What is Adjective?

 An adjective is a word that modifies to a noun and pronoun.

An adjective can be defined well with three parts as followings

1- Degree of adjectives 
2- Common Adjectives
3- Types of adjectives

These three degrees of an adjective respectively:

Positive - good, bad, ugly, beautiful 

Comparative - better, worse, more ugly, more beautiful.

Superlative - best, worst, most ugly, most beautiful.

So and so...............You are asked to write 50 all degrees of adjectives.

For more translation practice:  Hindi into English translation Practice

There are several common adjectives :

1. Any(कोई), some(कुछ)

Any is used to show the negative sense of things mostly. But sometime it is also used to show simplification of things.

e.g.

1. Is there anybody to help me?
2. Anybody can do this.
3. Can anyone ask me question?
4. Do you have any issue regarding your syllabi.?

Some is used to show positivity in things and positive in numbers always. 

e.g.

1. He has bought some books now.
2. There somebody who wants talk to you.
3. Give me somedays to complete this project.

2. Older-आयु में बड़ा(समाज में), elder आयु में बड़ा(परिवार मे)

Older is used to show senior in age of some thing or some body.

e.g.

1. Seela is older than my son.
2. You are older than you cosin.
3. Older people should have respected always.

Elder is used to show the senior in age of the brother and sister of the same parents.

e.g.

1. My elder brother teaches me English language at home.
2. She is Radha's elder sister.
3. His elder brother is selected in India army under TOD.

3. Few(कम नकारात्मक ), a few(कम लेकिन सकारात्मक), the few(कम  लेकिन विशेष)

Few, means not many, or small amount , or hardly any;  few is used to show a negative meaning.

1. Few people have patience to hide their anger otherwise it's been seen rarely.

2. Few children are there in activity so it's not possible to celebrate it.

3. I think, Few person can keep a secret from their friends, not many.

A few, means(some) small number of something . but in positive sense.

1. Today, A  few students joined us on social media is at least good to go.

2.  A few people follow her page is considering nice.

3. A few students are talented in this class.

The few, means a small number but including all or resulted strong positive.

1. The few books in school library are really nice.

2. The few play ground in my village are useful a lot. 

3.The few paragraphs you wrote last night, are adorable.

4. Farther-दूर, further-अन्य

Farther, means " Far or at a distance"farther is usually used when we talk about any distance, it can be literal or figurative.

1- He went farther than anyone expected.

2- Sneha throws the ball farhter than her teammates.

3- Sweta is sitting farther of mohit.

Furhter, simply means "more" it is used to show something additional.

1- Further research is needed.

2- Do you want  any discussion further.

3- I don't want your classes furhter.

5. Less-कम, lesser-तुलनात्मक कम

Less: is used to show the 'reduction' in ammount of anything.

1- she finished her homework in less time.

2- There is less sugar in the container.

3- Talk less, listen more.

Lesser:is used to compare the ammount of something, with another things.

1-The winner will get prize of 5000, and lesser ammount will be distributed among others.

2- This sort of  job is a lesser evil than unemployment.

3- Educated people  have lesser believe in superstitions than uneducated .

6. Mutual-घनिष्ठ, Common-साधारण

Mutual: here the adjective mutual is used to show an action that affect two or more people equally togather, and also used to describe the feeling that people have for each other.

Common: a person who is the friend of two people who may or may not know each other:

1- Ravi and Dinesh both are mutual fried of each other.

2- I have two comman friends.

7. Little-छोटा या कम नकारात्मक, a little-छोटा या कम सकारात्मक, the little-छोटा या कम बहुत या विशेष रूप से सकारात्मक

Little: hardly any or not much (negative), 

A little: a small amount, some (positive) and 

The little: a small amount but all that is special there.

1- I cannot prepare lunch because there is little rice in the bag.

2- Ravi has explored a little idea about computer that he was taught in class.

3- We are enjoying the little vegitables you fried for us.

8. First-पंक्ति में पहला, former-पिछला अलग समय काल में, foremost-पहला अलग समय काल में

First: describes something as being the original, with nothing else coming before it in time or in a series.

Former: preceding in time; prior or earlier: during a erliar stage in the proceedings. past

Formost: first in time, place, or order : most important

1- Ravi sits in the first seat of the 3rd row.

2- APJ Abdul Kalam was the former president of India.

3- NityaNand Swami was the formost Chief Minister of Uttarakhand State.

9. Much-ज्यादा, many- कई

Much: is used to describe mass nouns or noncount nouns like juice, rice, patience, and happiness. When using much, the noun will always be singular; it cannot be plural. 

Many: is used to describe count nouns or nouns that can be counted like books, ideas, leaves, and shoes.

  OR  Much: if the noun is non-countable (e.g., water, sand). Many: if the noun is countable (e.g., oranges, children). For example:

1- There is not much water in the pond.

2- You've solved many questons in math.

