Hmong Adjectives
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The Hmong adjectives are similar to the English; however,
the placement is after the objects/nouns. In addition,
the Hmong adjectives can be used as nouns and verbs.
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| No |
Hmong |
English |
No |
Hmong |
English |
| 1 |
Lub tsev loj. |
A big house. |
5 |
Lub tsheb liab. |
A red car. |
| 2 |
Tus neeg zoo. |
A good person. |
6 |
Tsob ntoo siab. |
A tall tree. |
| 3 |
Kuv loj. |
I am big. |
7 |
Koj siab dua kuv. |
You are taller than me. |
| 4 |
Kuv zoo. |
I am good. |
8 |
Koj phem. |
You are bad. |
| The Hmong words | Equivalent English |
| lub, tus | classifiers, however, it is used similar to the English articles a, an, the |
| loj | big, large |
| zoo | good |
| phem | bad |
| siab | tall, high |
| siab dua | taller, higher |
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