Hindi Grammar

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Mujhe or Main

How do you know when to use "mujhe" and when to use "main"? Here are the two sentences that I am confused by: Main kuch garam peene ke liye pasand karunga. (I would like something hot to drink.) Mujhe kuch garam khaane ke liye chahiye. (I want something...

11 replies - Last post by hari-rocket-hindi-tutor - December 25, 2013

karū̃gā vs. karū̃gi

Is karū̃gā used for a male speaker and karū̃gi for a female?

1 reply - Last post by hari-rocket-hindi-tutor - December 25, 2013

Please translate: Ram's brother; Ram's brothers; Ram's sister.

Please translate: Ram's brother; Ram's brothers; Ram's sister.

3 replies - Last post by hari-rocket-hindi-tutor - December 25, 2013

Please translate: Should I go?

Please translate: Should I go?

3 replies - Last post by hari-rocket-hindi-tutor - December 25, 2013

Can you translate this? Yesterday I was in the office.

Can you translate this? Yesterday I was in the office.

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 19, 2013

Please translate: Give me both.

Please translate: Give me both.

3 replies - Last post by hari-rocket-hindi-tutor - December 18, 2013

Can you translate this? That man's son is a student.

Can you translate this? That man's son is a student.

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 18, 2013

Can you translate this? Read this new book, it's very good.

Can you translate this? Read this new book, it's very good.

4 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 17, 2013

Please translate: Ram and Sangeeta are tall.

Please translate: Ram and Sangeeta are tall.

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 17, 2013

Please give plural for the following words: रोटी(roṭī) bread; दुकान(dukān) shop: संतरा (santarā) orange.

Please give plural for the following words: रोटी(roṭī) bread; दुकान(dukān) shop: संतरा (santarā) orange.

4 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 17, 2013

Can you translate this? Lakshmi has one son.

Can you translate this? Lakshmi has one son.

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 17, 2013

Can you translate this? Is Agra very far from Varanasi?

Can you translate this? Is Agra very far from Varanasi?

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 17, 2013

Can you translate this? We all went home.

Can you translate this? We all went home.

4 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 17, 2013

Please translate: Where are Father and Uncle today?

Please translate: Where are Father and Uncle today?

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 16, 2013

Please translate: Where do you live?

Please translate: Where do you live?

3 replies - Last post by hari-rocket-hindi-tutor - December 15, 2013

Can you translate this? He is going to my room.

Can you translate this? He is going to my room.

3 replies - Last post by hari-rocket-hindi-tutor - December 15, 2013

Can you translate this? Hindi is our own language.

Can you translate this? Hindi is our own language.

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 3, 2013

Can you translate this? This book is good -read it.

Can you translate this? This book is good -read it.

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 3, 2013

Can you translate this? There is a pen on the table.

Can you translate this? There is a pen on the table.

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 3, 2013

Can you translate this? I have three children.

Can you translate this? I have three children.

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - December 3, 2013

Can you translate this? We are learning Hindi.

Can you translate this? We are learning Hindi.

4 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 24, 2013

Can you translate these two sentences?

Can you translate these two sentences? यह कमरा बड़ा है । yah kamrā baṛā hai. यह बड़ा कमरा है । yah baṛā kamrā hai.

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 24, 2013

Which imperative verb can be used to attract someone's attention politely?

Which imperative verb can be used to attract someone's attention politely?

0 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 21, 2013

an you translate this? The Taj Mahal is in Agra but the Taj Hotel is in Mumbai.

Can you translate this? The Taj Mahal is in Agra but the Taj Hotel is in Mumbai.

4 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 20, 2013

In the sense 'he' or 'she', what is the difference between यह yah and ये ye?

In the sense 'he' or 'she', what is the difference between यह yah and ये ye?

0 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 20, 2013

In the sense 'he' or 'she', what is the difference between यह yah and वह vah?

In the sense 'he' or 'she', what is the difference between यह yah and वह vah?

