-आलु / -इलो
Suffixes That Make Adjectives
-आलु and -इलो make adjectives from nouns: लजालु is shy, from लाज, and रसिलो is juicy, from रस.
How It Works
Two endings build adjectives from nouns. -आलु often describes someone who tends to have the quality, and -इलो something full of it.
| Noun | Adjective |
|---|---|
| लाज (shame) | लजालु (shy) |
| दया (kindness) | दयालु (kind) |
| झगडा (quarrel) | झगडालु (quarrelsome) |
| रस (juice) | रसिलो (juicy) |
| जोश (spirit) | जोशिलो (spirited) |
The base noun may change a little. लाज becomes लजा-, because the vowel of the first syllable shortens.
लजालु never changes. -इलो adjectives follow the -ो pattern: the plural usually ends in -आ, and for a woman or a female animal the ending is -ई. जोशिलो केटा, जोशिला केटाहरू, जोशिली केटी. Most nouns take only one of the two endings, so learn the pairs rather than guess them.
Examples (5)
- सुनिताकी भाञ्जी निकै लजालु छे।
Sunita's niece is quite shy.
लजालु is made from लाज with -आलु.
- हाम्रा शिक्षक दयालु हुनुहुन्छ।
Our teacher is kind.
दयालु comes from दया.
- यो आँप धेरै रसिलो छ।
This mango is very juicy.
रसिलो comes from रस with -इलो.
- ऊ झगडालु स्वभावको मान्छे हो।
He is a quarrelsome person.
झगडालु comes from झगडा.
- जोशिलो भाषण सुनेर सबैले ताली बजाए।
Everyone clapped after hearing the spirited speech.
जोशिलो comes from जोश.
How It Connects
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-आलु and -इलो make adjectives.
Related Patterns
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