मेरी नज़र थाली पर है।

to be

Breakdown of मेरी नज़र थाली पर है।

• मेरा: my
• पर: on
• थाली: plate; thali

Questions & Answers about मेरी नज़र थाली पर है।

What is the literal breakdown of मेरी नज़र थाली पर है?

A very literal breakdown is:

• मेरी = my
• नज़र = gaze / eye / attention
• थाली = plate / platter / dish
• पर = on
• है = is

So the structure is basically:

My gaze is on the plate.

In natural English, this often means something like My eyes are on the plate or I’ve got my eye on the plate.

Why is it मेरी and not मेरा?

Because नज़र is a feminine noun in Hindi.

Possessive words like my change to match the gender and number of the noun they describe:

• मेरा = for masculine singular nouns
• मेरी = for feminine singular nouns
• मेरे = for masculine plural nouns, and also in some other grammatical situations

Since नज़र is feminine singular, you say:

• मेरी नज़र = my gaze / my eye / my attention

Not:

• मेरा नज़र ❌

What exactly does नज़र mean here?

नज़र can mean several related things depending on context: