Bengali Feminine

If you're trying to learn Bengali Feminine you will find out that Bengali actually doesn't have a gender. So there is no masculine or feminine... But you still need to know how to deal with that fact. Below are some tips and examples. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Bengali. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!

Bengali Gender

As we mentioned before, there is no Bengali gender which is good news (compared to other languages).

While in English it is known that feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine. In Bengali, nouns are not masculine, feminine, they might be all considered "neutral".

Grammar Tips:

To form a feminine word from the masculine in Bengali, you simply add (-i, -ni, ia) if the word ends in a consonant only when there is no separate words for the masculine and feminine forms. In case of nouns describing a profession or occupartion the last word is generally replaced by feminine tag.

a) Replacing last vowel by “i”

Chhatro (student) becomes chhatri (girl student), patra (groom) becomes patri (bride)

putro (son) becomes putri (daughter),

b) Change with last cosonent

poricharok (servant.) becomes poricharika (maid servant)

c) use of ni

chowkidar ( guard) becomes chowkidarni (woman guard)

Note that some words cannot change into feminine; instead a whole new word should be used, example: purush (man), Mohila (woman).

Here are some examples:

English Feminine	Bengali Feminine
Feminine	stri jatio - স্ট্রি জটিও
he is happy	se sukhi - সএ সুখি
she is happy	se sukhi - সএ সুখি
he is American	se american - সএ অমএরিcঅন্
she is American	se american - সএ অমএরিcঅন্

man	manus - মনুস্
woman	mohila - মওহিল
father	baba - বব
mother	maa - মা
brother	vai - বঐ
sister	bon - বওন্
uncle	chacham, mama - চচম্, মম
aunt	chachi, khala - চচি, খল
bull	bis, sar - বিস্, সর্
cow	goru - গওরু
boy	balok - বলওক্
girl	balika - বলিক

As you can see from the example above, there is no structure of the Feminine in Bengali.

Gender in Bengali

Below are examples of some vocabulary words that you can try to memorize to help you boost your vocabulary.

English Vocabulary	Bengali Vocabulary
objects	uddesso - উড্ডএস্সও
bathroom	gosol khana - গওসওল্ খন
bed	bisana - বিসন
bedroom	sowar ghor - সওwঅর্ ঘওর্
ceiling	tak - টক্
chair	kadaro (bosar jonno) - কডরও (বওসর্ জওন্নও)
clothes	posak - পওসক্
coat	jama, aboron - জম, অবওরওন্
cup	pewala - পএwঅল
desk	tebil - টএবিল্
dress	posak - পওসক্
floor	tola, mejhe - টওল, মএঝএ
fork	kata chamach - কট চমচ্
furniture	asbab potro - অস্বব্ পওট্রও
glass	glass - গ্লস্স্
hat	hat - হট্
house	bari - বরি
ink	kali - কলি
jacket	jaket (siter posak - জকএট্ (সিটএর্ পওসক্
kitchen	ranna ghar - রন্ন ঘর্
knife	suri (just for cut) - সুরি (জুস্ট্ fওর্ cউট্)
lamp	bati - বটি
letter	chiti, borno - চিটি, বওর্নও
map	manchitro - মন্চিট্রও
newspaper	songbad potro - সওন্গ্বড্ পওট্রও
notebook	likhito boi - লিখিটও বওই
pants	pant, payjama - পন্ট্, পয্জম
paper	kagoj - কগওজ্
pen	kolok, lekhoni - কওলওক্, লএখওনি
pencil	rul, lekhoni - রুল্, লএখওনি
pharmacy	ousodher dokan - ওউসওদএর্ ডওকন্
picture	sobi - সওবি
plate	thala - তল
refrigerator	frig - fরিগ্
restaurant	khabarer dokan - খবরএর্ ডওকন্
roof	sad - সড্
room	soto ghor - সওটও ঘওর্
rug	khipto howa - খিপ্টও হওwঅ
scissors	knechi - ক্নএচি
shampoo	shampoo - শম্পূ
shirt	prursher jama - প্রুর্শএর্ জম
shoes	juta - জুট
soap	saban - সবন্
socks	muja - মুজ
spoon	chamuch - চমুচ্
table	table, lomba chouki, - টব্লএ, লওম্ব চওউকি,
toilet	paykhana - পয্খন
toothbrush	dat majar brash - ডট্ মজর্ ব্রশ্
toothpaste	dater majon - ডটএর্ মজওন্
towel	toale - টওঅলএ
umbrella	sata - সট
underwear	soto kapor pant ar niche porar jonno - সওটও কপওর্ পন্ট্ অর্ নিচএ পওরর্ জওন্নও
wall	dowal - ডওwঅল্
wallet	juli, tholi - জুলি, তওলি
window	janala - জনল
telephone	kotha bolar phone/ jontro - কওত বওলর্ ফওনএ/ জওন্ট্রও

Feminine and Masculine are absent from Bengali, therefore they don't need very special attention. Once you're done with Bengali gender lesson, you might want to check the rest of our Bengali lessons here: Learn Bengali. Don't forget to bookmark this page.

Bengali Feminine