Grammar Topics

» 3.1 Nouns: masculine and    feminine

» 3.5 کا /کے /کی

» 3.2 Nouns: singular and plural

» 3.6 اپنا

» 3.3 Adjectives and Possessives

» 3.7 Emphasis

» 3.4 Possessive Pronouns

» 3.8 سکنا = "To Be Able To V"

 

  3.3 Adjectives  

There are two kinds of adjectives in Urdu: those that change to show agreement in gender and number, and those that do not.  Adjectives that can change follow the pattern of agreement below:   

Adjective and Possesives ending

آ

Masculine singular

ے

Masculine plural

یِ

Feminine singular and plural>

Thus the adjective  اچھا(good)changes to show agreement, but the adjective تیز (fast) never changes. 

Examples

Adjectives with Masculine Nouns

Plural

Singular

sweet oranges

میٹھے سنترے

sweet orange

میٹھا سنترا

OK rooms

ٹھیک کمرے

OK room

ٹھیک کمرا

good fruits

اچھے  پھل

good fruit

اچھا  پھل

fast men

تیز  آدمی

fast man

تیز  آدمی

Adjectives with Feminine Nouns

Plural

Singular

good girls

اچھی  لڑکیاں

good girl

اچھی لڑکی

red bangles

لال چوڑیاں

red bangle

لال چوڑی

good stores

اچھی  دوکانیں

good store

 اچھی دوکان

fast cars

تیز  کار  یں

fast car

تیز  کار