Marathi Grammar: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives Quiz
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मराठी भाषेतील संज्ञा काय असते?

  • विशेषण
  • क्रियापद
  • क्रिया
  • नाम (correct)
  • खालीलपैकी कोणत्या शब्दांमध्ये विशेषण आहे?

  • सडक
  • केस
  • गोल (correct)
  • मुलगा
  • मराठीत 'तू' शब्द कोणत्या प्रकाराचे संज्ञा आहे?

  • सहकारी प्रोनाउन
  • संसर्गी प्रोनाउन (correct)
  • स्वसंपर्की प्रोनाउन
  • संकीर्ण प्रोनाउन
  • 'मी लिहितो' हा वाक्य कोणत्या क्रियेसह केला आहे?

    <p>क्रिया</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'हे असा पुस्तक आहे' हा वाक्य कोणत्या प्रकाराचा वाक्य आहे?

    <p>संकेतात्मक वाक्य</p> Signup and view all the answers

    काय नावशब्द असतो?

    <p>प्रकरण</p> Signup and view all the answers

    कोणता क्रियापद प्रकरण प्रमाणे आहे?

    <p>नव्हाई</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'मी प्रकरण पहिले' हे कोणत्या काळाच्या प्रमाणे आहे?

    <p>भूतकाळ</p> Signup and view all the answers

    कोणतं मराठीत 'न' संरचनेमध्ये सहाय्यक क्रियापद आहे?

    <p>पडले</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'नव्हाई प्रकरण' म्हणून कोणतं वर्णसंज्ञा असतं?

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    Study Notes

    Discovering Marathi Grammar: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Tenses

    Marathi, a proud member of the Indo-Aryan family, boasts a fascinating grammatical system that sheds light on its rich cultural heritage. Let's dive into the heart of Marathi grammar—the building blocks of sentences and their roles in crafting meaning.

    Nouns

    A fundamental element of any language, nouns serve to label persons, places, things, ideas, concepts, and abstract entities. Marathi has numerous suffixes allowing for extensive word creation and flexibility in describing these elements. Examples include:

    • माता (mātā) — Mother
    • वड़्या (vaḍya) — Sweet dish
    • गाव (gāv) — Village
    • एकादश (ekādaśa) — Eleventh day
    • मूल्य (muḷya) — Value

    Pronouns

    Pronouns refer back to previously mentioned subjects or objects in a sentence, indicating person, gender, case, and number. Marathi employs various pronominal forms, including subject, object, possessive, demonstrative, reflexive, interrogative, relative, and reciprocal types. Here are examples of personal pronouns:

    • आम्ही (āmhi) — I/we
    • तू (tu) — You (singular familiar form)
    • तुझे (tujhe) — You (plural formal or singular polite form)
    • वे (ve) — They/you (formal plural or third person)

    Verbs

    Verbs convey actions, states of being, or events. Likewise in Marathi, they indicate tense, mood, aspect, voice, and agreement. Marathi has three principal tenses (present, past, and futures) along with auxiliary constructions offering further complexity in expressing nuanced meanings. Consider these examples:

    • माझे काढले आहे (mājhē kāḍhaḷē āhē) — I am studying
    • माझे काढले पडले (mājhē kāḍhaḷē paḍelē) — I studied
    • माझे काढले आहेत (mājhē kāḍhaḷē āhēta) — I will study

    Additionally, Marathi employs compound verbal structures where several verbs coexist, conveying intricate relationships between clauses.

    Adjectives

    Adjectives describe qualities of nouns and function as modifiers before them. Like other parts of speech in Marathi, adjectives exhibit declension patterns according to gender and case. Below are some examples:

    • गाव श verify (gāv shānt) — peaceful village
    • नव्हाई प्रकरण (navhāī prakaṇana) — new project
    • वसुधा कला (vasudhā kalā) — beautiful garden

    Frequently, adjectives build upon each other to create nuances in description, leading to elaborate expressions and qualitative elaboration.

    Summary

    In summary, Marathi grammar provides a comprehensive framework encompassing nouns, pronouns, verbs, and adjectives across multiple tenses. Through its unique inflectional morphology, Marathi presents a vivid expression of thoughts and ideas, facilitating articulation and understanding within and beyond its geographical boundaries.

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    Explore the intricacies of Marathi grammar focusing on nouns, pronouns, verbs, and adjectives. Learn about the unique features of Marathi language including extensive word creation, pronominal forms, tense constructions, and adjective declension patterns.

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