زیادہ / کم

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Level 2

Compare how much there is or how strong a quality is.

How It Works

زیادہ پانی and کم چینی describe quantities. English distinguishes less sugar from fewer people. Urdu uses کم for both.

Before an adjective, زیادہ or کم can compare a degree: زیادہ روشن means brighter or more brightly lit in a suitable comparison.

The comparison point may be expressed with سے or understood. A request with کم نمک can mean less salt, without naming the earlier amount.

مجھے کم چینی چاہیے۔
I need less sugar.
کم modifies the quantity of feminine چینی.
اس بوتل میں زیادہ پانی ہے۔
There is more water in this bottle.
زیادہ modifies the amount of water.
آج کم لوگ آئے۔
Fewer people came today.
English uses fewer for countable people; Urdu uses کم.
یہ کمرہ زیادہ روشن ہے۔
This room is brighter.
زیادہ modifies the degree of روشن.

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زیادہ / کمLevel 2More and Less

Compare degree expressions before contrasting greater and smaller amounts.

زیادہزیادہکمکمکم

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