R Compounds Posted by kunthra on May 4, 2009 in Hindi Language
The characters र (ra) and र् (r) can form two types of compounds. When र (ra) comes after a half consonant character, the character changes. See if you can figure out what has changed. Type your answers in the comment section of this post.
k (क्) + ra (र) = kra (क्र). (नक्र)(nakra)(alligator)
g (ग्) + ra (र) = gra (ग्र). (अग्रेसर)(agresar)(leader)
t (त्) + ra (र) = tra (त्र). (रात्रि)(raatri)(night)
d (द्) + ra (र) = dra (द्र). (द्रुम)(druma)(plant)
sh (श्) + ra (र) = shra (श्र). (श्रद्धा)(shraddhaa)(faith)
t (ट्) + ra (र) = tra (ट्र). (राष्ट्र). (raashtra)(nation)
d (इ्) + ra (र) = dra (ड्र). (ड्रामा). (draamaa)(drama)
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