Examples are as follows:
Positive Evaluation
- light
- warm
- tough
- simple
- easy
- reasonable
heavy - cold
- fragile
- complicated
- difficult
expensive
(Positive/Negative classification can be inverted
If we use two evaluation words at one time, we usually concatenate those words with conjunctions such as “and, but, or”.
In English, if someone says two evaluation words at one time, and both of them are positive or negative, he could use conjunctive word “and”.
Ex: This car is expensive and fragile.
Explanation of this book is easy to understand and useful.
In contrast, if someone says two evaluation words of opposite evaluation at one time, he could use conjunctive word “but”.
Ex: This car is
Explanation of this book is difficult to
In Japanese, there are several words that represent the meaning of “and”, “but”.
Ex: “うえに”, ”しかも”, “かつ” for “and”
“ですが”, “けれど” for “but”
This car is expensive and fragile.
この車は、高価な うえに 壊れやすいのです。
Explanation of this book is easy to understand and useful.
この本の説明は、わかりやすくて しかも 役に立ちます。
This car is
この車は、高価ですが、壊れにくいのです。
Explanation of this book is difficult to
この本の説明はわかりにくいけれど、役に立ちます。
I hope this helps