A1 · Débutant Chapitre 15

Describing Things: Adjectives

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Bring your Punjabi to life by describing the world around you with precision.

  • Identify common descriptive adjectives.
  • Match adjective endings to noun gender.
  • Adjust adjectives for singular and plural nouns.
Add color to your Punjabi sentences!

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Using adjectives to modify nouns. Learn how adjectives must agree with the gender and number of the noun.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: correctly modify nouns using gender-appropriate adjectives in simple sentences.

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Check the Noun

Always identify the noun's gender before choosing the adjective ending.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Variable Adjectives

Vocabulaire clé (5)

ਵੱਡਾ (vadda) big ਛੋਟਾ (chota) small ਚੰਗਾ (changa) good ਪੁਰਾਣਾ (purana) old ਨਵਾਂ (nava) new

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Review Summary

  • Masculine: -a, Feminine: -i, Masc. Plural: -e

Erreurs courantes

Kitab is feminine, so it requires the -i ending for the adjective.

Wrong: Vadda kitab
Correct: Vaddi kitab

When the noun is plural, the adjective must also become plural (ending in -e).

Wrong: Chota ladke
Correct: Chote ladke

Kursi is feminine, so use the -i suffix.

Wrong: Purana kursi
Correct: Purani kursi

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Next Steps

You've taken a huge step in your Punjabi journey. Keep practicing, and don't be afraid to make mistakes!

Label items in your house with sticky notes and write their adjective descriptions.

Pratique rapide (3)

Choose the correct form.

ਇਹ ___ (vaḍḍā) ਘਰ ਹਨ।

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: vaḍḍē
Masculine plural noun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Variable Adjectives

Correct the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

ਉਹ ਚੰਗਾ ਕੁੜੀ ਹੈ।

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ਚੰਗੀ
Feminine singular noun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Variable Adjectives

Fill in the correct adjective form.

ਇਹ ___ (chāngā) ਮੁੰਡਾ ਹੈ।

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: chāngā
Masculine singular noun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Variable Adjectives

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Questions fréquentes (2)

Only adjectives ending in '-ā' are variable. Others are invariable.
Generally, nouns ending in '-ā' are masculine, and those ending in '-ī' are feminine.