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Kabir Das ne Krishna ki prashansa mein padya likha tha.
Kabir Das ne Krishna ki prashansa mein padya likha tha.
True
Hindi vyakaran mein teen mukhya vachan hai: purushvachan, mahilavachan aur napunsakvachan.
Hindi vyakaran mein teen mukhya vachan hai: purushvachan, mahilavachan aur napunsakvachan.
True
Namaste ka arth 'goodbye' hai.
Namaste ka arth 'goodbye' hai.
False
Bollywood har saal 1,600 se 2,000 filmein nirmaan karti hai.
Bollywood har saal 1,600 se 2,000 filmein nirmaan karti hai.
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'Dhanyavad' ka arth 'no problem' hai.
'Dhanyavad' ka arth 'no problem' hai.
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हिंदी भाषा की उत्पत्ति 8वीं सदी ईसवी में हुई थी।
हिंदी भाषा की उत्पत्ति 8वीं सदी ईसवी में हुई थी।
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राष्ट्रकवि तुलसीदास ने अपने काव्य में 'रामायण' की रचना की थी।
राष्ट्रकवि तुलसीदास ने अपने काव्य में 'रामायण' की रचना की थी।
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मॉडर्न हिंदी साहित्य में कहानियों का समावेश होता है, पर कोई उपन्यास नहीं होता।
मॉडर्न हिंदी साहित्य में कहानियों का समावेश होता है, पर कोई उपन्यास नहीं होता।
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हिंदी साहित्य में विज्ञान-कथा, पुराण, और लोककथाओं का समर्थन नहीं किया जाता।
हिंदी साहित्य में विज्ञान-कथा, पुराण, और लोककथाओं का समर्थन नहीं किया जाता।
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'हिंदुस्तानी' का अर्थ है 'हिंदु' का राष्ट्रीयता से संबंधित है।
'हिंदुस्तानी' का अर्थ है 'हिंदु' का राष्ट्रीयता से संबंधित है।
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Study Notes
Introduction to Hindi
Hindi is one of India's official languages, spoken by over 58% of its population. It has its roots in ancient Sanskrit and was developed from Middle Indo-Aryan dialects, originating close to Delhi around the seventh century AD. In fact, the name 'Hindustani', which refers to Indian languages based on Persian influence, comes from 'Hindu' meaning Hindu, with 'stan' being derived from 'stand' meaning country. Although there is some debate among scholars regarding the origins of Hindi grammar, it does have considerable commonality with other North Indian languages such as Punjabi and Urdu.
Hindi Literature
The oldest known works written in Hindi were poems dating back to the 8th century AD. Many regional dialects existed until the mid-nineteenth century when a standard Hindi emerged. Rashtrakavi Tulsidas wrote the famous epic Ramayana in Awadhi, a form of Hindustani. Additionally, Bihari Lal Gupta published his novel Shatranj Ke Khiladi ("Checkmate") in Hindi in 1917. Furthermore, Rabindranath Tagore received a Nobel Prize in Literature for his Bengali works, including Gitanjali and the short story collection The Post Office.
Modern Hindi literature includes poetry, prose fiction, essays, drama, journalism, criticism, translation, folk tales, mythology, science fiction, and short stories. Notable poets include Kabir Das (1440–1518), Surdas (c.1478 – c.1575) who composed verses in praise of Krishna, and Bhartrihari (450-510 A.D.) whose work is marked by a certain subtlety. Famous prose writers include Amritlal Nagar (1907-1942) and Champaklayam Madhavadas (1906-1987).
Hindi Grammar
Hindi grammar mainly follows the Vyākaraṇa system, although standardization efforts began under the British Raj. The alphabet consists of 13 vowels, 9 consonants, 5 diphthongs, and 3 semi-vowels. There are three main declensions: masculine, feminine, and neuter. Most verbs fall into two classes - present tense active voice and past tense active voice - with conjugations based on person (I, you, he etc.), number (singular, plural), gender (masculine, feminine), mood (present continuous, future perfect, conditional etc.), aspect (perfective, imperfective), and tense (past simple, past progressive, etc.). Nouns can be modified to show comparisons like this is more beautiful than that.
Common Hindi Phrases
Some basic Hindi phrases useful for travelers include:
- Hello: Namaste!
- Thank you very much: Dhanyavad
- Yes: Haan
- No: Nahīn
- How much?: Kitne?
- What is your name?: Apko kya milta hai?
Hindi Films
India's film industry produces over 1,000 movies per year in many languages. However, just a few dominate the box office, amongst them Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Marathi, and Hindi. Bollywood features predominantly in Hindi cinema and produces between 1,600 to 2,000 feature films every year. Popular genres include action, romance, social dramas, horror, comedy, thrillers, documentaries, biographies, historical epics, musicals, fantasy, war, children's films, crime, animation, adventure, mystery, sports, erotica, religious and spiritual themes. Some notable actors in Hindi cinema today include Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Anushka Sharma, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Hrithik Roshan, Ayushmann Khuranna, Sonam Kapoor, and others.
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Test your knowledge on Hindi language, literature, grammar, and cinema with this quiz. Explore the roots of Hindi, key literary works, grammar rules, common phrases, and the vibrant world of Hindi cinema. From ancient poetry to modern-day Bollywood, this quiz covers a wide range of topics related to Hindi.
