adjective
/ˈædʒɪktɪv/noun
उच्चारण ऐजिक्टिव
विशेषण
Basic word
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[C] grammar
a word that describes a person or thing, for example big, red and clever
विशेषण
- 'Beautiful' is an adjective.
- In the phrase 'a tall boy', the word 'tall' is an adjective.
- An adjective usually comes before the noun it describes.
+ 1 more example
- Choose the correct adjective to complete the sentence.
Synonyms describing word modifier visheshan
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
adjective + noun (attributive)
An adjective placed before a noun describes it: a tall boy, a red book. Adjectives do not change for singular or plural in English.
Noun से पहले आने वाला adjective उसका वर्णन करता है: a tall boy, a red book। अंग्रेज़ी में adjectives singular या plural के अनुसार नहीं बदलते।
- In the phrase a clever girl, clever is an adjective.
- Tall boys and tall girls are both correct.
be + adjective (predicative)
An adjective can follow a linking verb such as be, seem, look or become and describes the subject.
Adjective, be, seem, look या become जैसी linking verb के बाद आकर subject का वर्णन कर सकता है।
- The soup tastes salty.
- Radhika became nervous before the interview.
adjective of quality, quantity, number
Grammar books group adjectives by kind: quality (honest), quantity (little), number (three), demonstrative (this) and possessive (my).
व्याकरण की पुस्तकें adjectives को प्रकार के अनुसार बाँटती हैं: quality (honest), quantity (little), number (three), demonstrative (this) और possessive (my)।
- In many books, the word some is called an adjective of quantity.
order of adjectives
When several adjectives come before a noun, they follow a usual order: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose.
जब कई adjectives noun से पहले आते हैं, तो वे एक सामान्य क्रम में रहते हैं: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose।
- She wore a beautiful old silk saree.
+Collocations 4
type + adjective
possessivedemonstrativecomparativesuperlativedescriptivecompound
- Better is the comparative adjective of good.
verb + adjective
useformunderlineidentifymodifychoose
- Underline the adjective in each sentence.
adjective + clause / phrase
adjective clauseadjective phraseadjective of degree
- The boy who won the race is my cousin contains an adjective clause.
adjective + of / to
the adjective of beautyadjective form ofadjective for
- Beautiful is the adjective form of beauty.
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- An adjective answers the question What kind? or How many?
Adjective प्रश्न 'किस प्रकार का?' या 'कितने?' का उत्तर देता है।
- Radhika's teacher asked the class to find three adjectives in the poem.
राधिका के शिक्षक ने कक्षा से कविता में तीन adjectives खोजने को कहा।
- In She is an honest woman, honest is an adjective.
She is an honest woman में honest एक adjective है।
- The adjective of the noun danger is dangerous.
Noun 'danger' का adjective 'dangerous' है।
- A good writer chooses a precise adjective instead of a vague one.
अच्छा लेखक अस्पष्ट शब्द की जगह सटीक adjective चुनता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She sings beautiful.
✓ She sings beautifully.
An adverb, not an adjective, describes a verb.
Verb का वर्णन adverb करता है, adjective नहीं।
✗ He is a courage man.
✓ He is a courageous man.
A noun cannot describe another noun here; the adjective courageous is needed.
यहाँ noun दूसरे noun का वर्णन नहीं कर सकता; adjective 'courageous' चाहिए।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
describing word modifier visheshan
§Grammar and usage
Degrees of comparison are positive ('tall'), comparative ('taller') and superlative ('tallest'); the order of adjectives before a noun is opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose ('a lovely small old round brown Indian wooden table'); some adjectives are used only after a verb ('afraid', 'asleep', 'alone': 'The child is asleep', not 'an asleep child'); absolute adjectives (unique, perfect, complete) are not compared ('more unique' is wrong).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: तुलना की अवस्थाएँ positive ('tall'), comparative ('taller') और superlative ('tallest') हैं; noun से पहले adjectives का क्रम opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose है ('a lovely small old round brown Indian wooden table'); कुछ adjectives केवल verb के बाद प्रयुक्त होते हैं ('afraid', 'asleep', 'alone': 'The child is asleep', 'an asleep child' नहीं); absolute adjectives (unique, perfect, complete) की तुलना नहीं होती ('more unique' गलत है)।
Keep the adjective types: quality ('good'), quantity ('some'), number ('five'), demonstrative ('this'), possessive ('my'), interrogative ('which').
Adjective के प्रकार याद रखिए: quality ('good'), quantity ('some'), number ('five'), demonstrative ('this'), possessive ('my'), interrogative ('which')।