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.

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धन्यवाद !

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.

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Use of कुछ/ज़रा “a little” and ज़्यादा/काफ़ी “a lot”

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