{"id":1971,"date":"2011-08-30T11:52:12","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T11:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=1971"},"modified":"2011-08-31T08:38:18","modified_gmt":"2011-08-31T08:38:18","slug":"declension-of-noun-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/declension-of-noun-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Declension of Noun – I"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Hindi, it is very important to master declension of noun.\u00a0Without their knowledge, it is impossible to know and use the proper gender, number and case of the noun in grammatically correct sentences.<\/p>\n

Lets have a look into the grammatical detail of declension of noun in this post. In next post, I will show you more details and examples on how to change from gender, number and more on cases in Hindi.<\/p>\n

The three different declensions of noun are:<\/p>\n

1. \u0932\u093f\u0902\u0917 – Ling – Gender<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This declension tell us the gender of the noun. Lets see some examples:
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u093e<\/strong> \u0916\u0947\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948<\/strong>. Boy is playing.
\n\u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0940<\/strong> \u0916\u0947\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948<\/strong>. Girl is playing.
\nand,
\n\u0939\u0935\u093e<\/strong> \u091a\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948<\/strong>. Wind is flowing.
\n\u092a\u0902\u0916\u093e<\/strong> \u091a\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948<\/strong>. Fan is blowing.<\/p>\n

These are of 2 types:<\/p>\n

a. \u092a\u0941\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0938\u0902\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e – Pulling Sangya – Masculine Nouns:<\/strong>
\nThere are certain noun which are always masculine like:
\n1. \u0906\u0915\u093e\u0930\u093e\u0902\u0924 \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926: \u00a0\u0915\u092a\u0921\u093e, \u0932\u094b\u0939\u093e, \u0926\u0930\u0935\u093e\u091c\u093e\u00a0\u0906\u0926\u093f (Masc. words: Cloth, Iron, Door etc.)
\n2. \u0926\u0947\u0936: \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u093e, \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924, \u091c\u0947\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0928\u0940, \u092b\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0902\u0938\u00a0\u0906\u0926\u093f. (Countries: America, India, Germany, France etc.)
\n3. \u092a\u0930\u094d\u0935\u0924\u094b : \u0939\u093f\u092e\u093e\u0932\u092f, \u0915\u0948\u0932\u093e\u0936, \u0906\u0930\u093e\u0935\u0932\u0940\u00a0\u0906\u0926\u093f. (Mountains: Himalaya, Kailash, Aravali etc)
\n4. \u0917\u094d\u0930\u0939\u094b\u0902 : \u092e\u0902\u0917\u0932 , \u0936\u0928\u093f, \u092c\u0941\u0927 \u0906\u0926\u093f. (Planets: Mars, Saturn,\u00a0Jupiter etc.)
\n5. \u0927\u093e\u0924\u0941\u0913\u0902: \u0938\u094b\u0928\u093e, \u091a\u093e\u0902\u0926\u0940, \u092a\u0940\u0924\u0932 , \u0932\u094b\u0939\u093e \u0906\u0926\u093f. (Metals: Gold, Silver, Iron etc.)
\n6. \u0926\u093f\u0928\u094b\u0902 : \u0938\u094b\u092e, \u092e\u0902\u0917\u0932, \u092c\u0941\u0927, \u0930\u0935\u093f, \u0936\u0928\u093f \u0906\u0926\u093f. (Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Saturday etc.)
\n7. \u0938\u092e\u0941\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0930\u094b: \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926 \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0938\u093e\u0917\u0930, \u0905\u0930\u092c \u0938\u093e\u0917\u0930\u00a0\u0906\u0926\u093f. (Oceans\/Sea: Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea etc)
\n8. \u092a\u0926\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\/ \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930: \u0939\u0940\u0930\u093e, \u092e\u094b\u0924\u0940, \u092e\u0923\u093f \u0906\u0926\u093f. (Precious Stones: Diamond, Pearl, Gem etc.)<\/p>\n

b. \u0938\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940\u0932\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0938\u0902\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e – Striling Sangya – Feminine Noun: <\/strong>
\nThere are certain noun which are always feminine like:
\n1. \u0907\u0915\u093e\u0930\u093e\u0902\u0924 \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926\u094b\u0902 : \u0928\u0926\u0940, \u0930\u094b\u091f\u0940, \u092c\u0947\u091f\u0940 \u0906\u0926\u093f. (Fem. words: River, Bread, Daughter etc.)
\n2. \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e\u0913\u0902: \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0940, \u0905\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u091c\u093c\u0940, \u091a\u0940\u0928\u0940, \u0909\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0942 \u0906\u0926\u093f. ( Languages: Hindi, English, Chinese, Urdu etc.)
\n3. \u0928\u0926\u093f\u0913\u0902: \u092f\u092e\u0941\u0928\u093e, \u0917\u0902\u0917\u093e, \u0938\u0930\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0924\u0940, \u0915\u093e\u0935\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0906\u0926\u093f. (Rivers: Yamuna, Ganga, Sarasvati, Kavari etc.)
\n4. \u091c\u093f\u0928 \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 “\u0924\u093e”, “\u0906\u0908”, “\u0906\u0935\u091f”, “\u0907\u092f\u093e” : \u0938\u0941\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0930\u0924\u093e, \u092c\u0941\u0930\u093e\u0908, \u0938\u091c\u093e\u0935\u091f \u0906\u0926\u093f. (words: \u00a0Beauty, Badness, Decoration etc.)
\n5. \u0936\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0902 : \u092c\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0942\u0915, \u0924\u0932\u0935\u093e\u0930, \u0924\u094b\u092a \u0906\u0926\u093f. (Weapons: Gun, Sword, Cannon etc.)<\/p>\n

