Basic words: numbers, time, verbs

What holds these lists together

These lists belong to no area, which is to say they belong to all of them: the question words, numbers and time, the basic verbs and adjectives, the words for above, below and in front, and the adverbs that set the tone of a sentence. Hindi adds two reasons English does not have. Its numbers up to a hundred are learnt one by one, because the units and the tens melt into each other: इक्कीस is twenty-one, पैंतालीस forty-five, and no rule produces them. And a great part of its verbs is a noun with करना or होना behind it — इंतज़ार करना, to wait; शुरू होना, to begin — so the list of conjunct verbs sits here with the simple ones. The adjectives, finally, agree with their noun if they end in -आ and never change if they do not: अच्छा लड़का, अच्छी लड़की, but सुंदर लड़का and सुंदर लड़की. Anyone wondering where to start starts here.

For example: शून्य (zero), समय (time), मैं (I), होना (to be; to happen), अच्छा (good; nice), रंग (colour)

Spread across the levels

The category runs across the levels — it is an area, not a difficulty. If you practise it, you can also choose a level at the top of the practice page and then get only the part that sits there.