Parts of the body

Parts of the Body

Gender of body parts:

In Hindi, every noun has a gender — masculine or feminine. For body parts:

• Masculine: सिर (sir — head), कान (kān — ear), मुँह (muṅh — mouth), हाथ (hāth — hand), पैर (pair — foot), पेट (peṭ — stomach)
• Feminine: आँख (āṅkh — eye), नाक (nāk — nose), पीठ (pīṭh — back), उँगली (uṅglī — finger)

Saying "my" with body parts:

The possessive changes with gender:

• मेरा (merā) + masculine noun: मेरा सिर (merā sir) — my head
• मेरी (merī) + feminine noun: मेरी आँख (merī āṅkh) — my eye

Saying something hurts:

Use दर्द होना (dard honā) — "to have pain":

💬 "मेरा सिर दर्द कर रहा है।" (merā sir dard kar rahā hai.) → "My head is hurting."

💬 "मेरे पैर में दर्द है।" (mere pair meṅ dard hai.) → "My foot hurts."

Plural body parts:

Some body parts are used in pairs:

• आँख → आँखें (āṅkheṅ — eyes)
• कान → कान (kān — ears, same form)
• हाथ → हाथ (hāth — hands, same form)