If you're trying to learn Hindi Feminine which is also called Devanagari, check our courses about genders: Feminine and Masculine... to help you with your Hindi grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Hindi. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Hindi Feminine is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Hindi language. But first we need to know what the role of Feminine is in the structure of the grammar in Hindi.
Hindi feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine. Here are some examples:
| English Feminine | Hindi Feminine |
|---|---|
| Feminine | stri - स्त्री |
| he is happy | vah khush hai | - वह खुश है | |
| she is happy | vah khush hai | - वह खुश है | |
| he is American | vah ameriki hai | - वह अमेरिकी है | |
| she is American | vah ameriki hai | - वह अमेरिकी है | |
| man | aadami or purush - आदमी or पुरुष |
| woman | mahila or stri - महिला or स्त्री |
| father | pita - पिता |
| mother | maan - मां |
| brother | bhaai - भाई |
| sister | bahan - बहन |
| uncle | chacha - चाचा |
| aunt | chachi - चाची |
| bull | saand - सांड |
| cow | gaay - गाय |
| boy | ladka - लड़का |
| girl | ladaki - लड़की |
Notice the structure of the Feminine in Hindi.
Below is a list of objects, can you determine whether they're feminine, masculine or plural in Hindi? Memorizing this table will also help you add very useful and important words to your Hindi vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Hindi Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| objects | vastuon - वस्तुओं |
| bathroom | nahaane ka kamara - नहाने का कमरा |
| bed | bistar - बिस्तर |
| bedroom | shayanakaksh - शयनकक्ष |
| ceiling | chhat - छत |
| chair | kursi - कुरसी |
| clothes | kapade - कपड़े |
| coat | kot - कोट |
| cup | pyala - प्याला |
| desk | desk - डेस्क |
| dress | poshaak - पोशाक |
| floor | manjil - मंजिल |
| fork | kaanta - कांटा |
| furniture | farnichar - फर्नीचर |
| glass | gilaas - गिलास |
| hat | topi - टोपी |
| house | ghar - घर |
| ink | syahi - स्याही |
| jacket | jaiket - जैकेट |
| kitchen | rasoighar - रसोईघर |
| knife | chaku - चाकू |
| lamp | deepak - दीपक |
| letter | patra - पत्र |
| map | maanachitra - मानचित्र |
| newspaper | akhabaar - अख़बार |
| notebook | notabuk - नोटबुक |
| pants | paint - पैंट |
| paper | kagaz - काग़ज़ |
| pen | kalam - क़लम |
| pencil | pensil - पेन्सिल |
| pharmacy | aushadhalay - औषधालय |
| picture | chitra - चित्र |
| plate | plet - प्लेट |
| refrigerator | frij - फ्रिज |
| restaurant | bhojanalay - भोजनालय |
| roof | chhat - छत |
| room | kamara - कमरा |
| rug | galicha - गलीचा |
| scissors | katarni or kainchi - कतरनी or कैंची |
| shampoo | shaimpu - शैम्पू |
| shirt | kameej - कमीज |
| shoes | joote - जूते |
| soap | saabun - साबुन |
| socks | moze - मोज़े |
| spoon | chammach - चम्मच |
| table | taalika - तालिका |
| toilet | shauchalay - शौचालय |
| toothbrush | toothabrash - टूथब्रश |
| toothpaste | toothapest - टूथपेस्ट |
| towel | tauliya - तौलिया |
| umbrella | chhata - छाता |
| underwear | andaraviyar - अंडरवियर |
| wall | deevar - दीवार |
| wallet | batua - बटुआ |
| window | khidaki - खिड़की |
| telephone | telifaon or doorabhash - टेलीफ़ोन or दूरभाष |
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