जितना ... उतना

As Much as

Level 4Sounds Like jitanā ... utanā

जितना ... उतना links two amounts or degrees: as much as, or the more ... the more.

How It Works

जितना means as much as, and उतना means that much. Together they make three common patterns.

  • Matching amounts: जितनी चाय चाहिए, उतनी लो. Take as much tea as you need.
  • The more ... the more: जितना पढ़ोगे, उतना सीखोगे. The more you study, the more you'll learn.
  • Not as ... as: यह काम जितना आसान दिखता है, उतना आसान नहीं है. This job isn't as easy as it looks.
MasculineFeminine
Oneजितना, उतनाजितनी, उतनी
More than oneजितने, उतनेजितनी, उतनी

The two words agree separately. In जितने लोग आए, हमने उतनी कुर्सियाँ लगाईं, जितने goes with लोग and उतनी with कुर्सियाँ. When they describe an action rather than a noun, use जितना and उतना.

A useful fixed phrase is जितना हो सके, as much as you can: जितना हो सके, आराम कीजिए.

Examples (5)

  1. जितनी चाय चाहिए, उतनी लो।

    Take as much tea as you need.

    Both words agree with feminine चाय.

  2. जितने लोग आए, हमने उतनी कुर्सियाँ लगाईं।

    We set out as many chairs as there were people.

    जितने agrees with लोग, उतनी with कुर्सियाँ.

  3. यह काम जितना आसान दिखता है, उतना आसान नहीं है।

    This job isn't as easy as it looks.

    With नहीं, the pair means not as ... as.

  4. आप जितना अभ्यास करेंगे, उतनी जल्दी हिंदी बोलने लगेंगे।

    The more you practice, the sooner you'll start speaking Hindi.

    The more ... the more: उतनी agrees with जल्दी.

  5. जितना हो सके, पानी पीते रहिए।

    Keep drinking as much water as you can.

    जितना हो सके is a set phrase: as much as possible.

Common Mistakes

  • Making both words match each other instead of their own nouns.

    जितने लोग आए, हमने उतने कुर्सियाँ लगाईं।
    जितने लोग आए, हमने उतनी कुर्सियाँ लगाईं।

    Each word agrees with the noun in its own clause; कुर्सियाँ is feminine.

How It Connects

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जितना ... उतनाLevel 4As Much as

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As much as pairs the relative partner of कितना with उतना.

Words in This Pattern

जितनाजितनाउतना