रात का खाना परोसिए।

dinner

Breakdown of रात का खाना परोसिए।

• परोसना: to serve (food)

Questions & Answers about रात का खाना परोसिए।

Why is it रात का खाना and not रात की खाना if रात is feminine?

This is a very common question.

In रात का खाना, the word का agrees with खाना, not with रात.

• रात = night
• खाना = food / meal
• रात का खाना = the meal/food of the night, i.e. dinner

In Hindi, in a phrase like X का Y, the का/के/की usually matches Y:

• रात का खाना — खाना is masculine singular, so का
• रात की चाय — चाय is feminine, so की
• रात के खाने — plural/oblique situations can give के

So the gender of रात is not what controls का here.

What does रात का खाना literally mean?

Literally, it means something like the night’s food or the meal of the night.

A natural English equivalent is:

• dinner
• the evening meal

Hindi often expresses meal names this way:

• सुबह का नाश्ता = breakfast
• दोपहर का खाना = lunch
• रात ka खाना = dinner

So even though the literal structure looks different from English, it is a very normal Hindi way to name meals.