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<div class="pg_page_title">Genders in Hindi</div>
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There are two main kinds of gender in Hindi: masculine and feminine.
There are two main kinds of gender in Hindi: masculine and feminine.


The “masculine” gender of nouns in the Hindi language is known as '''पुल्लिंग''' (''puLLing''), whereas the “feminine” gender in Hindi is known as '''स्त्रीलिंग''' (''STriiLing'').
The “masculine” gender of nouns in the Hindi language is known as '''पुल्लिंग''' (''puLLing''), whereas the “feminine” gender in Hindi is known as '''स्त्रीलिंग''' (''STriiLing'').


Unlike in English and other languages, there’s no neuter, or common, gender in Hindi
Unlike in English and other languages, there’s no neuter, or common, gender in Hindi


Vaguely, the characteristic of masculine words in Hindi is that they mostly end with an –''a'' sound, as in '''कमल''' (''kam'''a'''L'').
Vaguely, the characteristic of masculine words in Hindi is that they mostly end with an –''a'' sound, as in '''कमल''' (''kam'''a'''L'').
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So, basically, any word that usually ends with an -a sound is masculine. But it would be unfair to say that this is the only case. Exceptions prevail in every language, and we’ll be dealing with them later.
So, basically, any word that usually ends with an -a sound is masculine. But it would be unfair to say that this is the only case. Exceptions prevail in every language, and we’ll be dealing with them later.


For beginners, jumping directly to the masculine-to-feminine conversion may be a bit confusing. So why don’t we warm up a bit with some simple examples?
For beginners, jumping directly to the masculine-to-feminine conversion may be a bit confusing. So why don’t we warm up a bit with some simple examples?
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* दो '''आदमी''' पेड़ के नीचे बैठे हैं. ''Do aaDmii per ke Niice baithe hain'' “Two men are sitting under the tree.”
* दो '''आदमी''' पेड़ के नीचे बैठे हैं. ''Do aaDmii per ke Niice baithe hain'' “Two men are sitting under the tree.”
* दो '''औरतें''' पेड़ के नीचे बैठी हैं. ''Do auraTen per ke Niice baithii hain'' “Two women are sitting under the tree.”
* दो '''औरतें''' पेड़ के नीचे बैठी हैं. ''Do auraTen per ke Niice baithii hain'' “Two women are sitting under the tree.”
==How to represent gender while talking in Hindi==
==How to represent gender while talking in Hindi==


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In English there is two different words for representing female and male she and he.
In English there is two different words for representing female and male she and he.


But in Hindi there is only one word for representing male and female but using of '''raha hai (represents male) and rahi hai (represents female).'''
But in Hindi there is only one word for representing male and female but using of '''raha hai (represents male) and rahi hai (represents female).'''


regards,


Hienjoy


regards,
==Videos==


===Learn Hindi Grammar - Gender [ Feminine / Masculine ] - YouTube===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq5mOWXgNfE</youtube>


===Hindi Grammar Lessons ~ Masculine & Feminine Gender (लिंग ...===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbbmRNZ16Bw</youtube>


Hienjoy
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Hindi/Grammar/Past-Tense|Past Tense]]
* [[Language/Hindi/Grammar/Feminine|Feminine]]
* [[Language/Hindi/Grammar/Imperative-Mood|Imperative Mood]]
* [[Language/Hindi/Grammar/Present-Tense|Present Tense]]
* [[Language/Hindi/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]]
* [[Language/Hindi/Grammar/Plurals|Plurals]]
* [[Language/Hindi/Grammar/Adjectives|Adjectives]]
* [[Language/Hindi/Grammar/How-to-Use-Have|How to Use Have]]
* [[Language/Hindi/Grammar/Pronouns|Pronouns]]
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Latest revision as of 10:44, 27 March 2023

Genders in Hindi
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There are two main kinds of gender in Hindi: masculine and feminine.

The “masculine” gender of nouns in the Hindi language is known as पुल्लिंग (puLLing), whereas the “feminine” gender in Hindi is known as स्त्रीलिंग (STriiLing).

Unlike in English and other languages, there’s no neuter, or common, gender in Hindi

Vaguely, the characteristic of masculine words in Hindi is that they mostly end with an –a sound, as in कमल (kamaL).

If we break it down:

  • कमल = क् + अ + म् + अ + ल् + अ      “Lotus”

Similar words include मोर (mor) meaning “peacock” and बादल (baaDaL) meaning “clouds.”

So, basically, any word that usually ends with an -a sound is masculine. But it would be unfair to say that this is the only case. Exceptions prevail in every language, and we’ll be dealing with them later.

For beginners, jumping directly to the masculine-to-feminine conversion may be a bit confusing. So why don’t we warm up a bit with some simple examples?

Example sentences for singular nouns:

  • एक आदमी पेड़ के नीचे बैठा है. ek aaDmii per ke Niice baithaa hai “A man is sitting under the tree.”
  • एक औरत पेड़ के नीचे बैठी है. ek auraT per ke Niice baithii hai “A woman is sitting under the tree.”

As you can see, we’ve replaced the masculine noun with a feminine one. We can do the same with plural nouns as shown in the example sentences below.

Example sentences for plural nouns:

  • दो आदमी पेड़ के नीचे बैठे हैं. Do aaDmii per ke Niice baithe hain “Two men are sitting under the tree.”
  • दो औरतें पेड़ के नीचे बैठी हैं. Do auraTen per ke Niice baithii hain “Two women are sitting under the tree.”

How to represent gender while talking in Hindi[edit | edit source]

In Hindi when we represent a girl or female, we talk like:

English Hindi
she is going to market. vah bazar ja rahi hai. female
He is going to market. vah bazar ja raha hai. male

In English there is two different words for representing female and male she and he.

But in Hindi there is only one word for representing male and female but using of raha hai (represents male) and rahi hai (represents female).

regards,

Hienjoy

Videos[edit | edit source]

Learn Hindi Grammar - Gender [ Feminine / Masculine ] - YouTube[edit | edit source]

Hindi Grammar Lessons ~ Masculine & Feminine Gender (लिंग ...[edit | edit source]

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]