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Compound in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Aug 25, 2011
Lets me show you an interesting topic of समास (Samaas – Compound) in Hindi. Understanding of them will not only strengthen your comprehension of Hindi texts further but also the creativity of word formation in Hindi. Compound of Hindi comes into existence when two or more than two mutual words are joined in Hindi. There are…
Suffixes in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Apr 27, 2011
After the topic on prefixes, how about the topic on suffixes? 🙂 Suffix (प्रत्यय) is the affix that is attached after the stem of a word. In this way, a new word is formed. Just like our previous topic on Prefix, there is also a creation of new word. But what to and how to…
Transformation of Hindi Sentences Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jan 24, 2011
In continuing our grammar lesson on Hindi sentence, in this post I will show you how you can transform a sentence in Hindi from one form to another. सरल वाक्य (Simple Sentence) to मिश्रित वाक्य (Mixed Sentence) To make the mixed sentence from the simple sentence, we have to divide the simple sentence into two clauses…
The Many Uses of Lagna Posted by Rachael on Jan 29, 2019
Lagna (लगना) is, to put it lightly, a multi-purpose verb that is useful in any kind of conversation. Although the sheer variety of its uses may be somewhat baffling at first, as you dip your feet in further in your Hindi studies, you will come to appreciate its seemingly limitless utility. Below, let’s discuss some…
Indirect Verb Constructions, Revisited Posted by Rachael on Nov 21, 2018
I thought I would take this opportunity to revisit indirect verb constructions in Hindi, which are particularly useful in this language as they are so plentiful. In fact, if you learn other South Asian languages as well, you will find that this type of verb construction is extremely prevalent. Now, what do I mean by…
Shopping Adventures in India Posted by Rachael on May 6, 2018
Like finding suitable transportation, finding and buying clothing in India has its own challenges. One of the great things about visiting and/or living in India is that you can choose your own material and buy clothes that are custom-fitted to you by working with a clothing vendor and tailor. Of course, malls are also an…
Increasing Word Choice and Meaning with Synonyms Posted by Nitya on Apr 15, 2018
I was working with some adult English learners last week. As in every class, there are the early-finishers and this class was no exception. While the rest of the class was working on learning the names of objects in a department store, I put the early finisher to a challenge — to use the newly-acquired…