3.7: Degree of Adjectives
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Degree of Adjectives Video
Instructor Video: Degree of Adjectives
In Hindi, there are three degrees of adjective: (a) positive, (b) comparative, and (c) superlative. For comparative X से se is used, where X is a noun with whom/which comparison is being done. For superlative degree, सबसे sabse is used.
For examples:
| Adjective | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| बड़ा
Big |
शिकागो बड़ा शहर है|
Chicago is a big city. |
शिकागो लांसिंग से बड़ा है |
Chicago is bigger than Lansing |
शिकागो सबसे बड़ा शहर है |
Chicago is the biggest city. |
| लंबा
Tall |
मैं लंबा हूँ |
I am tall. |
मैं अपने भाई से लंबा हूँ |
I am taller than my brother. |
मैं सबसे लंबा हूँ |
I am the tallest. |
| होशियार
Intelligent |
मेरी बहन होशियार है|
My sister is intelligent. |
मेरी बहन मुझ से होशियार है |
My sister is more intelligent than me. |
मेरी बहन सबसे होशियार है |
My sister is the most intelligent. |
| महंगा
expensive |
कमीज़ महँगी है |
Shirt is expensive. |
कमीज़ पजामे से महँगी है |
Shirt is more expensive than pajama. |
कमीज़ सबसे महँगी है |
Shirt is the most expensive. |
| सुन्दर
Beautiful |
यह तस्वीर सुन्दर है|
This picture is beautiful. |
यह तस्वीर उस से सुन्दर है |
This picture is more beautiful than that. |
यह तस्वीर सबसे सुन्दर है |
This picture is the most beautiful. |
Use of कुछ/ज़रा “a little” and ज़्यादा/काफ़ी “a lot”
In comparative sentences, कुछ/ज़रा and ज़्यादा/काफ़ी are used to further emphasize the meaning.
For example:
- यह किताब उस किताब से कुछ/ज़रा मोटी है | This book is a little thicker than that book
- यह कमरा उस कमरे से कुछ/ज़रा बड़ा है | This room is a little bigger than that room.
- यह किताब उस किताब से ज़्यादा/काफ़ी मोटी है | This book is a lot thicker than that book.
- यह कमरा उस कमरे से ज़्यादा/काफ़ी बड़ा है | This room is a lot bigger than that room.
Activities
By using comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives, please describe your family members in 10-15 sentences. After writing, please audio-record yours sentences and share it with your friends/teacher.
For example: मेरा भाई मुझे से लंबा है | मेरे पिता जी मेरे भाई से लंबे हैं | मेरे पिता जी सबसे लंबे हैं | मैं अपने भाई से मोटा हूँ | मेरे पिटा जी सबसे मोटे हैं | __________
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