ABSTRACT
These are always placed before nouns. De is usually inserted between the adjective and the noun (a) if the adjective is modified by an adverb; and (b) if a two-syllable adjective is used to modify a noun:
hKo zhoyi good idea hLn hko de zhoyi very good idea xióngwli de gukngchkng the magnificent square
Some adjectives are both descriptive and predicative. Predicative adjectives occur after a noun or a pronoun, for example, lko in Ta lKo (He is old). Remember that the verb shì (to be) is not used when adjectives function in a predicative position, and these predicative adjectives are usually modified by adverbs such as hln (very), tmng (rather), tài (too), etc. For example:
Ta tmng lKo. Lit. He/she rather be old.
