Questions & Answers about जिम की सदस्यता सस्ती है।
Because की / का / के agrees with the noun being possessed, not the possessor.
Here, the possessed thing is सदस्यता (membership), and सदस्यता is a feminine singular noun. So Hindi uses की:
- जिम की सदस्यता = the gym’s membership / membership of the gym
Compare:
- जिम का कमरा = the gym’s room / gym room → कमरा is masculine singular, so का
- जिम के नियम = the gym’s rules → नियम is plural, so के
So की is there because of सदस्यता, not because of जिम.
Because the adjective agrees with सदस्यता, which is feminine singular.
- सस्ता = masculine singular
- सस्ती = feminine singular
- सस्ते = masculine plural / some oblique contexts
Since सदस्यता is feminine, the adjective must also be feminine:
- सदस्यता सस्ती है = The membership is cheap
If the noun were masculine, you would use सस्ता:
- कोर्स सस्ता है = The course is cheap