Saturday, January 12, 2013

adjectives

An adjective ending with -a changes form according to the gender and number of the noun it qualifies. chota = small
Singular Masculine Feminine
chota kamra choti narangi
chota ghar choti mez

Plural Masculine Feminine
chote kamre choti narangiyan
chote ghar choti mezen

Other adjectives do not change form. saf = clean
Masculine Feminine
Singular saf kamra saf mez
Plural saf kamre saf mezen

The comparative and superlative forms are made by adding the words usase (or se) and sabse in front of the positive form.
Positive sundar
Comparative usase sundar / se sundar
Superlative sabse sundar

When an adjective is repeated twice it emphasises different kinds of the noun or the intensity or selectivity.

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