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Adjectives & Adverbs
Inflecting vs invariable adjectives, agreement, comparatives and adverbs
विशेषण संज्ञा से पहले
adjective before the noun
adjective first
Hindi adjectives precede the noun they modify
अच्छा / अच्छी / अच्छे
good (m sg / f / m pl)
acchaa / acchii / acche
-aa adjectives agree in gender and number
बड़ा लड़का / बड़ी लड़की
big boy / big girl
baṛaa laṛkaa / baṛii laṛkii
Inflecting adjective matches the noun
लाल, सुंदर — अपरिवर्तनीय
red, beautiful — invariable
laal, sundar
Adjectives not ending in -aa never change
रंग: लाल, नीला, हरा, पीला
colours: red, blue, green, yellow
laal, niilaa, haraa, piilaa
Colour adjectives; some inflect, some don't
से — comparative (than)
se — comparative marker
se
X से बड़ा = bigger than X (lit. from X big)
सबसे — superlative
sabse — superlative
sabse
सबसे बड़ा = the biggest (lit. from-all big)
बहुत / थोड़ा / कम
very / a little / less
bahut / thoṛaa / kam
Degree words before adjective
क्रिया विशेषण: जल्दी, धीरे
adverbs: quickly, slowly
jaldii, dhiire
Common manner adverbs
अच्छी तरह से — well
acchii tarah se — well/properly
acchii tarah se
Adverbial phrase for 'well'