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。

(1) An adjective can describe the quality or characteristics of people or objects.
5 F  t& }& f$ J$ l! f( m, y/ T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

(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。
" c! t, Y& T5 F% n$ O5 g--- some, any, all, no, enough, many, few, much, little, several

- v7 i: ~6 x7 H) _) h(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:
4 T* c) ^- [' t  U/ x4 P3 g( L5 DThis is a beautiful girl.
After the verb:
% j0 s6 N* ~( s# HThe girl is beautiful.
*Despite the different positions of the adjective, "beautiful" in both of the sentences above is describing the "girl".
5 }, _7 o; s+ q: ^  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"。

0 l/ `) N" W) u" I* @(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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When 2 or 3 adjectives are used together, they will follow a normal order.
& J( D* i5 q% X; f: F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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General 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)

5 F0 ]. N( h# l& O1 MAmong the FACT adjectives, there is also a normal order:
$ V5 |1 r# A' h2 s  \size >> shape >> age >> colour >> origin >> material
--- It is a dirty round wooden box. (*not a dirty wooden round box)