Azerbaijani Adjectives
Learning the Azerbaijani Adjectives is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Azerbaijani language. But first we need to know what the role of Adjectives is in the structure of the grammar in Azerbaijani.
Azerbaijani Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.
Grammar Tips:
While in English an adjective doesn’t change
when the noun changes, it is same in Azeri as well. For example:
a) There is no Masculine or feminine in Azeri language:
Bu mənim balaca oğlumdur (this is my
little son) becomes: bu mənim balaca qızımdır (this is my
little daughter)
As you can see from the example above, the
adjective comes before the noun and does not change
in any form.
b) Singular to plural example:
Bu mənim ağ pişiyimdir (this
is my white cat) becomes: Bunlar mənim ağ pişiklərimdir
(these are my white cats).
As you can see from the example above, the
adjective comes before the noun and does not take
plural form.
Here are some examples:
| English Adjectives | Azerbaijani Adjectives |
| adjectives | sifət |
| a green tree | yaşıl ağac |
| a tall building | hündür bina |
| a very old man | çox qoca kişi (adam) |
| the old red house | köhnə qırmızı ev |
| a very nice friend | çox gözəl bir dost |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Adjectives in Azerbaijani has a logical pattern. Locate the Adjectives above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Azeri.
List of Adjectives in Azerbaijani
Below is a list of the Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes in Azerbaijani placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Azerbaijani vocabulary.
| English Adjectives | Azerbaijani Adjectives |
| colors | rənglər |
| black | qara |
| blue | mavi |
| brown | qəhvəyi |
| gray | boz |
| green | yaşıl |
| orange | narıncı |
| purple | tünd qırmızı |
| red | qırmızı |
| white | ağ |
| yellow | sarı |
| |
| sizes | ölçülər |
| big | böyük |
| deep | dərin |
| long | uzun |
| narrow | dar |
| short | qısa |
| small | kiçik |
| tall | hündür |
| thick | qalın |
| thin | nazik |
| wide | geniş |
| |
| shapes | forma |
| circular | dairəvi |
| straight | düz |
| square | kvadrat |
| triangular | üçbucaq |
| |
| tastes | dad |
| bitter | acı |
| fresh | təzə |
| salty | duzlu |
| sour | turş |
| spicy | ədviyyəli |
| sweet | şirin |
| |
| qualities | keyfiyyətləri |
| bad | pis |
| clean | təmiz |
| dark | tünd |
| difficult | çətin |
| dirty | çirkli |
| dry | quru |
| easy | asan |
| empty | boş |
| expensive | bahalı |
| fast | cəld |
| foreign | xarici |
| full | tam |
| good | yaxşı |
| hard | çətin |
| heavy | ağır |
| inexpensive | ucuz |
| light | yüngül |
| local | yerli |
| new | yeni |
| noisy | küylü |
| old | köhnə |
| powerful | güclü |
| quiet | sakit |
| correct | doğru |
| slow | yavaş |
| soft | yumşaq |
| very | çox |
| weak | zəif |
| wet | sulu |
| wrong | səhv |
| young | cavan |
| |
| quantities | miqdar |
| few | bir neçə |
| little | az |
| many | çox |
| much | çox |
| part | hissə |
| some | bəzi |
| a few | bir neçə |
| whole | tam |
Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes have a very important role in Azerbaijani, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Azeri Adjectives, you might want to check the rest of our Azerbaijani lessons here: Learn Azerbaijani. Don't forget to bookmark this page.