What Is An Adjective?
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Adjective:
Definition:
A word that describes the quality of nouns and pronouns is called an adjective. For example: good, bad, small, long, tall, short, white or black, etc.
Examples:
| Bilal is a smart boy. | بلال ایک ذہین لڑکا ہے۔ |
| She was wearing a black shirt. | اس نے کالے رنگ کی شرٹ پہن رکھی تھی۔ |
| She is a beautiful girl. | وہ ایک خوبصورت لڑکی ہے |
Types of adjectives
- Descriptive
- Proper adjective
- Adjective of quality
- Adjective of quantity
- Numeral adjective
Descriptive Adjectives
An adjective that shows a description of a noun or pronoun is known as a descriptive adjective.
For example; beautiful ,big ,small ,tall, short, red etc.
Examples
| He is an honest man. | وہ ایک ایماندار آدمی ہے۔ |
| She is a beautiful girl. | وہ ایک خوبصورت لڑکی ہے۔ |
| Ayesha is a tall girl. | عائشہ لمبے قد کی لڑکی ہے۔ |
| Ali is a nice person. | علی ایک اچھا آدمی ہے۔ |
| She is a clever girl. | وہ ایک چلاک لڑکی ہے۔ |
| I am a self-reliant man. | میں ایک خود انحصارآدمی ہوں۔ |
| I have an old touring car. | میرے پاس ایک پرانی ٹورنگ کار ہے۔ |
| I want to buy a diamond car. | میں ایک ڈائمنڈ کار خریدنا چاہتا ہوں۔ |
| He bought an expensive old silver mirror. | اس نے چاندی کا ایک مہنگا پرانا آئینہ خریدا۔ |
Descriptive Adjectives
| -Ing | -ed |
| Boring | Bored |
| Confusing | Confused |
Proper adjective
Definition:
It is formed a proper name.
Examples:
| Proper noun | Proper adjective |
| Pakistan | Pakistani |
| America | American |
| China | Chinese |
Adjective of quality
Definition:
Adjective of quality is may defined as denotes the quality, weakness, or state of a person or a thing.
Examples;
| He is a good boy. | وہ ایک اچھا لڑکا ہے. |
| It is a beautiful flower. | یہ ایک خوبصورت پھول ہے۔ |
Adjective of quantity
Definition:
Adjective of quantity denotes the quantity of a thing or an idea.
Examples;
| The boy took some milk. | لڑکے نے تھوڑا دودھ لیا۔ |
| I don’t have sufficient money. | میرے پاس کافی رقم نہیں ہے۔ |
Numeral adjective
Types of numeral Adjectives
- Definite numeral adjective
- Indefinite numeral adjective
Definite numeral adjective
| Cardinals, one, two, three, etc. | Ordinals: first, second, third, etc. |
Indefinite numeral adjective
All, some, many, any, several, etc.
Examples:
| A watch has two hands. | گھڑی کے دو ہاتھ ہوتے ہیں۔ |
| All men must die. | تمام مردوں کو مرنا ہے۔ |
| Most people like cricket. | بہت سارے لوگ کرکٹ کو پسند کرتے ہیں۔ |
| The first impression is the last impression. | پہلا تاثر آخری تاثر ہے۔ |
| I went there several years ago. | میں وہاں کئی سال پہلے گیا تھا۔ |
Degree of Adjectives
- Positive Degree
- Comparative Degree
- Superlative Degree
Positive Degree
It simply expresses a quality.
| He is a good boy. | وہ ایک اچھا لڑکاہے۔ |
| She is a beautiful girl. | وہ ایک خوبصورت لڑکی ہے۔ |
Superlative Degree
You may describe the superlative form of a Degree is used to show something has a quality to the greatest or least degree.
- most / least + adjective
| I am the happiest student in my class. |
میں اپنی کلاس کا سب سے خوش طالب علم ہے۔ |
| Bilal is the youngest person in the group | بلال گروپ کا سب سے کم عمر شخص ہے۔ |
| This painting is the most beautiful of all. | یہ پینٹگ سب سے خوبصورت ہے۔ |
Comparative Degree
Comparative Degree is used to comparing the difference between two things. For instant; smaller and big.
- more/taller +adjective +than
- as+ adjective+ as (equal)
| She is taller than him. | وہ اس سے لمبی ہے۔ |
| My brother looks happier than my sister. | میرا بھائی میری بہن سے زیادہ خوش نظر آتا ہے۔ |
| The bus is bigger than the car. | بس گاڑی سے بڑی ہے۔ |
| This math is more complicated. | یہ ریاضی زیادہ پیچیدہ ہے۔ |
| I am feeling happier now. | میں اب سے زیادہ سے خوشی محسوس کر رہی ہوں۔ |
| She is two years old than me. | وہ مجھ سے دوسال بڑی ہے۔ |
| He is a better player than Maaz. | وہ معاذ سے بہتر کھلاڑی ہے۔ |
| Multan is much bigger than khanewal. | ملتان خانیوال سے بہت بڑا ہے۔ |
| We need a bigger garden. | ہمیں ایک بڑے باغ کی ضرورت ہے۔ |
Order of adjectives with Examples
Definition:
An adjective is a word used to describe or quality a noun or pronoun.
Tablecloth – French, blue, small, old, cotton, round, beautiful A ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ tablecloth.
| Determiners | My, your, this, that, number, a/an/the |
| Opinion | Beautiful, expensive, delicious, smart |
| Size | Small, big, little, large, tall, short |
| Shape | Round, square, rectangular |
| Age | Old, young, new |
| Color | Blue, red, green |
| Origin | French, Indian, Turkish |
| Material | cotton, iron, plastic |
Determiners with Examples
Definition:
- We may define A determiner as a word that introduces a noun.it always comes before a noun or after.
Examples:
| Where is your car? | آپ کی گاڑی کہاں ہے؟ |
| A boy is coming here. | ایک لڑکا یہاں آ رہا ہے۔ |
| This man is innocent. | یہ آدمی بے قصور ہے۔ |
| I have one book. | میرے پاس ایک کتاب ہے۔ |
| They are very happy. | وہ بہت خوش ہیں۔ |
Types of determiners
| Article | A, An, The |
| Possessive | My, Your, His, Her, Our, There, Whose |
| Demonstrative | This, That, These, Those |
| Number | One, two, three, four |
| Ordinals | First, second, third, fourth |
| Quantifies | A few, the few, another, several, much, little |
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