0 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 20, 2013

Which of the two sentences is the correct translation of 'I know my name'? a. मैं मेरा नाम जानती हूँ । b. मैं अपन

Which of the two sentences is the correct translation of 'I know my name'? a. मैं मेरा नाम जानती हूँ । b. मैं अपना नाम जानती हूँ ।

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 19, 2013

Can you translate this? Is this book cheap?

Can you translate this? Is this book cheap?

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 18, 2013

Please translate: "What is there on the table?

Please translate: "What is there on the table?

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 18, 2013

Can you translate this? Diwali is tomorrow.

Can you translate this? Diwali is tomorrow.

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 18, 2013

what is the difference between गए and गये, दिए and दिये

could any one please let me know the difference between गए and गये, similarly दिए and दिये

2 replies - Last post by ajith--7 - November 18, 2013

In sentence 'सीता को ज़ुकाम था - Sītā ko zukām thā?' what case is the word 'सीता-Sītā' in and why?

In sentence 'सीता को ज़ुकाम था - Sītā ko zukām thā?' what case is the word' सीता-Sītā' in and why?

0 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 13, 2013

What is the grammatical subject of the sentence सीता को ज़ुकाम था - Sītā ko zukām thā?

What is the grammatical subject of the sentence सीता को ज़ुकाम था - Sītā ko zukām thā?

0 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 13, 2013

How are commands made negative? How would you say, 'Don't go!'?

How are commands made negative? How would you say, 'Don't go!'?

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 13, 2013

ee ki matra choti or badi

Hi I have a question. I am not a native hindi speaker but i understand most of the words and know how to speak, but while writing I always get confused with which matra of ee to use whether choti matra or badi matra.. is there any rule for this apart from...

3 replies - Last post by hari-rocket-hindi-tutor - November 13, 2013

How would you say in Hindi, 'I like these small rooms'?

How would you say in Hindi, 'I like these small rooms'?

3 replies - Last post by hari-rocket-hindi-tutor - November 12, 2013

Translate: in this small kitchen.

Translate: in this small kitchen.

3 replies - Last post by hari-rocket-hindi-tutor - November 12, 2013

How is the 'continuous' or 'progressive' sense of the English '-ing' tense expressed in Hindi?

How is the 'continuous' or 'progressive' sense of the English '-ing' tense expressed in Hindi?

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 12, 2013

How would you say: 'I(f.) will go'; 'I(m.) will speak'; 'We(f.) will write'?

How would you say: 'I(f.) will go'; 'I(m.) will speak'; 'We(f.) will write'?

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 12, 2013

Translate: My mother is here for five days.

Translate: My mother is here for five days.

3 replies - Last post by hari-rocket-hindi-tutor - November 12, 2013

What form does an adjective take when describing a plural group of mixed gender?

What form does an adjective take when describing a plural group of mixed gender?

3 replies - Last post by hari-rocket-hindi-tutor - November 11, 2013

Give तुम(tum) and आप(aap) commands meaning: come; go; speak.

Give तुम(tum) and आप(aap) commands meaning: come; go; speak.

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 11, 2013

Give plural for the following words: आदमी (ādmī) man; फल (phal) fruit.

Give plural for the following words: आदमी (ādmī) man; फल (phal) fruit.

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 11, 2013

Can you translate this? I like singing.

Can you translate this? I like singing.

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 11, 2013

Translate: in the boy's room; in the boys' room; in the boys' rooms.

Translate: in the boy's room; in the boys' room; in the boys' rooms.

3 replies - Last post by hari-rocket-hindi-tutor - November 7, 2013

What two functions are performed by the word क्या kyā?

What two functions are performed by the word क्या kyā?

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 7, 2013

In the phrase घर में ghar me(n), what grammatical case घर ghar in and why?

In the phrase घर में ghar me(n), what grammatical case घर ghar in and why?

3 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 7, 2013

When is the oblique case is used?

When is the oblique case is used?

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 7, 2013

Can you translate these?

Can you translate these? A guy says: I am going. A group says: we are going.

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 7, 2013

What is meant by the following expression?

What is meant by the following expression? क्या हाल है - kyaa haal hai?

2 replies - Last post by John-H8 - November 7, 2013

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