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?
Unfortunately, you often just have to learn the gender with the noun.
Some Hindi nouns give clues from their endings, but कमीज़ is not one of the easiest ones to predict. It is simply treated as feminine.
A good habit is to memorize nouns together with an adjective, for example:
- गीली कमीज़
- नई कमीज़
That helps you remember that कमीज़ is feminine.
What is है exactly?
है is the present-tense form of to be for he/she/it/this/that and singular nouns.
Here it works like is in English:
- कमीज़ गीली है = The shirt is wet
Some related forms are:
- है = is
- हूँ = am
- हो = are / informal are
- हैं = are / respectful is
So if the noun were plural, you would use हैं, not है.
Why is there no word for the or a?
Hindi usually does not use articles like English a, an, and the.
So कमीज़ गीली है could mean:
- The shirt is wet
- A shirt is wet
In real conversation, context tells you which one is meant.
Is the word order different from English?
Yes, a little.
In English, you say:
- The shirt is wet
In Hindi, the order is:
- shirt + wet + is
- कमीज़ + गीली + है
This is very normal in Hindi. Descriptions often come before the verb है.
Why does the adjective come after the noun here?
Because this sentence is using the adjective predicatively—that means the adjective is part of the statement about the noun:
- कमीज़ गीली है = The shirt is wet
But when the adjective comes directly before the noun, it is attributive:
- गीली कमीज़ = wet shirt
So compare:
- गीली कमीज़ = wet shirt
- कमीज़ गीली है = The shirt is wet
That difference is very useful in Hindi.
How do I pronounce कमीज़ गीली है?
A simple pronunciation guide is:
- कमीज़ = ka-MEEZ
- गीली = GEE-lee
- है = roughly hai
So the whole sentence sounds approximately like:
- ka-MEEZ GEE-lee hai
A couple of details:
- ज़ has a z sound, like in zoo
- गी has a long ee sound
- है is not exactly English hey or high, but learners often start with something close to hai
What is the difference between ज़ and ज in कमीज़?
Great question. The dot under ज़ shows a borrowed sound.
- ज = usually j as in jam
- ज़ = z as in zebra
So कमीज़ is pronounced with a z sound, not a j sound.
In everyday writing, some people may leave out the dot, but the more accurate spelling here is कमीज़.
Can I leave out है?
In very casual speech, people sometimes drop है if the meaning is obvious:
- कमीज़ गीली
But in standard Hindi, especially for learners, you should keep it:
- कमीज़ गीली है
That is the safest and most correct form to use.
How would I say The shirts are wet?
You would make both the noun and the verb plural:
- कमीज़ें गीली हैं
Breakdown:
- कमीज़ें = shirts
- गीली = wet
- हैं = are
Notice that गीली stays feminine here, because कमीज़ें is feminine plural.
Why doesn’t गीली change in the feminine plural?
For many adjectives like गीला, the forms are:
- masculine singular: गीला
- masculine plural: गीले
- feminine singular: गीली
- feminine plural: गीली
So the feminine singular and feminine plural look the same.
That is why:
- कमीज़ गीली है = singular
- कमीज़ें गीली हैं = plural
The plural is shown clearly by कमीज़ें and हैं.
Could I also say कमीज़ भीगी है?
Yes, you can, and it is very natural.
There is a small nuance:
- गीली = wet
- भीगी = wet / soaked / gotten wet
In many situations they overlap, and both can be correct.
For example:
- कमीज़ गीली है = The shirt is wet
- कमीज़ भीगी है = The shirt got wet / is wet
भीगी can sometimes suggest that it became wet, while गीली is a straightforward description of its state.
Can कमीज़ गीली है refer to any kind of shirt?
Yes. कमीज़ is commonly used for a shirt. Depending on region and context, it can refer to different shirt-like garments.
In everyday learning, it is perfectly fine to understand:
- कमीज़ = shirt
If you want to be more specific in other contexts, Hindi also has other clothing words, but for this sentence shirt is the right basic understanding.
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