形容詞の語順

A1 英検3級 初級

opinion + size + age + shape + color + origin + material + noun

説明

Use adjective order when you put two or more adjectives before a noun. English usually puts them in this order: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, then the noun.

In "I bought a small red bag," "a" shows one thing, "small" tells the size, "red" tells the color, and "bag" is the noun. Japanese often says "赤い小さなかばん" with a different order, but English usually says "a small red bag." If you change the order, the sentence can sound strange, even if the words are correct.

例文

  • I bought a small red bag. 私は小さな赤いかばんを買いました。
  • She lives in a beautiful old house. 彼女は美しくて古い家に住んでいます。
  • We need three clean white plates. 私たちはきれいな白い皿が3枚必要です。
  • Is that your new black bike? あれはあなたの新しい黒い自転車ですか。
  • He opened the big blue box. 彼は大きな青い箱を開けました。
  • They found a quiet little village. 彼らは静かで小さな村を見つけました。

よくある間違い

Japanese learners often keep the Japanese order, such as "a red big car." In English, size usually comes before color, so say "a big red car." The same rule works in many noun phrases: "a small black cat," not "a black small cat."

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