मैं आजकल हिंदी पढ़ती हूँ।

In Hindi, many verbs agree with the speaker’s gender, even in the first person.

So:

• मैं ... पढ़ता हूँ = I study/read ... said by a male
• मैं ... पढ़ती हूँ = I study/read ... said by a female

That means पढ़ती हूँ tells you the speaker is female.

A male speaker would say:

• मैं आजकल हिंदी पढ़ता हूँ।

आजकल means these days, nowadays, or lately, depending on context.

In this sentence, it gives the idea that studying Hindi is something the speaker is doing in the current period of life, not necessarily just at this exact moment.

So the sentence suggests:

• These days, I study Hindi
• Lately, I’ve been studying Hindi

It does not literally mean just today. Even though आज means today, आजकल is a fixed expression meaning these days / nowadays.

This is a very common Hindi pattern.

• पढ़ती = the main verb in an adjectival/participial form, showing gender and number
• हूँ = the present tense form of होना (to be) for I am

Together, पढ़ती हूँ forms the meaning I study / I read in a habitual or ongoing-general sense.

You can think of it as a standard Hindi predicate pattern:

• मैं काम करती हूँ = I work
• मैं हिंदी सीखती हूँ = I learn Hindi
• मैं हिंदी पढ़ती हूँ = I study/read Hindi

Good question. These two forms are different.

• पढ़ती हूँ = habitual / usual / general activity
  I study Hindi / I read Hindi
• पढ़ रही हूँ = action in progress right now or around now
  I am studying Hindi

Because the sentence has आजकल (these days), पढ़ती हूँ fits very naturally. It describes a regular current habit.

Compare:

• मैं आजकल हिंदी पढ़ती हूँ। = These days, I study Hindi.
• मैं अभी हिंदी पढ़ रही हूँ। = I am studying Hindi right now.

It can mean both, depending on context.

With हिंदी in this sentence, it usually means to study Hindi as a subject or language.

Examples:

• मैं किताब पढ़ती हूँ। = I read a book.
• मैं हिंदी पढ़ती हूँ। = I study Hindi.

So the same verb can cover both read and study. Context tells you which meaning is intended.

Because हिंदी here is the direct object of पढ़ती हूँ, and direct objects in Hindi often appear without any marker.

So:

• मैं हिंदी पढ़ती हूँ। = I study Hindi.

The postposition को is used only in certain cases, such as:

• with specific animate objects
• with emphasis
• in other grammatical situations

But for subjects like languages, books, lessons, etc., no को is usually needed.

So हिंदी is perfectly normal here without any extra marker.

Hindi word order is more flexible than English, but the most neutral order here is:

• मैं आजकल हिंदी पढ़ती हूँ।

That is:

• subject: मैं
• time expression: आजकल
• object: हिंदी
• verb: पढ़ती हूँ

Because Hindi usually places the verb at the end, that part is the least flexible.

You may also hear variations for emphasis, such as:

• आजकल मैं हिंदी पढ़ती हूँ।
• मैं हिंदी आजकल पढ़ती हूँ।

But the most natural everyday version for learners is the original sentence.

Yes. Hindi often drops pronouns when the meaning is clear from context.

So a speaker could simply say:

• आजकल हिंदी पढ़ती हूँ।

That would still mean These days, I study Hindi, and पढ़ती already tells you the speaker is female.

Hindi often omits pronouns more freely than English does.

Both spellings exist:

• हिंदी
• हिन्दी

In modern standard usage, हिंदी is very common and widely preferred.

The pronunciation is essentially the same for learners’ purposes. So if you see either spelling, it refers to the Hindi language.

The tricky part is ढ़ in पढ़ती.

A rough breakdown is:

• प = p
• ढ़ = a retroflex dh/rh-like sound
• ती = tee

So पढ़ती is approximately puh-rh-tee or pudhh-tee, but neither English spelling captures it perfectly.

Important points:

• ढ़ is not the same as plain ड
• the tongue curls back slightly
• learners often simplify it at first, and that is normal

If your pronunciation is not perfect yet, focus first on recognizing the word and using it correctly.

A male speaker would say:

• मैं आजकल हिंदी पढ़ता हूँ।

Only पढ़ती changes to पढ़ता.

So:

• female: मैं आजकल हिंदी पढ़ती हूँ।
• male: मैं आजकल हिंदी पढ़ता हूँ।

The rest stays the same.

Yes, in natural translation it often can, depending on context.

Literally, पढ़ती हूँ comes from पढ़ना, so the closest sense is study/read. But when the object is a language, English often prefers learn or study.

So in context, this sentence may be understood as:

• I study Hindi these days.
• These days I’m studying Hindi.
• I’m learning Hindi these days.

If you want to say learn more explicitly, Hindi often uses:

• मैं आजकल हिंदी सीख रही हूँ / सीखती हूँ।

But the original sentence is still very natural.

This is best understood as the habitual present.

It describes something the speaker does regularly or as a current habit:

• मैं हिंदी पढ़ती हूँ। = I study Hindi / I read Hindi
• मैं रोज़ हिंदी पढ़ती हूँ। = I study Hindi every day
• मैं आजकल हिंदी पढ़ती हूँ। = These days, I study Hindi

So it is not a simple one-word tense in the English sense. It is a Hindi habitual construction made with:

• verb stem + habitual ending (ता / ती / ते)
• form of होना

Here:

• पढ़ती = feminine singular habitual form
• हूँ = am

Together: पढ़ती हूँ.