, asleep, available.
如何识别
Ask whether the description is a state rather than a permanent type.
示例
单词
tired|open|closed|ready|broken
短语
very tired|already open|still asleep
句子
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
语言视角
用母语深入讲解
中文
显性程度
strong
重要程度
State labels are often expressed with adjectival/stative predicates rather than a separate “be + adjective” structure.
他很累。
tā hěn lèi = he very tired
在所学语言中
英语
显性程度
strong
学习难度
英语常用 be 加形容词来描述人或物的临时状态或较稳定状态，如 tired、open、ready。
He is tired.
tired = 状态标签，说明主语现在处于“累了”的状态
常见易错点
学习者可能漏掉 be，说成 “He tired”，或把形容词和副词混用。
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.