- There are two Genders in Hindi, Masculine and Feminine. Gender is either based on the gender the object is or on usage. One General rule, all words ending with A are masculine and those ending with I are feminine. But there are many exceptions to this rule.
Masculine nouns ending with A
rupiya- rupee
kela-banaana
santara-orange
kamara-room
ladka-boy
beta-son
Masculine Nouns Ending with a constant:
ghar-house
makan-house
mandir-temple
chaval-rice
phul-flower
Exceptions:
hathi-elephant
pani-water
ghee-clairfied butter
adami-man
Femnine Nouns Ending with Vowel Sound
ladki-girl
beti-daughter
chini-sugar
patni-wife
Feminine Nouns Ending in a Consonant
aurat-woman
kalam-pen
kitab-book
mez-table
Some Practice Sentaces:
yah ladka hai-This is a boy.
yah ladki Hai-This is a girl.
yah ladki sundar hai- this girl is pretty.
yah ladka chota hai- this boy is small.
yah ladki choti hai-this girl is small.
- Hai changes to Hain to the Plural.
Examples:
Yah ghar bara hai. -This house is big
Ye ghar bare hain.- These houses are big.
Yah roti garam hai.-This bread is hot.
Ye rotiyan garam hain.-These breads are hot.
Okay, I hope this lesson is helpful :)
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