Adjectives — AQA GCSE Bengali
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Adjectives explained
This topic covers how Bengali adjectives behave in a sentence.
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Ordinary adjectives sit before the noun and do not change for number or gender. Demonstrative adjectives point to place and proximity: the এ- series marks something near the speaker, the ও- series something at a distance, and the সেই- series something further off or already mentioned. They combine with classifiers such as -টা for a single item and -গুলি for several, so the classifier, not the adjective stem, carries singular or plural. Repeating an adjective can signal plurality or emphasis. Comparative meaning is normally shown with the ablative or postpositional structures rather than by inflecting the adjective. Interrogative adjectives ask which or what kind, and indefinite adjectives such as কোনো and কিছু describe an unspecified item.
Your focus
- Identify ordinary, demonstrative, interrogative and indefinite adjectives in short Bengali sentences.
- Explain how classifiers rather than adjective stems mark singular and plural.
- Choose the correct adjective form for a given context in multiple-choice items.
Adjectives exam tips
Marking Points
- Identifies that ordinary Bengali adjectives precede the noun and stay uninflected for number or gender.
- Distinguishes the এ-, ও- and সেই- demonstrative series by proximity to the speaker.
- Explains that classifiers such as -টা and -গুলি mark singular and plural rather than the adjective stem.
- Recognises that repeating an adjective can express plurality or emphasis.
- Selects the interrogative adjective that asks which or what kind in a given sentence.
- Matches indefinite adjectives such as কোনো and কিছু to an unspecified referent.
Examiner Tips
- 💡Read the whole noun phrase before choosing, because the classifier often decides singular or plural.
- 💡Underline the place word (near, far, already mentioned) to fix which demonstrative series is needed.
- 💡Check whether the question asks for a specific item or an unspecified one before selecting an interrogative or indefinite adjective.
- 💡Learn one clean model sentence for each adjective type and reuse its pattern.
Common Mistakes
- Treats the corrupted glyph strings in the statement as real adjective forms; use the standard forms printed in the approved textbook instead.
- Changes the adjective stem to show plural; attach the correct classifier to the noun phrase instead.
- Confuses the near এ- demonstrative with the distant ও- or সেই- series; check which place the sentence points to.
- Assumes comparison is made by adding an ending to the adjective; use the ablative or postpositional comparison structure instead.