The Adjective in Dimasa Grammar : 58 Adjectives in Dimasa

 Which word describes the specialty of noun or pronoun in the sentence is called an adjective.

Before noun to describe:

• Ani Majang Ajang – My beautiful sister.
• Thaiju Gimin – Ripe mango.
• Saam Gakhrang – Green grass.

After noun/pronoun but before the verb:

• Bo Ane Thane Dedao – He is older than me.

The adjective in Dimasa follows the noun it qualifies, as

• A good child – Ansa Hamba.
• A tightrope – Wahdu Gejepba.

But when an adjective is compounded with the relative particle ‘ya’, it precedes the noun it qualifies, as:-

• Hamyaba Ansa – A good child.
• Thuyaba Di – Water which is deep.
• Gejepyaba Wahdu -  A rope that is tight.

The emphatic form of the adjective ends in ‘Bi’, instead of ‘Ba’, as:-

• Ebo Ansa Hambi – This child is good.
• Ebo Di Thubi Thi? – Is this water deep?

Note: This is not a feminine form.

There is another form of the adjective, beginning with ‘G’ followed by a vowel corresponding to the sound of the next following syllable, the termination ‘ba’, or ‘bi’, being dropped. Thus-

• Khaba – Bitter – Gakha
• Diba – Sweet – Gidi
• Thuba – Deep – Guthu

* This form of adjective follows the noun it qualifies.

Adjectives undergo no change of termination, either in gender or number, to agree with the noun they qualify.

The case ending is always attached to the qualifying adjective, as–

• Houbo Ansa Hamba Ne Riha – Give it to that good child.

List of Adjectives in Dimasa

58 Dimasa Adjectives List with English Meaning

No.	English	Dimasa
1	Many	Badam
2	Torn	Gabai
3	Much/more	Gbang
4	New	Gadain
5	Straight	Gebeng
6	Simple	Gebleng
7	Big	Gede
8	Bigger	Dedao
9	Biggest	Dedaothao
10	Flat	Gepher
11	Twice	Alangini
12	True	Gibi
13	Mad	Gibir
14	Sweet	Gidi
15	Little	Gijisa
16	Soft/unripe	Gili
17	Ripe	Gimin
18	Wet	Gisi
19	Black	Gisim
20	Far	Gajain
21	Old/ancient	Gjam
22	Red	Gajao
23	Green	Gkhrang
24	Bitter	Gakha
25	Rich	Ganang
26	Long	Galao
27	Straight for horizontal	Gosong
28	Dry	Garain
29	Clever	Grik
30	Cold	Gasain
31	Alive	Gthang
32	Pure	Gthar
33	Hot	Gudung
34	High	Guju
35	White	Guphu
36	Yellow	Gurmu
37	Brown	Gurmuli
38	Impure	Gusu
39	Better	Hamdao
40	Best	Hamdaothao
41	Short	Hilik
42	Hungry	Hukhri
43	Wrong	Jaya
44	Darktan	Jaosim
45	Sad	Kha-bai
46	Small	Khase
47	Smallest	Khasedaothao
48	All	Khrib
49	Easy	Lailo
50	Ill	Lim
51	Beautiful	Majang
52	Quick	Srap
53	Angry	Thamsi
54	Heavy	Risi
55	Everyday	Nalai bo
56	Blue	Simkhrang
57	Tasty	Thao
58	Worry	Waimu

Comparison of Adjectives

The comparative degree is formed by adding ‘dao’ to the positive and inserting the particles ‘ne’ or ‘netha’, after the object of comparison, as-

Ebo noh netha houbo noh hamdao – That house is better than this.

Ebo netha bo dungdao – That is hotter than this.

But when a verb is to be compared, the sign of the comparative degree ‘dao’, is placed between the root of the verb and its tense ending, as-

A-netha bo thang-dao-kha – He went faster than I.

The ‘ne’ of ‘netha’ is often omitted and ‘tha’ only used.

The superlative degree is formed by adding ‘dao’ or ‘thao’ to the comparative, the particles ‘ne’ or ‘netha’ being omitted, as-

Houbo haju judao thao – That is the highest mountain.

Bo mala majang dao thao – She is the prettiest girl.

Note: Daothao is more emphatic than daodao.

Some adjectives take ‘ja’ between the stem and the comparative particle. Thus –

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Gadain(New)	Gadain jadao	Gadain jadao thao
Gathang(Raw)	Gathang jadao	Gathang jadao thao
Gibi(True)	Gibi jadao	Gibi jadao thao

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