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!
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.
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 |
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