Adjective 形容詞

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What is an adjective? 甚麼是形容詞？
; o- S; w& G2 n2 l9 LAn adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun.
形容詞是用來形容句子中的名詞或代名詞的。
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(1) An adjective can describe the quality or characteristics of people or objects.
形容詞可以用來形容人物或事物的屬性或特質。
/ a* y! E& M: [--- big, yellow, wooden, round, beautiful, young, happy, etc
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! ?0 S5 Q( Y2 E2 c+ l) t* A  M(2) An adjective can also describe the quantity of people or objects.
) r' A! Y* N/ j3 u  j. ?形容詞也可以用來形容人物或物件的數量。
--- some, any, all, no, enough, many, few, much, little, several

(3) An adjective can be used before the noun or after the verb.
7 A$ S  R$ y# Q5 S8 G形容詞可放在名詞前或動詞後。
2 o& Y8 i: ~9 [2 uBefore the noun:
This is a beautiful girl.
After the verb:
The girl is beautiful.
% ^, v2 a/ c; J*Despite the different positions of the adjective, "beautiful" in both of the sentences above is describing the "girl".
*儘管"beautiful"這個形容詞在以上兩句中的位置各有不同，但都是在形容"girl"。

(4) Generally, we can use 1 adjective or 2 adjectives together to describe a noun. We can also use 3 adjectives together but it unusual. And it is very unusual to use more than 3 adjectives.
# @4 h: O) C4 o; @% t普遍地，我們可以只用一個或兩個形容詞連在一起來形容一個名詞。我們也可以把三個形容詞連在一起使用，但這不是很常見的情況。而把多於三個形容詞連在一起使用，更是十分異常的。
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+ m# u, e# B5 rWhen 2 or 3 adjectives are used together, they will follow a normal order.
當兩個或三個形容詞連在一起使用時，它們通常會按一個慣用的次序排列。

$ C. j3 c$ W/ SGeneral order 整體次序:
# z6 L$ K3 p7 Z" Wopinion >> fact
Opinion: Your views towards something. 你對某人/物的意見或看法。Fact: The specific characteristics that describe something. 用來形容該人/物的特徵。
/ X5 F* [  i; U$ U) v--- It is a dirty round box. (*not a round dirty box)

$ l8 o" J% \( {Among the FACT adjectives, there is also a normal order:
3 U; }6 j8 q8 n+ U, }4 q! Ssize >> shape >> age >> colour >> origin >> material
--- It is a dirty round wooden box. (*not a dirty wooden round box)         
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