Questions & Answers about मेरा भाई रोज़ रात को अंग्रेज़ी लिखता है।
Why is it मेरा भाई and not मेरी भाई?
Because भाई is a masculine singular noun, and मेरा agrees with it.
- मेरा = my (used with masculine singular nouns)
- मेरी = my (used with feminine singular nouns)
- मेरे = my (used with masculine plural nouns, and in some oblique contexts)
So:
- मेरा भाई = my brother
- मेरी बहन = my sister
Even though the speaker could be male or female, मेरा is chosen based on भाई, not on the speaker.
Why does लिखता end in -ता?
The -ता form is part of the habitual present in Hindi. It shows that the action happens regularly or habitually.
In this sentence:
- लिखता है = writes / does write / writes regularly
Because the subject is भाई (masculine singular), the verb takes the masculine singular habitual form:
- लिखता है = he writes
- लिखती है = she writes
So मेरा भाई ... लिखता है means my brother writes ... as a regular action.
Why is there है at the end if लिखता already means writes?
In Hindi, the habitual form usually works with a form of ().