"Books are my friends."
Translation:किताबें मेरी दोस्त हैं ।
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So here दोस्त is treated as a feminine word because of किताबें? मेरे is not accepted, only मेरी.
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Are there any other words like that, that can be either masculine or feminine depending on context yet don't have endings that would indicate such?
That's a good question. There aren't many such words, and I'm not sure if there is a way to infer if a word behaves like that, but here are some that do: दुश्मन (enemy), विद्यार्थि (student), वैज्ञानिक (scientist), दूत (ambassador), गुरु.
Yes me too have that doubt What are you thinking guys Bit i think so dosth is femine word
I'm still confused. Can someone pls explain why meri dosth comes and not mere dosth ?
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For adjectives, the feminine singular and plural forms are both the same. In this example, किताबें is plural feminine, and it's implied that दोस्त is also plural feminine. Take a look at the following examples:
राज मेरा दोस्त है = Raj is my friend.
राज और आमिर मेरे दोस्त हैं = Raj and Aamir are my friends.
जूलिया मेरी दोस्त है = Julia is my friend.
जूलिया और नेहा मेरी दोस्त हैं = Julia and Neha are my friends.
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Cause books are considered feminine in hindi .. so if its our friend we will say she(book) is our friend Thats why meri dost
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दोस्त is a word of masculine gender. It is the same plural or singular. दोस्तों is the Oblique Case of a plural form of this word.
The gender and number of possessive pronouns agrees with the gender and number of the object. How is it possible to write मेरी दोस्त ?
