Usage of THE + ADJECTIVE Explained IN HINDI

कुछ adjective मानवीय गुणों (human qualities) को दर्शाने वाले होते हैं. ऐसे adjectives के पहले जब article THE का use किया जाता है तो वो adjectives बहुवचन (plural) noun बन जाते हैं; और अतः इनके लिए verb भी plural form में use की जाती है; जैसे

a) the deaf (= deaf people)
b) the disabled (= disabled people)
c) the healthy (= healthy people)
d) the living (= living people)
e) the poor (= poor people)
f) the sick (= sick people)
g) the unemployed (= unemployed people)

i) The rich are not always happy.
ii) The dishonest deserve punishment.
iii) The poor GET poorer; the rich GET richer.

NOTE-I: CH, SH, SE अथवा SS से समाप्त होने वाले राष्ट्रीय adjectives के पहले भी यदि article THE का use किया जाए तो उनके साथ भी ऐसा ही होता है; जैसे

the Dutch, the Spanish, the Welsh, the Burmese, the Chinese, the Japanese, the Swiss

[ऐसे में इनका अर्थ singular भी हो सकता होता है.]

NOTE-II: THE + COULOR को भी व्यक्तियों के लिए plural अर्थ में use किया जा सकता है; परन्तु ऐसे में इनके अंत में ‘S’ का use किया जाता है; जैसे

a) the blacks (= काले लोग)
b) the whites (= गोरे लोग)

NOTE-III: THE + ADJECTIVE का कभी-कभी singular अर्थ हो सकता है जैसे कि the accused, the unexpected; जैसे

The judge awarded death penalty to THE ACCUSED of the murder case.

Usage of THE + ADJECTIVE Explained IN ENGLISH

Some of the adjectives denote human qualities. When the article THE is placed before such an adjective it becomes a plural noun, and therefore takes a plural verb; e.g.

a) the deaf (= deaf people)
b) the disabled (= disabled people)
c) the healthy (= healthy people)
d) the living (= living people)
e) the poor (= poor people)
f) the sick (= sick people)
g) the unemployed (= unemployed people)

i) The rich are not always happy.
ii) The dishonest deserve punishment.
iii) The poor GET poorer; the rich GET richer.

NOTE-I: THE can be used in the same way with national adjectives ending in CH, SH, SE or SS; e.g.

the Dutch, the Spanish, the Welsh, the Burmese, the Chinese, the Japanese, the Swiss [It is possible for these to have a singular meaning.]

NOTE-II: THE + COULOR can be used in the plural to represent people but these take ‘S’ like nouns; e.g.

a) the blacks (= black people)
b) the whites (= white people)

NOTE-III: THE + ADJECTIVE can sometimes have a singular meaning such as, the accused, the unexpected; e.g.

The judge awarded death penalty to THE ACCUSED of the murder case.

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