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?

दोस्त is a little flexible in real usage. It can refer to either a male or female friend, and the surrounding words often show which one is meant.

In this sentence, मेरी makes it clear that दोस्त means a female friend.

If you want to be more explicitly feminine, Hindi also has:

• सहेली = female friend

So:

• मेरी दोस्त = my female friend
• मेरी सहेली = my female friend

Both can work, though दोस्त is very common in everyday speech.