ग़ज़ब का (ghazab kaa)
adjective/adverb
An intensifying phrase used before a noun to mean 'amazing/incredible', built from ग़ज़ब (ghazab, 'wonder/calamity') plus the genitive postposition का (kaa).
Sense
1
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amazing, incredible, extraordinary (used attributively before a noun)
adjective Functions like an adjective phrase inflecting through का/के/की agreeing with the following noun, e.g. ग़ज़ब की बात (ghazab kii baat, 'an amazing thing'), ग़ज़ब के लोग (ghazab ke log, 'amazing people').
Synonyms: अद्भुत (adbhut), असाधारण (asaadhaaran), बेमिसाल (bemisaal), कमाल का (kamaal kaa, close synonym with same construction)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is a classic Delhi-style exclamation of admiration or disbelief -- you will hear shopkeepers, cricket commentators, and friends alike say things like ग़ज़ब का स्वाद है (ghazab kaa svaad hai, 'the taste is incredible'). It shares its intensifying flavor with कमाल का (kamaal kaa), and the two are often used interchangeably in casual speech.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often leave का (kaa) unchanged; it must agree in gender/number with the noun that follows, like किताब (kitaab) taking की (kii) in ग़ज़ब की किताब (ghazab kii kitaab, 'an amazing book'). 2) This phrase describes the noun itself, not an action, so it cannot directly modify a verb the way an adverb would.
Sample Sentences:
यार, यह तो ग़ज़ब का स्वाद है!
Dude, this is an incredible taste!
(yaar, yah to ghazab kaa svaad hai!)
कल रात स्टेडियम में ग़ज़ब का माहौल था।
There was an amazing atmosphere in the stadium last night.
(kal raat stediyam men ghazab kaa maahaul thaa।)
उसने एक ग़ज़ब का शॉट खेला और सब खड़े हो गए।
He played an amazing shot and everyone stood up.
(usne ek ghazab kaa shot khelaa aur sab khade ho gae।)
अगर वह मौका मिलता, तो हम एक ग़ज़ब का सौदा कर सकते थे।
If we had gotten that chance, we could have made an amazing deal.
(agar vah maukaa miltaa, to ham ek ghazab kaa saudaa kar sakte the।)
देखना, कल का मैच ग़ज़ब का होगा।
Watch, tomorrow's match is going to be amazing.
(dekhnaa, kal kaa maich ghazab kaa hogaa।)
क्या ग़ज़ब का नज़ारा है यह पहाड़ों से!
What an amazing view this is from the mountains!
(kyaa ghazab kaa nazaaraa hai yah pahaadon se!)
इस होटल में ग़ज़ब का खाना बनाया जाता है।
Amazing food is made at this hotel.
(is hotal men ghazab kaa khaanaa banaayaa jaataa hai।)
भाई साहब, आपके पास तो ग़ज़ब का आइडिया है।
Sir, you have an amazing idea.
(bhaaii saahab, aapke paas to ghazab kaa aaidiyaa hai।)
इतना ग़ज़ब का मौका शायद ही दोबारा मिले।
Such an amazing opportunity might rarely come again.
(itnaa ghazab kaa maukaa shaayad hii dobaaraa mile।)
इस चाय में तो ग़ज़ब की मिठास है।
This tea has an incredible sweetness.
(is chaay men to ghazab kii mithaas hai।)
उस चित्रकार ने ग़ज़ब का काम कर दिखाया है।
That painter has shown off some amazing work.
(us chitrkaar ne ghazab kaa kaam kar dikhaayaa hai।)
Sense
2
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amazingly, incredibly (as an intensifier before an adjective)
adverb Used before an adjective to intensify it, as in ग़ज़ब का सुंदर (ghazab kaa sundar, 'incredibly beautiful'); the का (kaa) here stays fixed in this frozen adverbial use rather than agreeing with a following noun.
Synonyms: बेहद (behad), बहुत (bahut, plainer, less colorful), कमाल का (kamaal kaa, same colloquial flavor)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the same phrase as the attributive sense, just shifted to sit before an adjective instead of a noun -- a very natural, punchy way to say 'incredibly' in spoken Hindi, as in ग़ज़ब का तेज़ है (ghazab kaa tez hai, 'he's incredibly fast').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to inflect का (kaa) here as if a noun follows, but before an adjective it stays invariant since there is no noun to agree with.
Sample Sentences:
यह लड़का ग़ज़ब का तेज़ है।
This boy is incredibly fast.
(yah ladkaa ghazab kaa tez hai।)
आज का मौसम ग़ज़ब का ठंडा था।
Today's weather was incredibly cold.
(aaj kaa mausam ghazab kaa thandaa thaa।)
वह ग़ज़ब का होशियार निकलेगा, देख लेना।
He'll turn out incredibly smart, just watch.
(vah ghazab kaa hoshiyaar niklegaa, dekh lenaa।)
यह चाय ग़ज़ब की मीठी है।
This tea is incredibly sweet.
(yah chaay ghazab kii miithii hai।)
उसकी आवाज़ ग़ज़ब की सुरीली है।
Her voice is incredibly melodious.
(uskii aavaaz ghazab kii suriilii hai।)
अगर वह ग़ज़ब का मज़ेदार होता, तो सब देखते।
If it had been incredibly entertaining, everyone would have watched it.
(agar vah ghazab kaa mazedaar hotaa, to sab dekhte।)
अरे भाई, यह गाना तो ग़ज़ब का कर्णप्रिय है!
Bro, this song is incredibly catchy!
(are bhaaii, yah gaanaa to ghazab kaa karnapriy hai!)
यह समस्या ग़ज़ब की जटिल हो सकती है, इसलिए ध्यान से सोचिए।
This problem could be incredibly complex, so think carefully.
(yah samasyaa ghazab kii jatil ho saktii hai, islie dhyaan se sochie।)
उनका भाषण ग़ज़ब का प्रभावशाली माना गया।
His speech was considered incredibly impressive.
(unkaa bhaashan ghazab kaa prabhaavshaalii maanaa gayaa।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
ग़ज़ब का
(ghazab kaa)