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Adjectives & Adverbs
Adjective agreement with gender and number, common adverbs
اچھا
good
acchā
Masculine singular adjective — agrees with noun gender/number
اچھی
good (feminine)
acchī
Feminine form — ā ending changes to ī for feminine
بڑا
big (masculine)
baṛā
Size adjective — changes to بڑی (baṛī) for feminine
چھوٹا
small (masculine)
choṭā
Opposite of بڑا — also changes for gender agreement
خوبصورت
beautiful
khūbṣūrat
Invariable adjective — does NOT change for gender/number
یہ اچھی کتاب ہے
This is a good book
yeh acchī kitāb hai
Adjective precedes noun and agrees: کتاب is feminine
بہت
very / a lot
bahut
Common intensifier adverb — placed before adjective
جلدی
quickly / hurry
jaldī
Adverb of manner — many adverbs end in ī in Urdu
ابھی
right now / just
abhī
Adverb of time — very common in everyday speech
شاید
maybe / perhaps
shāyad
Modal adverb of uncertainty — used frequently