Hindi Alphabet and Grammar

Questions and Answers

47 (correct)

Subject-object-verb (correct)

Subject-verb-object

Verb-subject-object

Object-verb-subject

Persian and Turkish

Sanskrit and Arabic

Sanskrit and Prakrit (correct)

English and French

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Study Notes

Devanagari script is used to write Hindi
Consists of 47 primary characters:
- 14 vowels (अ, आ, इ, ई, उ, ऊ, ऋ, ए, ऐ, ओ, औ, अं, अ:)
- 33 consonants (क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, श, स, ह)
10 additional characters are formed by adding diacritical marks to the primary characters
Hindi alphabet is written from left to right

Hindi is a subject-object-verb language
Nouns:
- Two genders: masculine and feminine
- Two numbers: singular and plural
- Eight cases: nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, ablative, instrumental, locative, and vocative
Verbs:
- Present, past, and future tenses
- Imperfect and perfect aspects
- Active and passive voice
Word order is flexible, but typically follows the subject-object-verb order

Core vocabulary is derived from Sanskrit and Prakrit languages
Influenced by Persian, Arabic, and Turkish languages due to historical cultural exchange
Common vocabulary themes:
- Family relationships: माँ (mother), पिता (father), बहन (sister), भाई (brother)
- Food: चावल (rice), रोटी (bread), पानी (water), दाल (lentils)
- Colors: लाल (red), नीला (blue), पीला (yellow), हरा (green)
- Emotions: प्यार (love), खुश (happy), दुख (pain), गुस्सा (anger)

The Devanagari script is used to write Hindi.
Hindi consists of 47 primary characters, including:
- 14 vowels: अ, आ, इ, ई, उ, ऊ, ऋ, エ, ऐ, ओ, औ, अं, अ:
- 33 consonants: क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, श, स, ह
10 additional characters are formed by adding diacritical marks to the primary characters.
Hindi is written from left to right.

Hindi is a subject-object-verb language.
Hindi nouns have:
- Two genders: masculine and feminine.
- Two numbers: singular and plural.
- Eight cases: nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, ablative, instrumental, locative, and vocative.
Hindi verbs have:
- Present, past, and future tenses.
- Imperfect and perfect aspects.
- Active and passive voice.
Hindi word order is flexible, but typically follows the subject-object-verb order.

Hindi's core vocabulary is derived from Sanskrit and Prakrit languages.
Hindi has been influenced by Persian, Arabic, and Turkish languages due to historical cultural exchange.
Common vocabulary themes include:
- Family relationships: माँ (mother), पिता (father), बहन (sister), भाई (brother).
- Food: चावल (rice), रोटी (bread), पानी (water), दाल (lentils).
- Colors: लाल (red), नीला (blue), पीला (yellow), हरा (green).
- Emotions: प्यार (love), खुश (happy), दुख (pain), गुस्सा (anger).