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विशेषण ३

80 [eighty]

Adjectives 3

Adjectives 3

८० [अस्सी]

80 [assee]

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विशेषण ३

[visheshan 3]

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She has a dog. उस-- प-- ए- क----- है उसके पास एक कुत्ता है 0
us--- p--- e- k---- h-i usake paas ek kutta hai 		+
The dog is big. कु---- ब-- है कुत्ता बड़ा है 0
ku--- b--- h-i kutta bada hai 		+
She has a big dog. उस-- प-- ए- ब-- क----- है उसके पास एक बड़ा कुत्ता है 0
us--- p--- e- b--- k---- h-i usake paas ek bada kutta hai 		+
     
She has a house. उस-- ए- घ- है उसका एक घर है 0
us--- e- g--- h-i usaka ek ghar hai 		+
The house is small. घर छ--- है घर छोटा है 0
gh-- c----- h-i ghar chhota hai 		+
She has a small house. उस-- घ- छ--- है उसका घर छोटा है 0
us--- g--- c----- h-i usaka ghar chhota hai 		+
     
He is staying in a hotel. वह ए- ह--- म-- र--- है वह एक होटल में रहता है 0
va- e- h---- m--- r----- h-i vah ek hotal mein rahata hai 		+
The hotel is cheap. हो-- स---- है होटल सस्ता है 0
ho--- s---- h-i hotal sasta hai 		+
He is staying in a cheap hotel. वह ए- स---- ह--- म-- र--- है वह एक सस्ते होटल में रहता है 0
va- e- s---- h---- m--- r----- h-i vah ek saste hotal mein rahata hai 		+
     
He has a car. उस-- प-- ए- ग--- है उसके पास एक गाड़ी है 0
us--- p--- e- g----- h-i usake paas ek gaadee hai 		+
The car is expensive. गा-- म---- है गाड़ी महंगी है 0
ga---- m------- h-i gaadee mahangee hai 		+
He has an expensive car. उस-- प-- ए- म---- ग--- है उसके पास एक महंगी गाड़ी है 0
us--- p--- e- m------- g----- h-i usake paas ek mahangee gaadee hai 		+
     
He reads a novel. वह ए- उ------ प- र-- है वह एक उपन्यास पढ़ रहा है 0
va- e- u------- p--- r--- h-i vah ek upanyaas padh raha hai 		+
The novel is boring. उप----- न--- है उपन्यास नीरस है 0
up------ n----- h-i upanyaas neeras hai 		+
He is reading a boring novel. वह ए- न--- उ------ प- र-- है वह एक नीरस उपन्यास पढ़ रहा है 0
va- e- n----- u------- p--- r--- h-i vah ek neeras upanyaas padh raha hai 		+
     
She is watching a movie. वह ए- फ़---- द-- र-- है वह एक फ़िल्म देख रही है 0
va- e- f--- d--- r---- h-i vah ek film dekh rahee hai 		+
The movie is exciting. फ़ि--- द------ है फ़िल्म दिलचस्प है 0
fi-- d-------- h-i film dilachasp hai 		+
She is watching an exciting movie. वह ए- द------ फ़---- द-- र-- है वह एक दिलचस्प फ़िल्म देख रही है 0
va- e- d-------- f--- d--- r---- h-i vah ek dilachasp film dekh rahee hai 		+
     

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The language of academics

The language of academics is a language in itself. It is used for specialized discussions. It is also used in academic publications. Earlier, there were uniform academic languages. In the European region, Latin dominated academics for a long time. Today, on the other hand, English is the most significant academic language. Academic languages are a type of vernacular. They contain many specific terms. Their most significant features are standardization and formalization. Some say that academics speak incomprehensibly on purpose. When something is complicated, it seems more intelligent. However, academia often orients itself toward the truth. Therefore, it should use a neutral language. There is no place for rhetorical elements or flowery speech. However, there are many examples of excessively complicated language. And it appears that complicated language fascinates man! Studies prove that we trust complicated language more. Test subjects had to answer a few questions. This involved choosing between several answers. Some answers were formulated simply, others in a very complicated way. Most test subjects chose the more complex answer. But this didn't make any sense! The test subjects were deceived by the language. Even though the content was absurd, they were impressed by the form. Writing in a complicated way is not always an art, however. One can learn how to pack simple content into complex language. To express difficult things easily, on the other hand, is not so simple. So sometimes the simple is really complex…