10. All-सब, whole-सम्पूर्ण: All and whole, are determiners . we use them before nouns and with other determiners to refer to a total number or complete set of things in a group. 

All:   Can used with  both ,singular and plural ,nouns and pronouns .

Whole: Whole is essentially used with nouns in the singular,and occasionally used as a descriptive adjective with nouns in the plural, and can't normally used with pronouns.

1- All students are trying their best in exam.

2- The whole earth is made of soil and stone.

11. Each-प्रत्येक, every-हरएक

Every: refers to groups of at least three items.
Each: can be used for groups of two or more

1- I went school and each of my friends celebrated my birth day with me.

2- Every individual citizen has equal right in our constitution.

12. Oral-मौखिक, verbal-शाब्दिक

Oral: means pertaining to speech or to the mouth. 

Verbal: means pertaining to words, whether written or spoken (though verbal is sometimes treated as a synonym for oral).

1- The teacher has taken oral test.

2- The Prime minister explained new innovative accessory. He was presenting a verbal seminar.

13. Either-दोनों में से एक, neither- दोनों में से एक नहीं।

Either: means “one of the two”; 

Neither: means “not one of the two.”

1- Either ram or shyam can enter in exam

2- You both played well this tournament but neither you nor your competent won a single match.

14. Many-कई, Many a कई(More formal), great many-कई सम्मान के साथ
You use Many, Many a or  Great many to emphasize that you are referring to a large number of things or people. [emphasis] I am staying there for a good many reasons. There have been a great many books written about sports injuries. See full dictionary entry for many.

1- Many travellers crossed the rule of the of road.

2- Great many Indians are devote of their religious gods.

3-  Many a girl was appearing in the examination.

"Many a" is always followed by a singular noun/ pronoun/ verb.

 

15. Whole-सम्पूर्ण, a whole-एक सम्पूर्ण, the whole विशेष सम्पूर्ण

Whole: means entire single, contains countable things.

A whole: means same but it is used for one among the several things.

The whole: or The whole of: to refer to complete single things and events that are countable and defined but unique.

1- Whole class celbrated the festival.

2- A whole village came on road to oppose the new government policy.

3- The whole solar system has a single source of energy and that is the Sun.

16. Sick-हल्का बुखार, Ill-तेज बुखार

Sick: means unwell

Ill: means sever fever.

1- The teacher is teaching class but he looks sick.

2- Rahul is ill as you know that he was admitted to the hospital last night.

17. Enough-ज्यादा, sufficient-काफी

Enough: means more than need.

Sufficient: means not less than required.

1- It's enough mom don't give me any more chapati.

2- I could not reach for lunch but there is sufficient rice in vassel for me.

18. Only-केवल, nearest-सबसे करीब, nearby-करीब या पास

Only: means not more than

Nearest: means closest

Nearby: means not any distance.

1- There are five questions only in this paper.

2- Ravi is my nearest neighbour.

3- He shouts a lot on the people live nearby him.

19. Late-देर, later देर से तुलनात्मक, latter देर से, latest - सबसे बाद का , last- अंतिम, least- कम से कम

Late: means not erliar than the end of period of time.

Later: means comparative of late.

Latter: means later in time.

Latest: means very recent or new.

Last: means at the end.

Least: means smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.

1- You reach late in class today.

2- All students came later than the teacher in class.

3- I shall solve this question latter.

4- News anker says the latest updates now.

5- Why are you sitting in the last seat?

6- At least try to keep quiet when the teacher is teaching.

Kinds of adjectives:

1. Descriptive-(वर्णित)

Descriptive adjective describes something to modify a noun and pronoun.

e.g.

• Alex is a nice person.
• He is old cricketer.
• I bought a genuine product.
• I am a self-reliant man.
• He has a beautiful niece.
• She is a clever girl.
• Give me that red big grammar book.
• I have an old touring car.

2. Quantitative-(संख्यात्मक)

An adjective that shows the quantity to qualify a noun and pronoun.

e.g.   

• I ate the whole apple. She Has no sense.
• They spent all his money.
• She ate some rice.
• Here is no milk in the glass.
• There was enough water in the bottle.
• I have little knowledge.
• You lost all your wealth.
• Ankit has more knowledge, etc

3. Proper -(व्यक्तिगत)

An adjective that shows a proper or specific quality/culture/contrast to qualify a noun and pronoutn.

e.g. - Chinese, Indian, Italian, American, etc.

• He has a Chinies phone.
• They work in American company.
• This girl worked in English department.
• Ravi has done a business in Italian society.
• You should protect Indian culture.
• 
  

4. Possessive-(स्वामित्व)

An adjective that shows possessive/owning form to modify a noun and pronoun. 

e.g.

• The kids are yours and mine.
• The house is theirs and its paint is flaking.
• The money was really theirs for the taking.

We shall finally have what is rightfully ours.

Their mother gets along well with yours.

What's mine is yours, my friend.

