Tajik Grammar - Adjectives

Adjectives

There is no agreement of the adjective, or modifier with the head word. Adjectives do not take the plural markers -он or -ҳо. Typically, adjectives follow the nouns they modify, and are linked with the izafet construction (called izofa in Tajik), for example: китоби хуб (kitobi khub, good book) and китобҳои хуб (kitobhoi khub, good books). However, the superlative typically precedes the noun. For example,

кӯҳи баланд (kūhi baland, tall mountain)

кӯҳи баландтар (kūhi balandtar, taller mountain)

баландтарин кӯҳ (balandtarin kūh, tallest mountain)

Comparative forms use the suffix '-тар' (-tar), while superlative forms use the suffix '-тарин' (-tarin).