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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.
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学べること

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

重要な語彙 (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

よくある間違い

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

Wrong: Vadda kitab
正解: Vaddi kitab

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

Wrong: Chota ladke
正解: Chote ladke

Kursi is feminine, so use the -i suffix.

Wrong: Purana kursi
正解: 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.

クイック練習 (3)

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

Choose the correct form.

ਇਹ ___ (vaḍḍā) ਘਰ ਹਨ।

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

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Variable Adjectives

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よくある質問 (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.