मेरी दोस्त की बारी है।

to be

Breakdown of मेरी दोस्त की बारी है।

• मेरा: my
• दोस्त: friend
• का: of

Questions & Answers about मेरी दोस्त की बारी है।

Why is it मेरी and not मेरा?

Because मेरा / मेरी / मेरे changes to match the noun that follows it.

Here, दोस्त refers to a female friend, so Hindi uses मेरी.

A useful contrast:

• मेरी दोस्त = my female friend
• मेरा दोस्त = my male friend (when there is no following postposition)
• मेरे दोस्त की... = of my male friend / my male friend’s...

So in this sentence, मेरी tells you the friend is female.

Does मेरी tell us that the speaker is female?

No. It tells us about the friend, not the speaker.

In Hindi, possessive words like मेरा / मेरी / मेरे agree with the thing or person possessed, not with the owner.

So both a man and a woman can say:

• मेरी दोस्त की बारी है। = It’s my female friend’s turn.

Is दोस्त a masculine noun or a feminine noun?