attributive; modifier (grammar)
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attributive; modifier; adjective element
formalA grammatical term for words or phrases that modify a noun or pronoun to indicate possession, quality, quantity, etc. In English, this often corresponds to adjectives, possessive nouns/pronouns, quantifiers, and noun adjuncts.
Zài在
“
měi美
lì丽
de的
huā花
yuán园
”
zhōng中
，
“
měi美
lì丽
de的
”
shì是
dìng定
yǔ语
。
In 'beautiful garden,' 'beautiful' is the attributive.
“
wǒ我
de的
shū书
”
zhōng中
de的
“
wǒ我
de的
”
shì是
biǎo表
shì示
lǐng领
shǔ属
de的
dìng定
yǔ语
。
In 'my book,' 'my' is a possessive attributive.
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“
sān三
liàng辆
qì汽
chē车
”
zhōng中
，
“
sān三
liàng辆
”
shì是
biǎo表
shì示
shù数
liàng量
de的
dìng定
yǔ语
。
In 'three cars,' 'three' is a quantitative attributive.
Hàn汉
yǔ语
zhōng中
，
dìng定
yǔ语
tōng通
cháng常
fàng放
zài在
zhōng中
xīn心
yǔ语
de的
qián前
miàn面
。
In Chinese, attributives are usually placed before the head noun.
Zhè这
ge个
jù句
zi子
xū需
yào要
jiā加
yī一
ge个
dìng定
yǔ语
lái来
shǐ使
miáo描
shù述
gèng更
jīng精
què确
。
This sentence needs an attributive to make the description more precise.