Adjective Agreement
विशेषण की एकरूपता
Dutch adjectives usually add an -e ending when they sit in front of a noun, but the exact rule depends on de/het and whether the noun is definite or indefinite — a layer of noun-class agreement Hindi doesn't apply to adjectives at all.
Grammar Comparison
व्याकरण तुलना
Before a de-word, or any definite/plural noun: always add -e
de grote tafel (the big table), het grote huis (the big house — definite, so still -e)
हिंदी में विशेषण संज्ञा के अनुसार नहीं बदलता
Hindi adjectives stay completely unchanged no matter what noun they describe (बड़ा मेज़ or बड़ा घर — बड़ा never shifts). Dutch grote ('big', from groot) adds -e in front of any de-word, and also in front of a het-word once that het-word is made definite. Remembering to actually change the adjective's ending, something Hindi never asks of you, is the core new habit here.
Only one exception: singular, indefinite, het-word
een groot huis (a big house — no -e, because 'huis' is a het-word, singular, and indefinite)
इस एक अपवाद के लिए हिंदी में कोई समानता नहीं है
The single case where the adjective stays in its bare form (groot, not grote) is a het-word that's both singular and indefinite: een groot huis, not een grote huis. As soon as any one of those three conditions changes — definite (het grote huis), plural (grote huizen), or a de-word instead — the -e comes back. This one narrow exception is worth memorizing precisely, since everywhere else defaults to adding -e.
Vocabulary
शब्दावली
| Dutch | Pronunciation | Hindi | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| groot / grote | khroht / KHROH-tuh | बड़ाbaṛā | big |
| klein / kleine | klayn / KLAY-nuh | छोटाchoṭā | small |
| mooi / mooie | moy / MOY-uh | सुंदरsundar | pretty / nice |
| nieuw / nieuwe | neew / NEE-vuh | नयाnayā | new |
| een groot huis | un khroht hoys | एक बड़ा घरek baṛā ghar | a big house |
| de grote tafel | duh KHROH-tuh TAH-fel | बड़ी मेज़baṛī mez | the big table |