Lesson6 Adjectives

saMskRt baalapuYpma\ 2 Lesson 6 Adjectives

ivaXaoYaNaM

(an notable that this can And neuter genders). and number (singular,

paz: 6 ivaXaoYaNama\

adjective) describes the subject. It is be used in all three genders (Mas. Fem. *The adjectives follow the gender, case dual or plural) of the subject.

Some adjectives:

Aqa-: kuXa la capl a dIGa s ama qasaun dr baiQ ar inap uNa EaoY z

Clever, good

Fickle, trembling

Long

Qualified, strong, powerful, Beautiful, lovely, handsome Deaf

Skilful, shrewd

Best, most excellent

puilla= s~Iila \ga: =\ga: kuXala kuXala : a capla: caplaa dIGa-: dIGa-a samaq samaq a-: aa-

napuM sakila =\ga: kuXala ma\ capla ma\ dIGama\ samaq a-ma\

saundr saundr saundr : a ma\ baiQar: baiQar baiQar a ma\ inapuN inapuN inapuN a: aa ama\ EaoYz: EaoYz EaoYz a ma\

PaIn a kRXa lamb a p`va INa pRqa ula Xvao t kRYN a pura tna nava Ina m aUZ tIva` tIxN a A nQa m

Fat, plump, thick

Lean, weak Hanging, great, tall, long Skilled, clever

Broad, large, wide

White

Black, darkblue, dark

Old,

New,

Foolish, silly

Sharp, severe

Sharp, hot, hard

Blind Dumb, silent

pIna:

pInaa

kRXa:

kRXaa

lamba: lamba a p`vaIN p`vaIN a: aa PaRqa pRqaul ula: aa Xvaot: Xvaota kRYNa: kRYNa a puratn puratn a: aa navaIn navaIn a: aa maUZ: maUZa tIva:`

tIva`a

tIxNa:

tIxNaa

AnQa: AnQaa maUk: maUka

pInam a\ kRXam a\ lamba ma\ p`vaIN ama\ pRqaul ama\ Xvaot ma\ kRYNa ma\ puratn ama\ navaIn ama\ maUZ ma\ tIva`m a\ tIxNam a\ AnQa ma\ maUk

aUk ivaX aala p @va m aUK-

Wide, large, great

Cooked, ripe

ma\ ivaXaal ivaXaa ivaXaa a: laa lama\ p@va: p@vaa p@va ma\

Stupid, foolish

* students should fill up these blanks.

puilla=\gap`yaaoga: ekvacana iWvacan bahuvac ma\ ama\ anama\ kuXal kuXala: kuXalaaO kuXalaa: a capla capla: caplaaO caplaa: dIGa*

sama qa- * s~Iila=\gap`yaaoga: . ekvacana iWvacan bahuvac ma\ ama\ anama\ p`vaI p`vaINaa p`vaINao p`vaINaa Na : PaRq pRqaulaa PaRqaula pRqaulaa aula o : Xvaot *

kRYN a* napMusakila=\gap`yaaoga: ekvacana iWvacan bahuvac ma\ ama\ anama\ Xvaot Xvaotma\ Xvaoto Xvaotain a kRYN kRYNama kRYNao kRYNaain a \ a purat na * navaI na * etaina vaa@yaaina pzt . 1 eYa: baalak: kuXala: Aist . ekvacanama\ etaO baalakaO kuXalaaO st: . iWvacanama\ eto baalaka: kuXalaa: saint . bahuvacanama\ 2

eYaa Ca~a kuXalaa ekvacanama\ eto Ca~o kuXalao st: . iWvacanama\

Aist

.

eta: Ca~a: kuXalaa: bahuvacanama\

saint

.

3 ett\ flama\ maQaurma\ Aist . ekvacanama\ eto flao maQauro st: . iWvacanama\ etaina flaaina maQauraiNa saint . bahuvacanama\ evamaova vaa@yaaina saavaQaanaM pzt . puilla=\gap`yaaoga: 1 dND: dIGa-: Aist . dNDa: dIGaa-: saint . - The stick is long.

Sticks are long.

2 sa: vaIr: samaqa-: Aist . vaIra: samaqaa-: saint . - This soldier is strong.

to

Those soldiers are strong.

3 sa: saundr: dovaalaya: Aist . saundra: dovaalayaa: saint . - That temple is beautiful. beautiful.

Those

temples

to are

4 baiQar: yaacak: yaacait . baiQara: yaacaka: yaacaint . - The deaf beggar begs.

5 k/IDk: inapuNa: Aist . inapuNaa: saint . - Player is a skilful.

The deaf beggars beg.

k/IDka: Players are skilful.

s~Iila=\gap`yaaoga: . 6 saa EaoYza Aist . EaoYza: saint . - She is an excellent girl.

ta: They are excellent girls.

7 pInaa baalaa k/IiDtuM na Xa@naaoit . pInaa: baalaa: k/IiDtuM na Xa@nauvaint. - Fat girl is not able to play.

Fat Girls are not able to play.

8 kRXaa baalaa XaIGa`M Qaavait . kRXaa: baalaa: XaIGa`M Qaavaint . - Lean girl runs fast.

Lean girls run fast.

9 eYaa kivata puratnaa Aist . kaivata: puratnaa: saint . - It is an old poem.

eto

These are old poetry.

10 navaInaa pazXaalaa t~ Aist . navaInaa: pazXaalaa: t~ saint . - There is a new school.

New schools are there.

napMusakila=\gap`yaaoga: 11 tt\ baaNaM tIva`ma\ Aist . taina baaNaaina tIva`aiNa saint . - That is a sharp arrow.

They are sharp arrows.

12 mama ima~M maUK-ma\ na Aist . mama ima~aiNa maUKa-iNa na saint . - My friend is not a fool.

My friends are not fools.

13 [dM puratnaM Bavanama\ Aist . [maaina puratnaaina Bavanaaina saint . - This is an old building.

These are old buildings.

14 puYpma\ sauganQama\ Aist . puYpaiNa sauganQaaina saint . - The flower has good smell.

Flowers have good smell.

15 tt\ ica~ma\ ica~vaNa-ma\ Aist . taina ica~aiNa ica~vaNaa-ina saint . - That is a colourful picture.

They are colourful pictures.

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1 ir>sqaanaaina pUryat . *check the gender and number of the subject and use the adjectives properly.

1 capla baalaka: vagaona Qaavaint . 2 maUk janaaO na saMBaaYayaint . 3 manauYyaa: Xvaot vas~aiNa Qaaryaint . 4 Baarto EaoYz nagaraiNa saint .

5 calaint . 6 Kgaa: Aip Kadint .

AnQa manauYyaa: na maQaur flaaina

2 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .

vaa@yap`yaaogaM ku$t . baiQara:

3 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .

Xauwma\ AXauwma\ vaa ilaKt . AhM navaInaa: vas~aiNa Qaaryaaima .

saundraiNa p`vaINaa maQaurma\ ivaXaalaa:

dovaalayaaO rmaNaIyaa: Bavaint . saicana: rahula: ca kuXalaaO st: . sa: samaqaa- AQyaapk: Aist . janaa: p@vaaina flaaina Kadint .

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