What Is a Adjective? Definitions, types and Examples
An adjective
is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. It provides additional
information about the noun, such as its size, color, shape, or quality.
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There are several types of adjectives in English:
Descriptive Adjectives:
Descriptive
adjectives provide more detail about a noun, such as its appearance, shape, or
color. Examples: beautiful, tall, round, blue (In Hindi: सुंदर, लंबा, गोल, नीला)
Quantitative Adjectives:
Quantitative
adjectives describe the quantity or amount of a noun. Examples: many, few,
several, five (In Hindi: कई, कुछ,
कई, पाँच)
Demonstrative Adjectives:
Demonstrative
adjectives indicate which specific noun is being referred to. Examples: this,
that, these, those (In Hindi: यह, वह,
ये, वे)
Possessive Adjectives:
Possessive
adjectives show ownership or possession of a noun. Examples: my, your, his,
her, its (In Hindi: मेरा, तुम्हारा, उसका, उसकी, इसका)
Interrogative Adjectives:
Interrogative
adjectives are used to ask questions about a noun. Examples: which, what, whose
(In Hindi: कौन सा, क्या, किसका)
Comparative Adjectives:
Comparative
adjectives are used to compare two nouns or pronouns. Examples: bigger,
smaller, taller, shorter (In Hindi: बड़ा, छोटा, लंबा, छोटा)
Superlative Adjectives:
Superlative
adjectives are used to compare more than two nouns or pronouns. Examples:
biggest, smallest, tallest, shortest (In Hindi: सबसे बड़ा, सबसे छोटा, सबसे लंबा, सबसे छोटा)
Examples of sentences with adjectives:
The
beautiful flowers are in the vase. (In Hindi: सुंदर फूल वेस्ट में हैं।)
She has
several books on her shelf. (In Hindi: उसकी अपनी शेल्फ पर कई किताबें हैं।)
This red car
is fast. (In Hindi: यह लाल गाड़ी तेज है।)
His big
house is on the hill. (In Hindi: उसका बड़ा घर पहाड़ पर है।)
Which book
do you want to read? (In Hindi: आप कौन सी किताब पढ़ना चाहते हैं?)