Difference between revisions of "Adjective"
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== Potential articles / sections == | == Potential articles / sections == | ||
| + | * Adjectives negated with 不 | ||
| + | * Adjectives can form [[Positive-negative questions|positive-negative questions]]. | ||
| + | * Some adjectives can be reduplicated for emphasis. | ||
| + | ** They are reduplicated AABB e.g. 干干净净. | ||
| + | ** 的 must be used with reduplicated adjectives. | ||
| + | * Can be followed by complements | ||
| + | * Can function as predicate. 是 is not used with adjectives. | ||
| + | * Single character adjectives can modify directly, e.g. 新书. 的 can optionally be inserted to emphasise the adjective: 新的书. | ||
| + | * A two character adjective modifying a single character noun has to have 的, e.g. 好看的画. | ||
| + | * If the adjective and noun are both two characters, 的 is optional as with single character adjectives. | ||
* [[Stative verbs]] | * [[Stative verbs]] | ||
Revision as of 03:14, 20 July 2011
Potential articles / sections
- Adjectives negated with 不
- Adjectives can form positive-negative questions.
- Some adjectives can be reduplicated for emphasis.
- They are reduplicated AABB e.g. 干干净净.
- 的 must be used with reduplicated adjectives.
- Can be followed by complements
- Can function as predicate. 是 is not used with adjectives.
- Single character adjectives can modify directly, e.g. 新书. 的 can optionally be inserted to emphasise the adjective: 新的书.
- A two character adjective modifying a single character noun has to have 的, e.g. 好看的画.
- If the adjective and noun are both two characters, 的 is optional as with single character adjectives.
