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Phrases Posted by on Nov 19, 2011 in Hindi Language

Phrases in Hindi are called “पदबंद” (Padband). These are the group of the words which function as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence.
These unit may emphasis a noun, pronoun, adjective, verb or adverb in a sentence.

In Hindi, phrases are of 5 types.

1. संज्ञा पदबंद (Sangya Padband – Noun Phrase)
When a phrase is used as a noun in a sentence then it is called Sangya Padband.

Examples:
यमुना का पानी गन्दा है. – Water of Yamuna (a river) is dirty.
मोहन काले रंग की टोपी पहनी हैं. – Mohan is wearing a black hat.

2. सर्वनाम पदबंद (Sarvname Padband – Pronoun Phrase)
When a phrase is used as a pronoun in a sentence then it is called Sarvname Padband.

Examples:
अमेरिका से से आये हुए लोगों में कुछ मेरे मित्र हैं. – From people that came from America, some of them are my friend.
लन्दन में रहने वाला वह आ गया हैं. – He, who live in London, has arrived.

3. विशेषण पदबंद (Visheshan Padband – Adjective Phrase)
When a phrase is used as an adjective in a sentence then it is called Visheshan Padband.

Examples:
भारत की राजधानी दिल्ली में बहुत सी एतिहासिक इमारतें हैं. – Delhi, the capital of India, has many historical buildings.
दिनभर परिश्रम करने वाला छात्र क्या कभी असफल हो सकता हैं? – He, who is working hard, could possible fail?

4. क्रिया पदबंद (Kriya Padband – Verb Phrase)
When a phrase is used as a verb in a sentence then it is called Kriya Padband.

Examples:
विद्यालय के छात्र पढ़ रहे होंगे. – Students of school must be learning.
मुझ से अब यह काम नहीं करा जा रहा. – I am not able to do this work anymore.

5. क्रियाविशेषण पदबंद (Kriyavisheshan Padband – Adverb Phrase)
When a phrase is used as an adverb in a sentence then it is called Kriyavisheshan Padband.

Examples:
बस बड़ी धीमी गति से चल रही थी. – Bus was running very slowly.
मेरे आने के बाद ही उसने काम किया. – Only after I came, he did the work.

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Nitin Kumar is a native Hindi speaker from New Delhi, India. His education qualification include Masters in Robotics and Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering. Currently, he is working in the Research and Development in Robotics in Germany. He is avid language learner with varied level of proficiency in English, German, Spanish, and Japanese. He wish to learn French one day. His passion for languages motivated him to share his mother tongue, Hindi, and culture and traditions associated with its speakers. He has been working with Transparent Language since 2010 and has written over 430 blogs on various topics on Hindi language and India, its culture and traditions. He is also the Administrator for Hindi Facebook page which has a community of over 330,000 members.