Adjective agreement and location
An adjective ending in -ा changes with the noun: , , . An adjective such as stays the same: , .
A masculine singular noun ending in -ा normally changes to -े before a postposition: कमरा → कमरे में, सोफ़ा → सोफ़े पर. Its adjective changes too: . This form before a postposition is called the oblique form; here and are singular, not plural.
Use for whose, agreeing with the thing: , The person who owns it does not determine that ending.
यह पीला सोफ़ा है।This is a yellow sofa.
यह पीली मेज़ है।This is a yellow table.
लैंप सोफ़े पर है।The lamp is on the sofa.
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Notice the useful form
Tap the form explained in this unit.
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This is a yellow sofa.
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This is a yellow table.
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The lamp is on the sofa.
Practice 2/5 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the meaning and the Hindi pattern.
यह सोफ़ा है।
This is a yellow sofa.
यह मेज़ है।
This is a yellow table.
लैंप पर है।
The lamp is on the sofa.
Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
यह सोफ़ा है।
This is a yellow sofa.
यह मेज़ है।
This is a yellow table.
लैंप पर है।
The lamp is on the sofa.
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
This is a yellow sofa.
This is a yellow table.
The lamp is on the sofa.
Practice 5/5 · Matching
Connect form and meaning
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
