कमीज़ गीली है।

The shirt is wet.

Breakdown of कमीज़ गीली है।

• होना: to be
• कमीज़: shirt
• गीला: wet

Questions & Answers about कमीज़ गीली है।

What does each word in कमीज़ गीली है do?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• कमीज़ = shirt
• गीली = wet
• है = is

So the structure is basically:

• shirt + wet + is

Hindi often puts the description before है, so this is the normal way to say The shirt is wet.

Why is it गीली and not गीला?

Because कमीज़ is a feminine noun in Hindi.

The adjective गीला changes to match the gender of the noun:

• masculine singular: गीला
• feminine singular: गीली

So:

• कपड़ा गीला है = The cloth is wet
• कमीज़ गीली है = The shirt is wet

This kind of agreement is very common in Hindi.

How do I know that कमीज़ is feminine?