Superlative adjectives in Nepali grammar are usually used to signify an object which stands out from a group. It specifies an object that possesses the highest or the lowest degree of something among all other objects in its comparison. The formation of superlative adjectives varies in Nepali language, but often conveys the sense of “the most/the least” or the “est” added in words in English. Let us practice some superlative adjectives in Nepali with the exercises below.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct superlative adjective form
1. “ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤® *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤
ą¤²ą„* ą¤ą„ą¤°ą¤æą¤ą„ą¤ ą¤ą„ą¤²ą„ą¤Ø ą¤ą¤Øą„ą„¤”(tall)
2. “ą¤® ą¤ą¤øą„ą¤„ą¤¾ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤øą¤¾ą¤Øą„* ą¤¦ą„ą¤ą„ą¤ą„ą„¤”(small)
3. “*ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤ ą„ą¤²ą„* ą¤¹ą¤æą¤®ą¤¾ą¤² ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤¦ą„ą¤¶ą¤®ą¤¾ ą¤ą„¤”(big)
4. “ą¤Æą„ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤°ą„ą¤ą¤æą¤Æą„ą¤ø* ą¤ą¤¾ą¤Øą¤¾ ą¤¹ą„ą„¤”(tasty)
5. “ą¤øą¤ą¤ą„ą¤¤ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤¦ą„:ą¤ą„* ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤Øą„ą¤ą„ ą¤¹ą„ą„¤”(sad)
6. “ą¤Øą¤µą„ą¤Ø *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤ą„ą¤¶ą„* ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤Øą„ą¤ą„ ą¤¹ą„ą„¤”(happy)
7. “Oą¤¹ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤µą¤°ą¤æą¤·ą„ą¤ ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤ą¤°ą¤æą¤ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤Øą„* ą¤ą„¤”(old)
8. “ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤£ ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤²ą¤* ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤„ą„ą¤Æą„ą„¤”(young)
9. “ą¤ą¤øą¤²ą„ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„* ą¤ą¤µą¤¾ą¤ą„¤”(bad)
10. “ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤²ą„ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„* ą¤Ŗą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤ ą¤ą„ą¤ą„ą¤Æą„ą¤ą„¤”(best)
2. “ą¤® ą¤ą¤øą„ą¤„ą¤¾ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤øą¤¾ą¤Øą„* ą¤¦ą„ą¤ą„ą¤ą„ą„¤”(small)
3. “*ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤ ą„ą¤²ą„* ą¤¹ą¤æą¤®ą¤¾ą¤² ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤¦ą„ą¤¶ą¤®ą¤¾ ą¤ą„¤”(big)
4. “ą¤Æą„ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤°ą„ą¤ą¤æą¤Æą„ą¤ø* ą¤ą¤¾ą¤Øą¤¾ ą¤¹ą„ą„¤”(tasty)
5. “ą¤øą¤ą¤ą„ą¤¤ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤¦ą„:ą¤ą„* ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤Øą„ą¤ą„ ą¤¹ą„ą„¤”(sad)
6. “ą¤Øą¤µą„ą¤Ø *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤ą„ą¤¶ą„* ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤Øą„ą¤ą„ ą¤¹ą„ą„¤”(happy)
7. “Oą¤¹ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤µą¤°ą¤æą¤·ą„ą¤ ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤ą¤°ą¤æą¤ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤Øą„* ą¤ą„¤”(old)
8. “ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤£ ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤²ą¤* ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤„ą„ą¤Æą„ą„¤”(young)
9. “ą¤ą¤øą¤²ą„ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„* ą¤ą¤µą¤¾ą¤ą„¤”(bad)
10. “ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤²ą„ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„* ą¤Ŗą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤ ą¤ą„ą¤ą„ą¤Æą„ą¤ą„¤”(best)
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the correct superlative adjective form
1. “ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤Øą„ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤¬ą„ą¤¢ą„* ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą„¤” (old)
2. “ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤Øą¤Øą„ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤®ą¤æą¤ ą„* ą¤¬ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„¤”(sweetest)
3. “ą¤¤ą¤æą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤ą¤æą¤¤ą¤¾ą¤¬ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤®ą¤¹ą¤ą¤ą„* ą¤ą„¤”(expensive)
4. “ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤Ŗą¤ ą¤¾ą¤ą¤Øą„ ą¤øą„ą¤ą„ą¤² *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾* ą¤Øą¤æą¤ą„ ą¤ą„¤”(near)
5. “ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤®ą¤¹ą¤¤ą„ą¤µą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą„ą¤£* ą¤¦ą¤æą¤Ø ą¤¹ą„ą„¤”(important)
6. “ą¤ą¤Øą¤²ą„ ą¤øą¤°ą„ą¤¤ ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤ą¤Æą„ ą¤øą„ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤®ą„ą¤ą„ą¤Æ* ą¤¹ą„ą„¤”(main)
7. “ą¤Øą„ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤² *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤„ą„ą¤°ą„* ą¤¬ą¤°ą„ą¤·ą¤¾ ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„¤”(less)
8. “ą¤¤ą¤æą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤Ŗą¤°ą¤æą¤µą¤¾ą¤° *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤§ą¤Øą„* ą¤ą„¤”(rich)
9. “ą¤®ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ ą¤øą¤¾ą¤¬ą¤æą¤¤ą„ą¤°ą„ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤®ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤¾ą¤ą„* ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤Øą„ą¤ą„ ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤ą„¤”(funny)
10. “ą¤²ą„ą¤ą¤¾ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤ą¤¤ą„ą¤®ą¤Øą¤æą¤°ą„ą¤ą¤°* ą¤®ą¤¹ą¤æą¤²ą¤¾ ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„¤”(independent)
2. “ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤Øą¤Øą„ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤®ą¤æą¤ ą„* ą¤¬ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„¤”(sweetest)
3. “ą¤¤ą¤æą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤ą¤æą¤¤ą¤¾ą¤¬ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤®ą¤¹ą¤ą¤ą„* ą¤ą„¤”(expensive)
4. “ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤Ŗą¤ ą¤¾ą¤ą¤Øą„ ą¤øą„ą¤ą„ą¤² *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾* ą¤Øą¤æą¤ą„ ą¤ą„¤”(near)
5. “ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤®ą¤¹ą¤¤ą„ą¤µą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą„ą¤£* ą¤¦ą¤æą¤Ø ą¤¹ą„ą„¤”(important)
6. “ą¤ą¤Øą¤²ą„ ą¤øą¤°ą„ą¤¤ ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤ą¤Æą„ ą¤øą„ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤®ą„ą¤ą„ą¤Æ* ą¤¹ą„ą„¤”(main)
7. “ą¤Øą„ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤² *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤„ą„ą¤°ą„* ą¤¬ą¤°ą„ą¤·ą¤¾ ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„¤”(less)
8. “ą¤¤ą¤æą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤Ŗą¤°ą¤æą¤µą¤¾ą¤° *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤§ą¤Øą„* ą¤ą„¤”(rich)
9. “ą¤®ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ ą¤øą¤¾ą¤¬ą¤æą¤¤ą„ą¤°ą„ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤®ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤¾ą¤ą„* ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤Øą„ą¤ą„ ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤ą„¤”(funny)
10. “ą¤²ą„ą¤ą¤¾ *ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤ą¤¤ą„ą¤®ą¤Øą¤æą¤°ą„ą¤ą¤°* ą¤®ą¤¹ą¤æą¤²ą¤¾ ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„¤”(independent)