English with Rasha

Order of adjectives
ترتيب الصفات عند وجود اكثر من صفة لشيئ ما
When more than one adjective comes before a noun, the adjectives are normally in a particular order. Adjectives which describe opinions or attitudes (e.g. amazing) usually come first, before more neutral, factual ones (e.g. red):

She was wearing an amazing red coat.

Not: … red amazing coat

If we don’t want to emphasise any one of the adjectives, the most usual sequence of adjectives is:

order

relating to

examples

1

opinion الرأي الشخصي

unusual, lovely, beautiful

2

size الحجم،المقاس

big, small, tall

3

physical quality الهيئة

thin, rough, untidy

4

shape الشكل

round, square, rectangular

5

age العمر

young, old, youthful

6

colour اللون

blue, red, pink

7

origin الاصل،بلد المنشأ

Dutch, Japanese, Turkish

8

material نوع المادة

metal, wood, plastic

9

type النوع

general-purpose, four-sided, U-shaped

10

purpose الهدف منه

cleaning, hammering, cooking