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Marathi Adjectives

This is a list of adjectives in Marathi. This can enable you describe different sizes and a variety of qualities such as (easy, difficult...).

Big: मोठा
mōṭhā
Small: छोटा
chōṭā
Long: लांब
lāmba
Short: खुजा
khujā
Tall: उंच
un̄ca
Thick: जाड
jāḍa
Thin: काटकुळा
kāṭakuḷā
Wide: रुंद
runda

This table provides a list of adjectives of quality shown below. These are some of the most used adjectives in Marathi.

Bad: वाइँट
vā'im̐ṭa
Good: चांगला
cāṅgalā
Easy: सोपा
sōpā
Difficult: अवघड
avaghaḍa
Expensive: महाग
mahāga
Cheap: स्वस्त
svasta
Fast: जलद
jalada
Slow: मंद
manda
Old: वृध्द
vr̥dhda
Old: जुना
junā
Young: तरुण
taruṇa
New: नवीन
navīna
Heavy: जड
jaḍa
Light: हलका
halakā
Empty: रिकामा
rikāmā
Full: भरलेला
bharalēlā
Right: बरोबर, अचूक
barōbara, acūka
Wrong: चुकीचा
cukīcā
Strong: बलवान
balavāna
Weak: अशक्त
aśakta

These samples show how adjectives are used in Marathi. Used in these examples with nouns, prepositions and pronouns.

Is this a new or old book?: हे पुस्तक नवे की जुने ?
hē pustaka navē kī junē?
Is the test easy or difficult?: ही परिक्षा सोपी आहे की अवघड ?
Hī parikṣā sōpī āhē kī avaghaḍa?
Am I right or wrong?: माझे चुक आहे की बरोबर ?
Mājhē cuka āhē kī barōbara?
This is very expensive: हे खूप महाग आहे.
Hē khūpa mahāga āhē.
Is he younger or older than you?: तो तुझ्यापेक्षा लहान आहे की मोठा ?
Tō tujhyāpēkṣā lahāna āhē kī mōṭhā?
Is she tall?: ती उंच आहे का ?
Tī un̄ca āhē kā?

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