Adjective 形容詞

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What is an adjective? 甚麼是形容詞？
* C( \; v3 x0 fAn adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun.
4 Q6 c5 N' @0 ?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。
, R( B& F; P3 d9 k--- big, yellow, wooden, round, beautiful, young, happy, etc

" {" L  M9 G/ n/ ^& T! U! t(2) An adjective can also describe the quantity of people or objects.
形容詞也可以用來形容人物或物件的數量。
  |: }1 k! n/ ?$ Z# v& q4 R! b! y( p--- some, any, all, no, enough, many, few, much, little, several

(3) An adjective can be used before the noun or after the verb.
形容詞可放在名詞前或動詞後。
- D9 _4 y: P, K, f/ kBefore the noun:
5 B/ l6 z0 r/ k$ G$ U. |, LThis is a beautiful girl.
- F* y/ }% [8 [/ e! d5 _After the verb:
. k% C; k. |; ?$ k5 `The girl is beautiful.
*Despite the different positions of the adjective, "beautiful" in both of the sentences above is describing the "girl".
+ ~/ Z3 T' l) w9 a' h6 x. p' Y*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"。
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(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.
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。

) l- \9 ^) g. F' ]/ H7 H% ?! uWhen 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。
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; }1 x  a# h- Y. L1 TGeneral order 整體次序:
opinion >> 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。
  ], T3 w* A. l--- It is a dirty round box. (*not a round dirty box)
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Among the FACT adjectives, there is also a normal order:
size >> shape >> age >> colour >> origin >> material
9 v+ h& [$ p! L3 N0 d0 G5 d8 x--- It is a dirty round wooden box. (*not a dirty wooden round box)         
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