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Adjectives & Agreement

Marked and unmarked adjectives

Marked adjectives end in -ā and agree

अच्छा → अच्छी / अच्छे.

📊 Agreement of अच्छा (good)
Form Hindi Translit
m.sg अच्छा achchhā
f.sg & f.pl अच्छी achchhī
m.pl & oblique अच्छे achchhe
💬 Examples
अच्छा लड़का
achchhā laṛkā
a good boy
📝 Masculine -ā
अच्छी लड़की
achchhī laṛkī
a good girl
📝 Feminine -ī
Unmarked adjectives don't change

Adjectives not ending in -ā stay the same.

💬 Examples
सुंदर लड़का / सुंदर लड़की
sundar laṛkā / sundar laṛkī
beautiful boy / girl
📝 सुंदर is invariable
लाल किताब
lāl kitāb
red book
📝 लाल (red) doesn't change
Adjectives precede the noun

The adjective comes before the noun.

💬 Examples
बड़ा घर
baṛā ghar
a big house
📝 Adjective before noun
छोटी मेज़
chhoṭī mez
a small table
📝 Adjective + noun order