Modern Hindi Grammar - Indian Institute of Language Studies (IILS)

4. SYNTAX

Superlatives are formed by adding sabasao sab se before the head noun.

20. sabasao laMbaa laD,ka kaOna hO?
    sabse lamba: larka: køn h ́?
    superlative tall boy who is
    Who is the tallest boy?


21. AjaIt @laasa maoM sabasao CaoTa hO.
    aji:t kala:s mẽ sab se chota: h ́.
    Ajit class in superlative young is
    Ajit is the youngest of all in the class.

Equative structures are formed by adding a form of jaOsaa j ́sa:/ jaOsao
j ́se/jaOsaI j ́si: ‘like’ that agrees with the head noun in gender and
number.

22. AjaIt Amar jaOsaa caalaak hO.
    aji:t amar j ́sa: ca:la:k h ́.
    Ajit Amar like clever is
    Ajit is as clever as Amar.


23. hma ]na jaOsao caalaak nahIM hOM.
    ham un j ́se ca:la:k nahĩ: h ́~.

we they like clever not are
We are not as clever as they are.

24. SaIlaa ]maa jaOsaI gaaorI nahIM hO.
    ši:la: uma: j ́si: gori: nahĩ: h ́.
    Shiela Uma like fair complexioned neg is
    Shiela is not as fair-complexioned as Uma.


25. yao saoba ]na saobaaoM jaOsao maIzo hOM.
    ye seb un sebõ j ́se mi:the h ́~.

these apples those apples like delicious are
These apples are as delicious as those ones are.