ENGLISH → NEPALI
attributive
01
adjective
एउटै पदबन्धमा रहेर कुनै अन्य शब्द, विशेषगरी नाम, को विशेषण गर्ने
Modifying another word, typically a noun, while in the same phrase.
In a sentence
In "this big house", big is attributive, whereas in "this house is big", it is predicative.
'यो ठूलो घर' मा 'ठूलो' विशेषणात्मक हो, तर 'यो घर ठूलो छ' मा त्यो विधेयात्मक हो।
In "this tiger is a man-eater," man is an attributive noun.
'यो बाघ नरभक्षी हो' मा 'नर' विशेषणात्मक नाम हो।
A note on usage
of a word or phrase
02
noun
विशेषणात्मक शब्द वा पदबन्ध, जसको भिन्नता विधेयात्मक वा स्वतन्त्र शब्दसँग गरिन्छ
An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive.
In a sentence
In "this big house," big is an attributive, while in "this house is big," it is a predicative.
'यो ठूलो घर' मा 'ठूलो' विशेषणात्मक हो, तर 'यो घर ठूलो छ' मा त्यो विधेयात्मक हो।