चंद (chand)

adjective An invariant adjective meaning 'a few, some (small number of)' -- used before plural nouns to indicate a small, countable quantity.
Sense 1 : a few, some (small in number)
adjective Placed directly before a plural noun, e.g. चंद दिन (chand din, 'a few days'), चंद लोग (chand log, 'a few people'). Does not itself inflect for the noun's gender or number.
Synonyms: कुछ (kuchh), थोड़े (thode), इकतरफ़ा (iktarfaa, rare)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear चंद (chand) a lot in news reports and everyday narration: चंद मिनटों में (chand minton men, 'in just a few minutes'), चंद रुपये (chand rupye, 'a few rupees'). It carries a slightly more literary, understated flavor than the everyday कुछ (kuchh), often used to emphasize just how small the number is -- 'a mere few.'
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes treat चंद (chand) like an ordinary adjective and try to inflect it (चंदा, चंदे) -- it never changes form, regardless of the noun's gender or number. 2) It is used only for countable nouns in the plural, not for uncountable amounts -- for 'a little milk' you would say थोड़ा दूध (thodaa doodh), not चंद दूध.
Sample Sentences:
चंद मिनटों में बारिश शुरू हो गई। It started raining within just a few minutes.
(chand minton men baarish shuroo ho gaii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
उसके पास चंद रुपये ही बचे हैं। He has only a few rupees left.
(uske paas chand rupye hii bache hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
चंद लोग ही इस बात को समझ पाए। Only a few people were able to understand this.
(chand log hii is baat ko samajh paae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
चंद दिनों की मेहमानी है, फिर हमें लौटना होगा। It's a stay of just a few days; then we'll have to go back.
(chand dinon kii mehmaanii hai, phir hamen lautnaa hogaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
चंद सवालों के जवाब दे दो, फिर तुम जा सकते हो। Just answer a few questions, then you can go.
(chand savaalon ke javaab de do, phir tum jaa sakte ho।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
काश उसके पास चंद पल और होते। If only he had had a few more moments.
(kaash uske paas chand pal aur hote।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
खबर के मुताबिक चंद घंटों में नतीजे घोषित किए जाएंगे। According to the report, the results will be announced within just a few hours.
(khabar ke mutaabik chand ghanton men natiije ghoshit kie jaaenge।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
जब मैं छोटा था, तो चंद सिक्कों से भी दिन भर खुश रहता था। When I was little, I used to be happy all day with just a few coins.
(jab main chhotaa thaa, to chand sikkon se bhii din bhar khush rahtaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
शायद चंद वजहों से ही यह फैसला टाला गया हो। Perhaps this decision was postponed for just a few reasons.
(shaayad chand vajahon se hii yah phaislaa taalaa gayaa ho।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Passive
चंद शब्दों में उसने पूरी कहानी बयान कर दी। In just a few words, she narrated the whole story.
(chand shabdon men usne poorii kahaanii bayaan kar dii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: चंद (chand)