Difference between revisions of "Adjective"

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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.
- 很 can be used with adjectives
  - 很 in neutral tone just indicates the predicate.
  - 很 in third tone adds emphasis to the adjective.
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.
Rules for 的 for modifying nouns also apply to 地 for modifying verbs.
多 and 少 are special
- Must be combined with 很 or 不 to form attributives for nouns
- 的 is not necessary with 多 and 少.

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 * Can be followed by complements
 * Can function as predicate. 是 is not used with adjectives.
+** 很 can be used with adjectives
+*** 很 in neutral tone just indicates the predicate.
+*** 很 in third tone adds emphasis to the adjective.
 * 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.
+* Rules for 的 for modifying nouns also apply to 地 for modifying verbs.
+* 多 and 少 are special
+** Must be combined with 很 or 不 to form attributives for nouns
+** 的 is not necessary with 多 and 少.
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