The dog is mine.

The cat is yours.

5. Interrogative-(प्रश्नात्मक)

An adjective that is used to ask question to modify a noun and pronoun.

e.g. 

• Whose book was that?
• Which pen do you like more?
• What books are you buying today?
• Which book on proofreading do you recommend?
• Which team scored the higher in the last match?
• Which player did get a fifty yesterday?
• What recipe did you choose to make this dish?
• Which bat is Watson's?

 

 6-Distributive adjective-(विभकतातमक)

An adjective that is used to distribute a noun and pronoun to qualify them.

e.g. 

each, every, neither, either, any, one, both. For instance: in the sentence 

1-Each students had his own materials, 

the word "each" refers to every individual student separately, as opposed to each student sharing materials.

• Each students had his own materials.
• Every girl will get a chocolate.
• Drink water after each meal.
• Each player in my football team is very intelligent.
• Either man can join us.
• Neither girl passed in this quiz.
• Neither shoe has a lace.
• Either gurdian can fill the registration form of its child.

7. Numeral adjective-(अंकात्मक)

An adjective that is used to show the number of noun and pronoun to qualify them.

e.g. 

• Two children make a family perfect.

My both friends have gone away.

• Three dogs are unhealthy.
• My legs have eight fingers and two.

• The brilliant one cricketer can be the leader of this team.
• Five women are upset today.
• Four boys of my team are selected for state level cricket game.

8. Qualitative-(गुणात्मक)

An adjective that is used to show the quality of a noun and pronoun to modify them.

e.g.

• He is a clever boy.
• He is a nice guy.
• Japan is a developed country.
• Sara is a beautiful girl.
• My boss is an honest person.
• This is a heavy box.
• Naina has a black dog.
• She is an intelligent girl.

9-   Compound-(मिश्रनात्मक)

An adjective that is used to modify a noun and pronoun with two or more preceding modifiers in compund form.

e.g.         

• This is a four-foot table.
• Daniella is a part-time worker.
• This is an all-too-common error.
• Beware of the green-eyed monster.
• He is a cold-blooded man.
• I love this brightly-lit room!
• He is an obedient and well-behaved dog.
• You have to be open-minded person about things.

Practice Exercise

Find out adjectives in the following sentences and say to which class each of them belongs to.

Q.1 The ship sustained heavy damage.-

Heavy,Damage-Descriptive adjective

Q.2 A live ass is better than a dead lion.-

Live, dead-Descriptive adjective

Q.3 I have not seen him for several days.-

Several - Quantitative Adjective

Q.4 There should not be much talk and little work.-

Much,little- Indefinite Numeral Adjective

Q.5 The child fell down from the great height.-

Great-Adjective of Quantity

Q.6 He died a glorious death.-

Glorious- Descriptive Adjective

Tick suitable adjective

Q.7 The----- prize was won by a Hindu.-

1. Great 
2. First
3. one

First,A definite number artical fits the best here.

Q.8 Ever cloud has a------ lining.-

1. Silver 
2. First
3. Foolish

silver. (although ilver and foolish are both descriptive adjectives but silver fits the best here)

Q.9 Suddenly there arose a ------storm.-

1. Violent 
2. Many
3. Great

Violent, descriptive adjective.

Q.10 We saw ------ animals at the zoo.-

1. a many 
2. Many
3. Much

Many.

Q.11 How ------ oranges did you put in the box.-

1. Some 
2. Many
3. Much

Many.

Q.12 There isn't------sugar in my coffee.-

1. huge 
2. Many
3. Much

much.

Q.13 I don't have------friends.-

1. Some 
2. Many
3. Much

many.

Q.14 The old man hasn't got------hair on his head.-

1. Few 
2. Many
3. Much

many.

Q.15 I've packed------bottles of water.-

1. any 
2. Many
3. Much

many.

Q.16 Is there------milk left.-

1. any 
2. some
3. Few

any

Q.17 I have------interest in classical music.-

1. little 
2. some
3. Few

Little

Q.17 I have------interest in classical music.-

1. little 
2. some
3. Few

Little

Q.18 I have------faith in him.-

1. little 
2. some
3. Few

Little

Q.19 We need ------furniture in this dance hall than in the big one.-

1. little 
2. some
3. less

Less

Q.20 You have to drink ------coffee.-

1. little 
2. Few
3. less

Less

Q.21 He has------money than I thought.-

1. Some 
2. Few
3. less

Less

Q.22 Tonight I drank------wine than last night.-

1. Some 
2. Few
3. less

Less

Q.23 She dedicates------time to her homework than to her hobbies.-

1. More 
2. Many
3. less

Less

Q.24 This will take------time to finish than the last time we tried.-

1. More 
2. Many
3. less

Less

Q.25 The homeless beggar hasn't eaten in days What is adjective in this sentence.-

1. Eaten 
2. Homeless
3. Beggar

Homeless