Grammatical Gender

लिंग

About this concept

Hindi has two genders: masculine (पुल्लिंग) and feminine (स्त्रीलिंग). Gender affects verb agreement, adjective forms, and postpositions. Must be memorized with each noun.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level A1.

Examples

लड़का (boy) - masculineMost -ा ending nouns are masculine

लड़की (girl) - feminineMost -ी ending nouns are feminine

किताब (book) - feminineGender must be learned (not always predictable)

Concepts that build on this

Number (Singular/Plural)A1 Basic Adjective AgreementA1 Possessive PostpositionA1

More A1 concepts

Devanagari Vowelsदेवनागरी स्वर Devanagari Consonantsदेवनागरी व्यंजन Number (Singular/Plural)वचन Personal Pronounsपुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम To Be - Present Tenseहोना - वर्तमान काल

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