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This is a list of adjectives in Nepali. This can enable you describe different sizes and a variety of qualities such as (easy, difficult...).
| Big: ठूलो ṭhūlō |
Small: सानो sānō |
Long: लामो lāmō |
Short: छोटो chōṭō |
| Tall: अग्लो aglō |
Thick: बाक्लो bāklō |
Thin: पातलो pātalō |
Wide: फराकिलो pharākilō |
This table provides a list of adjectives of quality shown below. These are some of the most used adjectives in Nepali.
| Bad: खराब kharāba |
Good: असल asala |
Easy: सजिलो sajilō |
Difficult: कठिन kaṭhina |
| Expensive: महगो mahagō |
Cheap: सस्तो sastō |
Fast: चाँडो cām̐ḍō |
Slow: विस्तारो vistārō |
| Old: बुढो buḍhō |
Old: पुरानो purānō |
Young: युवा yuvā |
New: नयाँ nayām̐ |
| Heavy: गह्रौ gahrau |
Light: हलुका halukā |
Empty: खाली khālī |
Full: पुरा purā |
| Right: ठिक ṭhika |
Wrong: गलत galata |
Strong: शक्तिसाली śaktisālī |
Weak: कमजोर kamajōra |
These samples show how adjectives are used in Nepali. Used in these examples with nouns, prepositions and pronouns.
| Is this a new or old book?: यो नँया िकताब हो की पुरानो िकताब हो? yō nam̐yā ̔ikatāba hō kī purānō ̔ikatāba hō? |
Is the test easy or difficult?: जँाच सिजीलो िथयो कि ग्राह्रो थियो? Jam̐āca sijīlō ̔ithayō ki grāhrō thiyō? |
| Am I right or wrong?: म िठक छु की छैन? Ma ̔iṭhaka chu kī chaina? |
This is very expensive: यो साह्रै महग्ो छ। Yō sāhrai mahagō cha. |
| Is he younger or older than you?: ितमी ऊ भन्ढा जेठो हो अथबा कान्छो हो? ̔Itamī ū bhanḍhā jēṭhō hō athabā kānchō hō? |
Is she tall?: के उनी अग्ली िछन्? Kē unī aglī ̔ichan? |
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