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Hindi Gender

This page discusses the gender in Hindi. Below is a list of masculine (man) and feminine (woman) words. We picked the most popular ones.

Boy: लड़का
laṛakā
Girl: लड़की
laṛakī
Man: मनुष्य
manuṣya
Woman: महिला
mahilā
Father: पिता
pitā
Mother: माता
mātā
Brother: भाई
bhāī
Sister: बहन
bahana
Actor: अभिनेता
abhinētā
Actress: अभिनेत्री
abhinētrī
Cat (m): बिल्ला(पूरुष)
billā(pūruṣa)
Cat (f): बिल्ली (स्त्री)
billī (strī)

These examples show a sentence with both genders (masculine or feminine). The list includes the use of nouns, adjectives and pronouns.

He is tall: वह लंबा है
vaha lambā hai
She is tall: वह लंबी है
vaha lambī hai
He is a short man: वह एक छोटा आदमी है
vaha ēka chōṭā ādamī hai
She is a short woman: वह एक छोटी औरत है
vaha ēka chōṭī aurata hai
He is German: वह जर्मन है
vaha jarmana hai
She is German: वह जर्मन है
vaha jarmana hai
Japanese men are friendly: जापानी पुरुष दोस्ताना होते हैं
jāpānī puruṣō̃ anukūla haĩ
Japanese women are friendly: जापानी महिलायें दोस्ताना होती हैं
jāpānī mahilāō̃ anukūla haĩ

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