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。

& c! ?- R! @( \: S( Y- y! S3 b(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。
- g9 M: M; k# e1 K% |9 G--- big, yellow, wooden, round, beautiful, young, happy, etc
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(2) An adjective can also describe the quantity of people or objects.
% B. d7 w: \' g0 S3 G形容詞也可以用來形容人物或物件的數量。
+ }2 G4 N/ n) H3 o. 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。
% r' W: K: Z4 x, rBefore the noun:
3 B- F( j3 l* Q) N9 RThis is a beautiful girl.
: B$ q2 O9 K1 P! P  oAfter the verb:
0 Z( ?6 ?! v* b$ ^" J2 GThe girl is beautiful.
  h. E7 S5 @4 ]6 q9 }*Despite the different positions of the adjective, "beautiful" in both of the sentences above is describing the "girl".
3 z. c& ?7 B7 }5 U8 \" N*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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, R( ]+ U4 B  E: w4 N- c(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。

, a, z* t% ]7 F# C8 @' o, p/ Q2 MWhen 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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' |' C& J2 f8 P% d0 S' h- QGeneral 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。
. ?" Q! I8 u5 E5 p  D4 `--- 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
" V& n# d2 x3 l" p--- It is a dirty round wooden box. (*not a dirty wooden round box)         
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