nepalese
nepalese — noun
- nepalesesingular
- nepalesesplural
1. someone whose home country is Nepal.
someone whose home country is Nepal.
Tomás met a Nepalese engineer on his flight to Doha.
countable use: a Nepalese + job noun
Several Nepalese worked at the trekking company near the lake.
plural group reference: several Nepalese
Yara asked the Nepalese chef how to make momos at home.
A Nepalese in our class offered to teach us a festival song.
- Nepali
more usual in modern everyday English, but the meaning is the same
文法句型
a Nepalese
Nepalese people
用法筆記
Capitalise it in English. Many speakers now prefer Nepali, but Nepalese is still standard for a person from the country.
常見錯誤
2. the language used most widely in Nepal.
the language used most widely in Nepal.
Indra learned basic Nepalese before hiking in the Annapurna region.
object pattern: learn / study Nepalese
The notice was written in Nepalese and English for visitors.
preposition pattern: in Nepalese
Jude could greet customers in Nepalese but not discuss prices.
Christopher listened to short news clips in Nepalese each morning.
- Nepali
the form now preferred by many speakers for the language
文法句型
speak Nepalese
in Nepalese
用法筆記
Use it as an uncountable language name: speak Nepalese, write in Nepalese. Distinguish from sense 1, which names a person.
常見錯誤
nepalese — adjective
- nepalesepositive
- more nepalesecomparative
- most nepalesesuperlative
1. linked to Nepal, to people from that country, or to the language they speak ther
linked to Nepal, to people from that country, or to the language they speak there.
Chidi bought a Nepalese wool scarf at the airport in Kathmandu.
attributive pattern: Nepalese + noun
The restaurant serves Nepalese dumplings with a hot tomato sauce.
collocation: Nepalese food / Nepalese dumplings
Our guide showed us Nepalese coins from different decades.
Gabriel's grandmother is Nepalese, but she lives in Toronto now.
- Nepali
the more common modern form in many current contexts
文法句型
Nepalese + noun
be Nepalese
用法筆記
Used both before a noun and after be. Many writers now choose Nepali more often, especially for the language, but Nepalese remains standard.