Questions & Answers about मेरी दोस्त आज बिज़ी है।
Why is it मेरी and not मेरा?
मेरी agrees with दोस्त here in the sense of female friend.
In Hindi, words like मेरा / मेरी / मेरे change to match the gender and number of the noun they describe.
- मेरा दोस्त = my male friend
- मेरी दोस्त = my female friend
So in this sentence, मेरी दोस्त tells you the friend is female.
Does दोस्त itself mean a female friend here?
Yes, in this sentence दोस्त refers to a female friend, because of मेरी.
A useful thing to know is that दोस्त often keeps the same form whether the friend is male or female. The surrounding words tell you the gender:
- मेरा दोस्त = my male friend
- मेरी दोस्त = my female friend
So the noun दोस्त does not change, but the possessive word does.
Why doesn’t बिज़ी change for a female subject?
Because बिज़ी is a borrowed word from English, and in everyday Hindi it usually stays the same regardless of gender.
So you can say:
- मेरा दोस्त बिज़ी है।
- मेरी दोस्त बिज़ी है।
In both cases, बिज़ी stays बिज़ी.
This is different from many native Hindi adjectives, which often change form. For example:
- मेरा दोस्त व्यस्त है।
- मेरी दोस्त व्यस्त है।
Here व्यस्त also stays the same, but some other Hindi adjectives do change depending on gender.
What does आज do in the sentence?
आज means today.
So:
- मेरी दोस्त बिज़ी है। = My friend is busy.
- मेरी दोस्त आज बिज़ी है। = My friend is busy today.
It adds the time idea.
Can आज go in a different place?
Yes. Hindi word order is flexible, although some orders sound more natural than others.
These are all understandable:
- मेरी दोस्त आज बिज़ी है।
- आज मेरी दोस्त बिज़ी है।
- मेरी दोस्त बिज़ी है आज।
The most neutral and common version here is मेरी दोस्त आज बिज़ी है।
Why is है at the end?
है means is, and Hindi usually places the verb at the end of the sentence.
So the structure is roughly:
- मेरी दोस्त = my friend
- आज = today
- बिज़ी = busy
- है = is
Literal order: My friend today busy is.
Natural English: My friend is busy today.
Can I leave out है?
Usually, in a full standard sentence like this, no.
You normally say:
- मेरी दोस्त आज बिज़ी है।
Leaving out है can sound incomplete, unless you are speaking very casually, using headlines, notes, or short chat-style language.
So for learners, it is best to keep है.
Is बिज़ी a normal Hindi word?
It is very common in modern spoken Hindi, especially in everyday conversation. It comes from English busy, but Hindi speakers use it naturally.
A more traditional or formal Hindi word is व्यस्त.
So both are possible:
- मेरी दोस्त आज बिज़ी है। = casual, everyday
- मेरी दोस्त आज व्यस्त है। = more formal or bookish
How would I say this if the friend were male?
You would usually say:
- मेरा दोस्त आज बिज़ी है।
The main change is मेरी → मेरा.
So:
- मेरी दोस्त = my female friend
- मेरा दोस्त = my male friend
Does this sentence mean my girlfriend?
Not by itself. मेरी दोस्त normally just means my female friend.
If you wanted to clearly say girlfriend in the romantic sense, people might say:
- मेरी गर्लफ्रेंड
- or use context to make it clear
So मेरी दोस्त is usually just my friend.
How is बिज़ी pronounced?
It is pronounced roughly like biz-zee, very close to the English word busy, but said in a Hindi accent.
The spelling बिज़ी shows:
- बि = bi
- ज़ = z
- ी = long ee
So: bi-zee.
Is this sentence formal or informal?
It is neutral and very natural in everyday speech.
- मेरी दोस्त आज बिज़ी है। sounds conversational and common.
- If you want something more formal, you might say मेरी मित्र आज व्यस्त है, but that sounds much less casual and not as common in normal conversation.
So for real-life spoken Hindi, this sentence is perfectly normal.
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