Colors
A color is an adjective. It matches the noun in gender, number, and case, the way नवीनः does in Lesson 14: Adjectives.
The table gives the subject form beside a man. Beside a woman, the ः becomes आ. Beside a thing, the form ends in म्, written ं before a consonant. कृष्णः अश्वः is a black horse. कृष्णा छात्रा is a dark woman student. कृष्णं पुस्तकम् is a black book, written कृष्णं before a consonant.
| Word | Like | Nepali | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| श्वेतः | नवीनः | सेतो | white. शुक्लः is the other word for white. |
| कृष्णः | नवीनः | कालो | black, dark. The same spelling is the name Krishna. Here it is the color. |
| रक्तः | नवीनः | रातो | red |
| पीतः | नवीनः | पहेँलो | yellow |
| हरितः | नवीनः | हरियो | green |
| नीलः | नवीनः | नीलो | blue |
| धूसरः | नवीनः | फुस्रो | grey |
| शुभः | नवीनः | शुभ | bright, auspicious, good. शुभं प्रभातम् uses the thing-form. |
Sentences
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| नीलः आकाशः अस्ति। | The sky is blue. आकाश नीलो छ। आकाशः is like छात्रः, so the color keeps ः. |
| रक्तं पुष्पम् अस्ति। | The flower is red. फूल रातो छ। पुष्पम् is like पुस्तकम्, so the color ends in म् and is written रक्तं before a consonant. |
| श्वेतः शुनकः गृहे अस्ति। | The white dog is in the house. सेतो कुकुर घरमा छ। |
| कृष्णा छात्रा पठति। | The dark woman student studies. The color has taken आ, because छात्रा has. |
| गुरुः नीलं पुस्तकं पश्यति। | The teacher sees a blue book. Both नीलम् and पुस्तकम् are objects, written with ं before a consonant. |
| शुभं प्रभातम्। | Good morning. The introduction phrase. प्रभातम् is a thing-word, so शुभ takes म् and is written शुभं before a consonant. |
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