CoursesHindi 1012.2 Nouns & Pronouns

Nouns & Pronouns

Noun gender and number

Hindi nouns are masculine or feminine, and most nouns change their ending to show plural:

SingularPluralGenderEnglish
लड़कालड़केmasculineboy(s)
लड़कीलड़कियांfemininegirl(s)
किताबकिताबेंfemininebook(s)

Personal pronouns

HindiRomanEnglishListen
मैंmainI
हमhamwe
तुमtumyou
आपaapyou (formal)
वहvahhe/she/it
वेvethey

For the complete pronoun set — including formality levels and the full nominative/accusative/possessive case forms — see:

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