Hindi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪt̪.nɑː/, [d͡ʒɪt̪̚.näː]

Etymology 1 edit

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

Determiner edit

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 edit

जितना (jitnā)

  1. as much as

Adverb edit

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 [The Use of Truth] 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 edit
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Etymology 2 edit

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

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

Verb edit

जितना (jitnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling جتنا)

  1. to be won, conquered
Conjugation edit

References edit