अच्छा

See also: अच्छी, अच्छ, and अच्छे

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from , from Sanskrit अच्छ (accha). Displaced आछा (āchā), from the same source.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ət̪.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [ɐt̚.t͡ʃʰäː]

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Adjective

अच्छा • (acchā) (Urdu spelling اچھا)

1. good, nice, fine

   (deprecated template usage)

   इस साल क्या आप अच्छे थे?

   is sāl kyā āp acche the?

   Were you good this year?

   (deprecated template usage) अच्छा बच्चा ― acchā baccā ― good boy

   (deprecated template usage) अच्छा दिन ― acchā din ― good day

   Synonym: उत्तम (uttam)

   Antonyms: बुरा (burā), ख़राब (xarāb)

2. delicious, tasty

   (deprecated template usage)

   यह खाना बहुत ही अच्छा है!

   yah khānā bahut hī acchā hai!

   This food is quite delicious!

   (deprecated template usage) अच्छी मिठाई ― acchī miṭhāī ― tasty sweets

   Synonym: स्वादिष्ट (svādiṣṭ)

Declension

Declension of अच्छा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	अच्छा acchā	अच्छे acche	अच्छी acchī	अच्छी acchī
oblique	अच्छे acche	अच्छे acche	अच्छी acchī	अच्छी acchī
vocative	अच्छे acche	अच्छे acche	अच्छी acchī	अच्छी acchī

Adverb

अच्छा • (acchā) (Urdu spelling اچھا)

1. well

   (deprecated template usage) क्या तुमने अच्छा किया? ― kyā tumne acchā kiyā? ― Did you do well?

Interjection

अच्छा • (acchā) (Urdu spelling اچھا)

1. oh! (often with stress on the final syllable)

   (deprecated template usage)

   अच्छा! तो मैं सही था!

   acchā! to ma͠i sahī thā!

   Oh! So I was correct!

Descendants

• → Chinese: 阿差 (āchā, “ethnic slur for a South Asian”) (possibly)