खूप / थोडा
A Lot and a Little
खूप never changes, and थोडा changes with the noun like चांगला.
How It Works
| Gender | Example |
|---|---|
| masculine | थोडा चहा |
| feminine | थोडी साखर |
| neuter | थोडे पाणी |
खूप goes before an adjective (खूप गरम), before a noun (खूप लोक) and before a verb (ती खूप बोलते).
With a plural noun, थोडा changes like चांगला: थोडे लोक (a few people), थोड्या वह्या (a few notebooks), थोडी पुस्तके (a few books).
थोडे can also stand before a verb, with the meaning a little or for a moment: थोडे थांबा (wait a little). मी थोडे खातो means I eat a little. A man is speaking.
To ask how much, use किती: किती साखर हवी? (How much sugar do you want?)
Examples (5)
- आज खूप गरम आहे.
It is very hot today.
खूप goes before the adjective गरम.
- मला थोडे पाणी द्या.
Please give me a little water.
थोडे matches the neuter noun पाणी.
- ती खूप हुशार आहे.
She is very clever.
खूप makes हुशार stronger.
- मला थोडी साखर पाहिजे.
I want a little sugar.
थोडी matches the feminine noun साखर.
- बाजारात खूप लोक आहेत.
There are a lot of people in the market.
खूप goes before the noun लोक.
Common Mistakes
Using the Hindi word बहुत.
आज बहुत गरम आहे.आज खूप गरम आहे.बहुत is Hindi. Marathi says खूप.
Using थोडा with a feminine noun.
मला थोडा साखर पाहिजे.मला थोडी साखर पाहिजे.साखर is feminine, so the word is थोडी.
How It Connects
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