रैकेट की पकड़ मज़बूत है।

A very literal breakdown is:

• रैकेट = racket
• की = of
• पकड़ = grip
• मज़बूत = strong, firm
• है = is

So the sentence is literally The grip of the racket is firm/strong.

In natural English, this is often understood as The racket has a firm grip or The racket’s grip is strong.

Because की / का / के agree with the thing being possessed, not with the possessor.

Here, the possessed noun is पकड़ meaning grip, and पकड़ is a feminine singular noun. So you use की:

• रैकेट की पकड़ = the racket’s grip

Compare:

• रैकेट का रंग = the racket’s color
  because रंग is masculine singular
• रैकेट के हिस्से = the racket’s parts
  because हिस्से is plural

This is a very important pattern in Hindi.

Yes, पकड़ is feminine.

One clue in this sentence is the use of की:

• रैकेट की पकड़

That tells you the possessed noun पकड़ is feminine singular.

You often just have to learn noun gender with vocabulary, because it is not always fully predictable. In this case, learners should memorize:

• पकड़ = grip, hold
• gender: feminine

Here पकड़ means grip.

It can refer to:

• how well something can be held
• the quality of the handle or surface
• a person’s hold on something

In this sentence, रैकेट की पकड़ usually means the grip of the racket, especially the part you hold, or how secure/firm that grip is.

Also, पकड़ is related to the verb पकड़ना, which means to catch or to hold.

Because मज़बूत is an indeclinable adjective in normal usage. That means it usually stays the same regardless of gender or number.

So you can say:

• पकड़ मज़बूत है = the grip is firm
• दीवार मज़बूत है = the wall is strong
• दीवारें मज़बूत हैं = the walls are strong

The adjective मज़बूत stays मज़बूत.

This is different from adjectives like अच्छा, which do change:

• अच्छा लड़का
• अच्छी लड़की
• अच्छे लड़के

Because Hindi usually puts the verb at the end.

The basic pattern is often:

• subject/topic + description/complement + verb

So:

• रैकेट की पकड़ = the racket’s grip
• मज़बूत = firm
• है = is

Together:

• रैकेट की पकड़ मज़बूत है।

This end position for the verb is one of the most noticeable differences from English.

Hindi normally does not use articles the way English does.

So:

• रैकेट की पकड़ मज़बूत है।

can mean, depending on context:

• The racket’s grip is firm
• A racket’s grip is firm
• The grip of the racket is firm

Usually context tells you which English article sounds best.

In this sentence, it does not matter for की.

That is because की agrees with पकड़, not with रैकेट.

So even if you were unsure about the gender of रैकेट, the phrase would still be:

• रैकेट की पकड़

because पकड़ is feminine.

This is a common point of confusion for English speakers, who often expect the marker to agree with the owner. In Hindi, with का / की / के, it agrees with the thing owned.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• रैकेट = raiket
• की = kee
• पकड़ = pakad
• मज़बूत = mazboot
• है = hai

So the full sentence is approximately:

raiket kee pakad mazboot hai

A few notes:

• ड़ in पकड़ is a retroflex sound, a bit like a tapped r/d sound made with the tongue curled back.
• ज़ in मज़बूत is like z, though many speakers may pronounce it close to j or z depending on accent and formality.

Yes, it can, depending on context.

पकड़ can mean:

• the physical grip or handle area
• the firmness of holding something

So रैकेट की पकड़ मज़बूत है could mean:

• the racket has a firm grip
• the grip on the racket is firm

In everyday use, context usually makes it clear whether you are talking about:

• the racket’s handle/grip material, or
• how firmly it is being held

If you want to be more specific, Hindi can use other wording.

Not exactly.

पकड़ is closer to grip than handle.

So:

• रैकेट की पकड़ मज़बूत है = The racket’s grip is firm

If you specifically want to say handle, you would usually use a different word, such as हैंडल in many contexts.

So the nuance is:

• पकड़ = grip, hold
• हैंडल = handle

They are related, but not the same.

The key lesson is this:

का / की / के agree with the possessed noun, not the possessor.

In this sentence:

• possessor = रैकेट
• possessed thing = पकड़
• since पकड़ is feminine singular, you use की

So:

• रैकेट की पकड़

This pattern appears everywhere in Hindi, so mastering it early is very useful.