Demonstrative adjectives in Nepali grammar are a great way to indicate or point out specific things, people or places. These words are generally used in sentences to specify the noun they are modifying. The demonstrative adjectives in Nepali include ‘yo’ (this), ‘tyo’ (that), ‘kasto’ (what kind), among others. These adjectives are always followed by a noun. Our exercises below are designed to help you better understand and apply these demonstrative adjectives in your everyday Nepali conversations.
Exercise 1: Demonstrative Adjectives in Nepali
ą¤® *ą¤Æą„* ą¤Ŗą„ą¤øą„ą¤¤ą¤ ą¤²ą¤æą¤Øą„ą¤ą„ą„¤ (This)
ą¤¤ą¤æą¤®ą„ą¤²ą„ *ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą„* ą¤«ą¤² ą¤ą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤¹ą„? (That)
ą¤® *ą¤Æą„* ą¤ą¤°ą¤¾ ą¤¹ą„ą¤°ą¤æą¤°ą¤¹ą„ą¤ą¤ą„ą„¤ (These)
ą¤ą„ *ą¤¤ą„* ą¤øą¤”ą¤ą¤¹ą¤°ą„ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą¤¾ ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„? (Those)
ą¤®ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ *ą¤Æą„* ą¤ą„ą¤¤ ą¤®ą¤Ø ą¤Ŗą¤°ą„ą¤¦ą¤ą„¤ (This)
ą¤¤ą¤æą¤®ą„ą¤²ą„ *ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą„* ą¤ą¤¾ą¤° ą¤ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą¤Ø ą¤øą¤ą„ą¤ą„? (That)
ą¤® *ą¤Æą„* ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą¤°ą„ ą¤ą„ą¤ą„ą¤ą„¤ (These)
*ą¤¤ą„* ą¤¤ą¤øą„ą¤¬ą¤æą¤°ą¤¹ą¤°ą„ ą¤ą¤Øą„ ą¤øą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤° ą¤ą¤Øą„ą„¤ (Those)
ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą¤ø* ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą¤¾* ą¤ą„ą¤°ą¤ ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤ ą¤Ŗą¤°ą„ą¤ ą¤ą¤°ą„ą¤Æą„ą„¤ (That)
ą¤® *ą¤Æą„* ą¤ą¤æą¤Øą„ą¤®ą„ą¤² ą¤¦ą„ą¤ą„ą¤ą„ ą¤ą¤Øą„ ą¤ą„ą¤¶ą„ ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤ą„ą„¤ (This)
*ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą„* ą¤øą¤®ą„ą¤¹ ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą¤æ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤® ą¤ą¤°ą¤æą¤°ą¤¹ą„ą¤ą„ ą¤ą„¤ (That)
ą¤ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ *ą¤Æą„* ą¤¢ą„ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą¤°ą„ ą¤Ŗą¤øą¤Øą„ą¤¦ ą¤ą¤Øą„ą„¤ (These)
ą¤¤ *ą¤¤ą„* ą¤¹ą¤µą„ą¤²ą„ą¤¹ą¤°ą„ ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą¤¾ ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą„¤ (Those)
ą¤® *ą¤Æą„* ą¤ą¤¾ą¤²ą„ ą¤ą¤²ą„ą¤¦ą„ ą¤ą„ą„¤ (This)
ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤®ą¤²ą„ *ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą„* ą¤øą„ą¤Ŗ ą¤¦ą„ą¤ą„ą¤ą„ ą¤ą„¤ (That)
Exercise 2: Demonstrative Adjectives in Nepali – Advanced level
*ą¤Æą„* ą¤ą¤¤ą„ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤ ą¤ą¤ą¤”ą¤æą¤Æą¤¾ ą¤¹ą„ą„¤ (This)
ą¤¤ *ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą„* ą¤ą¤ą¤¹ ą¤ ą¤ą¤æ ą¤¬ą¤¢ą„ą¤Ø ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą¤Øą„ą¤ą„¤ (That)
ą¤®ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ *ą¤Æą„* ą¤ą¤¾ą¤Øą¤ą¤¾ą¤°ą„ą¤¹ą¤°ą„ ą¤ą„ą¤ą„ą¤Ø ą¤¬ą¤¹ą„ą¤¤ ą¤øą¤®ą¤Æ ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤ą„¤ (These)
*ą¤¤ą„* ą¤®ą¤°ą„ą¤”ą¤°ą¤¹ą¤°ą„ ą¤ ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą¤Øą„ą¤¤ ą¤ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤Øą¤ ą¤ą¤Øą„ą„¤ (Those)
*ą¤Æą„* ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤Ŗą¤øą¤² ą¤¹ą„ą„¤ (This)
ą¤¤ą¤æą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤¬ą¤æą¤² ą¤ą¤¾ą¤”ą¤¾ą¤®ą¤¾ *ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą„* ą¤øą¤ą¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ ą¤¹ą„ą„¤ (That)
*ą¤Æą„* ą¤øą¤®ą„ą¤¹ą¤¹ą¤°ą„ ą¤øą¤®ą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤ą¤ ą¤ ą„ą¤²ą„ ą¤¹ą¤æą¤øą„ą¤øą¤¾ ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą„¤ (These)
ą¤¤ *ą¤¤ą„* ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤²ą„ą¤¹ą¤°ą„ ą¤ ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą„ą¤µ ą¤øą„ą¤°ą¤ą„ą¤·ą¤æą¤¤ą¤¾ ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą„¤ (Those)
ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤®ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ *ą¤Æą„* ą¤ą„ą¤²ą¤®ą¤¾ ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤”ą„ ą¤°ą„ą¤ą¤æ ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤ą„¤ (This)
*ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą„* ą¤¬ą¤øą¤¹ą¤°ą„ą¤²ą„ ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤¦ą„ą¤¶ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ ą¤Øą¤æą¤Æą¤Øą„ą¤¤ą„ą¤°ą¤£ ą¤ą¤°ą„ą¤Øą„ ą¤¹ą„ą„¤ (Those)
ą¤®ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ *ą¤Æą„* ą¤ą„ą¤²ą¤¹ą¤°ą„ ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤¾ ą¤ą¤Øą„ą„¤ (These)
ą¤ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤ą¤²ą„ *ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą„* ą¤ą¤° ą¤¦ą„ą¤ą„ą¤Æą„ą„¤ (That)
ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤®ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ *ą¤Æą„* ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤¤ą„ą¤°ą¤®ą¤¾ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤® ą¤ą¤°ą„ą¤Ø ą¤®ą¤Ø ą¤ą„¤ (This)
*ą¤¤ą„* ą¤¹ą¤µą„ą¤°ą„ą¤¹ą¤°ą„ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤°ą¤¤ą¤ą¤¾ ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą„¤ (Those)
ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤²ą„ *ą¤Æą„* ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤¤ą¤²ą„ ą¤ą„ą¤¤ ą¤°ą¤ą„ą¤Øą¤¾ ą¤ą¤°ą„ą¤Øą„ ą¤¹ą„ą„¤ (This)