Key facts

  • Identify the base first, then check which suffix has been added after it.
  • तद्धित suffixes generally attach to nouns or adjectives and express relation, state, descent, completion or comparison.
  • कृदन्त suffixes attach to verbal roots and express doer, action-state or adjectival sense.
  • Foreign suffixes used in Hindi, especially Urdu suffixes like -दार, -गर, -ची, -खोर and -मंद, must be recognized as a separate bucket.
  • In exam answers, write the word clearly as base + suffix; avoid adding an unrelated similar-looking ending.

Key Points at a Glance

  1. 1

    Identify the base first, then check which suffix has been added after it.

  2. 2

    तद्धित suffixes generally attach to nouns or adjectives and express relation, state, descent, completion or comparison.

  3. 3

    कृदन्त suffixes attach to verbal roots and express doer, action-state or adjectival sense.

  4. 4

    Foreign suffixes used in Hindi, especially Urdu suffixes like -दार, -गर, -ची, -खोर and -मंद, must be recognized as a separate bucket.

  5. 5

    In exam answers, write the word clearly as base + suffix; avoid adding an unrelated similar-looking ending.

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Concept & Rules

A suffix is a bound element added after a base word or root to form a new word. In RAS Mains Paper IV, प्रत्यय is tested through two direct forms: making two words with a given suffix and separating the suffix from a given word.

  • Identify the base first, then check which suffix has been added after it.
  • तद्धित suffixes generally attach to nouns or adjectives and express relation, state, descent, completion or comparison.
  • कृदन्त suffixes attach to verbal roots and express doer, action-state or adjectival sense.
  • Foreign suffixes used in Hindi, especially Urdu suffixes like -दार, -गर, -ची, -खोर and -मंद, must be recognized as a separate bucket.
  • In exam answers, write the word clearly as base + suffix; avoid adding an unrelated similar-looking ending.

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11Mनिम्नलिखित प्रत्यय के योग से दो शब्द बनाइए : ता =1 marks · 50 words

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मानवता, सुंदरता

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