Adjectives - विशेषण (Visheshan) - Part I

An adjective is often defined as a word which describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun. Adjectives describe nouns in terms of such qualities as size, color, number, and kind.


Adjectives agree with the nouns they qualify. Hindi adjectives are of two types: those that inflect (change their endings), and those that are invariable. Those which inflect, such as big- बड़ा (badaa), or good - अच्छा (acha) and small - छोटा (chota), end in आ (aa) in the masculine singular, ए(a) in masculine plural and ई (e) in the feminine singular and plural. The invariable adjectives, like clean- साफ (saaf), hot - गरम (garam), excellent – उत्तम (uttam), difficult – कठिन (kathin), firm – द्रुध (drudh), monthly- मासिक (masik), daily- दैनिक (dainik), strong- बलवान (balvaan), etc never change.

egs:

English	Hindi	Transliteration
Good Boy	अच्छा लड़का	Achcha ladka
Good Girl	अच्छी लड़की	Achchi ladki
Good Boys	अच्छे लड़के	Achche ladke
Good Girls	अच्छी लड़कियाँ	Achchi ladkiyam
Cold water	ठंडा पानी	Thanda paani
Small house	छोटा घर	Chota ghar
Small table	छोटी मेज़	Choti mez
Small tables	छोटी मेज़ें	Choti mezen
Small rooms	छोटे कमरे	Chote kamre
Black cat	काली बिल्ली	Kaali billi
Fat men	मोटे आदमी	Mote admi
Sweet fruits	मीठे फल	Meethe phal
Hot milk	गरम दूध	Garam doodh
This small girl is my sister	यह छोटी लड़की मेरी बहन है	Yeh choti ladki meri bahan hai
He drinks hot tea	वह गरम चाइ पीता है	Vah garam chai peeta hai
The elephant is a big animal	हाथी बड़ा जानवर है	Haathi bada janvar hai