Masculine vs feminine nouns: लड़का vs लड़की pattern
Many nouns have distinct masculine (-का/-आ) and feminine (-की/-ई) forms.
Hindi nouns have two genders (masculine/feminine) and two cases (direct/oblique). Gender affects verb conjugation and adjective agreement. The oblique case is used before postpositions. Masculine nouns often end in -ा, feminine in -ी or -िया, though exceptions exist.
Examples
boy/girl
child (m./f.)
servant (m./f.)
teacher (m./f.)
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