जितना

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪt̪.nɑː/,

Etymology 1

Formed by analogy to इतना (itnā). See जो (jo) for more.

Determiner

जितना (jitnā) (relative)

  1. however much, as
    जितनी बुरी कही जाती है उतनी बुरी नहीं है दुनिया
    jitnī burī kahī jātī hai utnī burī nahī̃ hai duniyā
    The world is not as bad as it is said to be

Conjunction

जितना (jitnā)

  1. as much as

Adverb

जितना (jitnā) (Urdu spelling جتنا)

  1. as much
    जितना चाहिए उतना ले लो।jitnā cāhie utnā le lo.Take as much as you want.
    • Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Satya ke Prayog chapter 5:
      लड़को को मै स्वयं जितना समय देना चाहता था उतना दे नही सका।
      laṛko ko mai svayã jitnā samay denā cāhtā thā utnā de nahī sakā.
      I could not give my children as much time as I myself wanted to.
Declension
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

Hindi verb set
जितना (jitnā)
जीतना (jītnā)
जिताना (jitānā)

Ultimately from Sanskrit जि (ji, win, conquer, root).

Verb

जितना (jitnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling جتنا)

  1. to be won, conquered
Conjugation

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