Predicative Adjectives

In Chinese, descriptive adjectives are typically connected to the subject using the adverb 很 (hěn). Rather than strictly meaning "very", 很 acts as a default linking word (similar to "to be" in English) in affirmative sentences:

Without 很, the sentence would imply a comparative contrast ("this room is big, that one is small"). When describing nouns directly, remember to place the adjective + 的 before the noun, but for predicative descriptions, use 很.