Some of the noun are used for both masculine and feminine like \u0915\u094b\u092f\u0932, \u0909\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0942 etc. To differentiate between the two, we need to add a prefix “\u0928\u0930”<\/strong> for masculine and “\u092e\u093e\u0926\u093e”<\/strong> for feminine.
\nSo, it will be \u0928\u0930 \u0915\u094b\u092f\u0932<\/strong> for Mas. Cuckoo and \u092e\u093e\u0926\u093e \u0909\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0942<\/strong> for Fem. Owl.<\/p>\n

Some noun are not clear and found only by understanding the sentence. For example :
\n1. \u0915\u0932 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902<\/strong>. Prime Minster is going tomorrow.
\nHere “\u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902” – jaa rahe (is going) indicate the Prime Minister is Masculine with “\u0930\u0939\u0947” (masculine))
\n2. \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902<\/strong>. Prime Minister is going to Delhi.
\nHere “\u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902” – jaa rahe (is going) indicate the Prime Minister is Feminine with “\u0930\u0939\u0940” (feminine))<\/p>\n

2. \u0935\u091a\u0928 – Vacchan – Number (grammatical)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In Hindi, the number are divided into two types:<\/p>\n

a. \u090f\u0915 \u0935\u091a\u0928 – Ek Vachan – Singular Number<\/strong>
\n\u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u093e<\/strong> \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948<\/strong>. Boy is talking.
\nHere, \u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u093e and \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 both point to singular number.
\n\u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0940<\/strong> \u0916\u0947\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948<\/strong>. Girl is playing.
\nHere, \u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0940 and \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 both point to singular number.
\nb. \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0935\u091a\u0928 – Bahuvachan – Plural Number<\/strong>
\n\u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0947<\/strong> \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902<\/strong>. Boys are talking.
\nHere, \u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0947 and \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 both point to a plural number.
\n\u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0902<\/strong> \u0916\u0947\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902<\/strong>. Girls are playing.
\nHere, \u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0902 and \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902 both point to plural number.<\/p>\n

So, in comparison to English, we have two marker that indicate the grammatical number in Hindi.<\/p>\n

3. \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0915 – Karak – Case<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In Hindi, \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0915 (Case) shows what is being done by whom and by what. Instances are highlighted :<\/p>\n

1. \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0928\u0947<\/strong> \u092a\u0922\u093e\u0908 \u0915\u0940. Rahul did study.
\n2. \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0940\u0935 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u092e\u0932 \u0938\u0947<\/strong> \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u0940. Rajiv had talk with Kamal.
\n3. \u0915\u094b\u092e\u0932 \u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947<\/strong> \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0932\u092f \u091c\u093e\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948. Komal goes to office with a car.
\n4. \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0938\u092c \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f<\/strong> \u0932\u093f\u0916 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0942\u0901. I am writing for all.<\/p>\n

There are 8 major cases in Hindi.
\nThese are :
\n1. \u0915\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0915 – Karta Karak – Nominative Case<\/strong> : This uses \u0928\u0947<\/strong> as postposition.
\n2. \u0915\u0930\u0923 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0915 – Karan Karak – Instrument Case<\/strong> : This uses \u0938\u0947, \u0915\u0947<\/strong> \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e as postposition.
\n3. \u0905\u092a\u093e\u0926\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0915 – Apaadan Karak – Ablative Case<\/strong> :This uses \u0938\u0947<\/strong> as postposition.
\n4. \u0938\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0928\u094d\u0927 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0915 – Samband Karak – Possessive Case<\/strong> :This uses \u0915\u093e, \u0915\u0947 , \u0915\u0940 \/ \u0930\u093e , \u0930\u0947, \u0930\u0940<\/strong> as postposition.
\n5. \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0915 – Karm Karak – Objective Case<\/strong> :This uses \u0915\u094b<\/strong> as postposition.
\n6. \u0938\u0902\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0915 – Sanpradan Karak – Dative Case<\/strong> :This uses \u0915\u094b, \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f<\/strong> as postposition.
\n7. \u0905\u0927\u093f\u0915\u0930\u0923 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0915 – Adhikaran Karak – Locative Case<\/strong> :This uses \u092e\u0947\u0902, \u092a\u0930<\/strong> as postposition.
\n8. \u0938\u0902\u092c\u094b\u0927\u0928 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0915 – Sanbodhan Karak – Vocative Case<\/strong> :This uses \u0939\u0947, \u0905\u0930\u0947, \u0913<\/strong> as postposition.<\/p>\n

More details and examples on declensions of noun will be found in continuing post that I will write tomorrow. So, stay tuned! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Hindi, it is very important to master declension of noun.\u00a0Without their knowledge, it is impossible to know and use the proper gender, number and case of the noun in grammatically correct sentences. Lets have a look into the grammatical detail of declension of noun in this post. In next post, I will show you…<\/p>\n

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