Adjective 形容詞

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What is an adjective? 甚麼是形容詞？
2 j2 I. L$ k8 C" w6 R7 DAn 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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  j( Q4 O0 X& h) Z/ |2 k(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。
--- big, yellow, wooden, round, beautiful, young, happy, etc
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; E0 j7 s8 _9 }* |5 C(2) An adjective can also describe the quantity of people or objects.
% B1 S( _" c# _7 L形容詞也可以用來形容人物或物件的數量。
6 |$ a8 b, o1 @--- 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。
Before the noun:
# ?* v1 |2 _) X. k6 XThis is a beautiful girl.
5 ~+ X1 e; Y4 @' L2 EAfter the verb:
The girl is beautiful.
% X, F, |) D+ n+ }2 _% F7 G*Despite the different positions of the adjective, "beautiful" in both of the sentences above is describing the "girl".
- b3 \" W) ^" c+ V*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.
6 d  t$ z  ~4 z+ V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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When 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。

General order 整體次序:
opinion >> fact
3 D& ^. u5 |9 D" b; [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。
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2 R. _) }: Q+ S" L" l1 qAmong the FACT adjectives, there is also a normal order:
1 Q( n1 h+ l. n+ C# W$ _& h) A% r! Xsize >> shape >> age >> colour >> origin >> material
: f# {; w- q. Y# R! V--- It is a dirty round wooden box. (*not a dirty wooden round box)