Adjective 形容詞

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What is an adjective? 甚麼是形容詞？
, D3 K4 ]4 }- L- u; ^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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(1) An adjective can describe the quality or characteristics of people or objects.
6 [& r# _- P+ I( z6 l形容詞可以用來形容人物或事物的屬性或特質。
- H, v4 e1 n  j" S* a3 ?8 D8 P--- big, yellow, wooden, round, beautiful, young, happy, etc

1 V) c( W& J" p2 V9 N(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

8 d8 p5 h* L( O2 Z- S0 u& T+ I4 E" F(3) An adjective can be used before the noun or after the verb.
. A. m" m) b7 g5 |# ^7 j6 F形容詞可放在名詞前或動詞後。
9 R5 K2 B1 L9 O9 H' ZBefore the noun:
- r4 l, H7 m- n" c  u) e4 K( o. h) uThis is a beautiful girl.
After the verb:
% A2 U; e) e: r1 D, A: GThe girl is beautiful.
7 d5 t, m( w# g8 v3 [*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"。

2 t  G" l/ W3 F(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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# T1 W- R6 v4 U; @7 ^$ ?When 2 or 3 adjectives are used together, they will follow a normal order.
$ z/ z4 b7 E- a, ?  s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 Y& u* j! W) ^. R' 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。
8 N% c& m2 n* Q2 m8 q$ p: ]% a) {--- It is a dirty round box. (*not a round dirty box)

) E9 I3 m$ p$ A2 S( n6 G$ U# M: m7 X: EAmong the FACT adjectives, there is also a normal order:
  \3 A* A1 ?( Usize >> shape >> age >> colour >> origin >> material
--- It is a dirty round wooden box. (*not a dirty wooden round box)         
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