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| quantity, | | quantity, quality, size, shape, age, colour, origin, material, purpose | ||
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* long curly brown hair [size, shape, colour] | * long curly brown hair [size, shape, colour] | ||
* a funny old Turkish man [quantity, | * a funny old Turkish man [quantity, quality, age, origin] | ||
* some paper food packaging bags [quantity, material, purpose] | * some paper food packaging bags [quantity, material, purpose] | ||
* a pair of black nylon stockings [quantity, colour, material] | * a pair of black nylon stockings [quantity, colour, material] | ||
* a popular programming community [quantity, | * a popular programming community [quantity, quality, purpose] | ||
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| Mandarin Chinese | | Mandarin Chinese | ||
| quantity, | | quantity, quality, colour, size, shape, origin, age, purpose, material | ||
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* 棕色長捲髮／棕色长卷发 [colour, size, shape] | * 棕色長捲髮／棕色长卷发 [colour, size, shape] | ||
* 一個有趣的土耳其老人／一个有趣的土耳其老人 [quantity, | * 一個有趣的土耳其老人／一个有趣的土耳其老人 [quantity, quality, origin, age] | ||
* 幾個食品包裝紙袋／几个食品包装纸袋 [quantity, purpose, material] | * 幾個食品包裝紙袋／几个食品包装纸袋 [quantity, purpose, material] | ||
* 一雙黑色尼龍長襪／一双黑色尼龙长袜 [quantity, colour, material, ''size''] | * 一雙黑色尼龍長襪／一双黑色尼龙长袜 [quantity, colour, material, ''size''] | ||
* 一個有人氣的編程社區／一个有人气的编程社区 [quantity, | * 一個有人氣的編程社區／一个有人气的编程社区 [quantity, quality, purpose] | ||
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Revision as of 21:18, 17 May 2022
This is a list of order of adjectives in multiple languages. Not so strict in practice.
In progress.
| language | order of adjectives | example |
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| English | quantity, quality, size, shape, age, colour, origin, material, purpose |
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| Mandarin Chinese | quantity, quality, colour, size, shape, origin, age, purpose, material |
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