बा / बाड़ी / बाड़ें

Is and Are: बा, बाड़ी and बाड़ें

Level 1Sounds Like bā, bāṛī ā bāṛēṁ

बा is for a man or a thing, बाड़ी for a woman, and बाड़ें for a respected man or, usually, for more than one person.

How It Works

These three forms are is and are for ऊ and for names.

WhoFormExample
a man, a boy, a thingबाचाय मेज पर बा।
a woman, a girlबाड़ीप्रिया स्कूल में बाड़ी।
a respected man, or more than one personबाड़ेंबाबूजी घरे बाड़ें।

बाड़ें is also written बाड़न. Learners will meet both, but lessons write बाड़ें.

Show respect to a man with the plural form, even when he is alone. A father, a male teacher or an older male neighbour takes बाड़ें. A mother and a friend's sister take बाड़ी.

These forms also work as helpers: खात बा, खात बाड़ी, खात बाड़ें.

Examples (5)

  1. बाहर पानी बरसत बा।

    It is raining outside.

    बा for a thing.

  2. प्रिया स्कूल में बाड़ी।

    Priya is at school.

    बाड़ी for a woman.

  3. बाबूजी घरे बाड़ें।

    Father is at home.

    बाड़ें shows respect.

  4. ऊ लोग गाँव में बाड़ें।

    They are in the village.

    बाड़ें for more than one.

  5. लइका छत पर बा।

    The boy is on the roof.

    बा for a boy.

Common Mistakes

  • Using बा for a woman.

    माई घरे बा।
    माई घरे बाड़ी।

    A woman takes बाड़ी, not बा.

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बा / बाड़ी / बाड़ेंLevel 1Is and Are: बा, बाड़ी and बाड़ें

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बा, बाड़ी and बाड़ें finish the बानी verb for other people, and the choice depends on gender, number and respect.

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