Tnh t dng m t tnh cht (hnh dng, kch thc, mu sc, tnh tnh, phm cht, cm gic, s hu...).

. Tnh t dng b ngha cho danh t. Tnh t thng ng trc danh t n b ngha hoc sau To Be. (Sau ny hc ln cao chng ta s phn tch nhiu hn). K hiu: (adj) hoc (a). Tnh t khng phn bit, khng thay i khi dng vi danh t s t hay nhiu, danh t ging c hay ci. e.g: He is a tall boy. (tall l tnh t , b ngha cho danh t boy, cho ta bit thm v cu trai ) That house is new. (new l tnh t, ng sau To Be v b ngha cho danh t house) Mu cu: S + Be + Adj

I am young. You are nice. That boy is tall and thin. Mary is pretty. This book is old. To Be dng vi tnh t s c ngha l "th", nhng trong ting Vit chng ta thng khng ni ch "th" v nghe rt nng n, chng ta ni "Anh y cao" ch khng ni "Anh y th cao", nhng nh l trong ting Anh ng t l thnh phn chnh, khng c ng t khng thnh cu. Tnh t ch i vi To Be v vi ng t (s hc sau) nn ta cn nh l khi trong cu c tnh t m khng c ng t th chc chn l ng t To Be (th d khi dch cn sang ting Anh). Tnh t s hu c dng ni v mt ci g thuc s hu ca ai hoc ci g. Tnh t s hu bao gi cng ng trc danh t v dng b xung cho danh t. Bng tnh t s hu My ca ti Your ca anh/ca ch/ca cc bn/ ca cc anh/ca cc ch vv His ca anh/em (nam) y Her ca ch/em (n) y Its ca n Our ca chng ti Their ca h V d s dng tnh t s hu You hold my book Cu cm quyn sch ca t Your book is on the table Quyn sch ca cu trn bn Where are your kids? Th nhng a tr ca cc cu u He lost his book Anh y nh mt quyn sch ca anh y She does not know where her book is Ch khng bit quyn sch ca ch u The dog likes its food Con ch thch thc n ca n We parked our cars outside Chng ti xe ngoi They can not remember their phone numbers H khng th nh s in thoi ca h Lu rng khi ni n b phn no trn c th v d nh chn, tay, u, bng chng ta lun dng cng vi tnh t s hu. my hands, your head, her feet, vv V d:

I want to look into her eyes Ti mun nhn vo i mt ca c y My hands are cold Tay ti lnh