Adjective 形容詞

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What is an adjective? 甚麼是形容詞？
An 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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4 E* R2 _4 D7 v8 s(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。
, G6 Q+ i7 t: G4 _' M& v) V--- big, yellow, wooden, round, beautiful, young, happy, etc
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/ ^5 L% \# o2 i: |% h(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。
--- some, any, all, no, enough, many, few, much, little, several

* v( H% V" l& F0 T(3) An adjective can be used before the noun or after the verb.
) L% Q9 ^) R/ Q" k' ~* ]- B形容詞可放在名詞前或動詞後。
4 B  g: F% E9 ?$ q6 P- s$ U* _Before the noun:
% G9 s6 O7 i* @( C2 e+ G" uThis is a beautiful girl.
( S* i8 ^/ u0 LAfter the verb:
The girl is beautiful.
# L" g0 K0 C! K: l*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"。
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- v8 L% R3 {1 w/ {2 f, k4 r. h(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。
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& W' g3 Z4 |6 ~- QWhen 2 or 3 adjectives are used together, they will follow a normal order.
* Z3 r' d* z! F% U% i) S& j, T( w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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$ e# Y, p6 A- oGeneral 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。
--- It is a dirty round box. (*not a round dirty box)

Among the FACT adjectives, there is also a normal order:
" ^6 K$ b5 J; m8 a  Wsize >> shape >> age >> colour >> origin >> material
--- It is a dirty round wooden box. (*not a dirty wooden round box)         
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