मैं आजकल हिंदी पढ़ती हूँ।

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Breakdown of मैं आजकल हिंदी पढ़ती हूँ।

• होना: to be
• हिंदी: Hindi
• पढ़ना: to study

Questions & Answers about मैं आजकल हिंदी पढ़ती हूँ।

Why is पढ़ती feminine here? The subject is मैं (I), so why does gender matter?

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।

What exactly does आजकल mean?

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.

Why is the verb split into पढ़ती and हूँ?