पसंद (pasand)

noun/adjective Mainly a noun meaning 'liking/preference,' most often met in the frozen phrase पसंद है (pasand hai) and the fixed adjective सुनाम पसंद (pasand, 'preferred/liked')-style compounds; also functions as an invariant adjective meaning 'liked, favorite.'
Sense 1 : liking, preference, taste
noun, feminine Used overwhelmingly in the construction X को Y पसंद है (X ko Y pasand hai) -- 'X likes Y' -- with पसंद (pasand) as the noun and है/होना (hai/honaa) as the verb, agreeing with the liked thing, not with the person who likes it.
Synonyms: रुचि (ruchi, formal), चाह (chaah)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This word rides on Hindi's dative-subject pattern, the same frame you already know from लगना (lagnaa) and चाहिए (chaahie) -- the liker is grammatically a bystander (को-marked) and the liked thing is the real subject. Ask anyone in a Delhi bazaar आपको कौन सा रंग पसंद है? (aapko kaun saa rang pasand hai?, 'which color do you like?') and you will hear this construction constantly while shopping.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to make पसंद (pasand) agree with the person (the को-marked subject) instead of the thing liked -- e.g. wrongly saying मुझे पसंद हूँ (mujhe pasand hoon) instead of the correct मुझे... पसंद है/हैं (mujhe pasand hai/mujhe pasand hain), where agreement tracks the liked object. 2) पसंद (pasand) itself never inflects -- it is invariant even though the है/हैं (hai/hain) that follows it changes.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे यह किताब बहुत पसंद है। I like this book a lot.
(mujhe yah kitaab bahut pasand hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
आपको कौन सा रंग पसंद है? Which color do you like?
(aapko kaun saa rang pasand hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसे मीठा खाना बहुत पसंद था। He used to like sweet food a lot.
(use miithaa khaanaa bahut pasand thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मुझे नहीं लगता कि उन्हें यह जगह पसंद आएगी। I don't think they will like this place.
(mujhe nahiin lagtaa ki unhen yah jagah pasand aaegii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
अगर उसे मेरी पसंद पता होती, तो वह यही तोहफ़ा लाता। If he had known my preference, he would have brought this very gift.
(agar use merii pasand pataa hotii, to vah yahii tohfaa laataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
शायद उन्हें यह डिज़ाइन पसंद आ जाए। Maybe they'll end up liking this design.
(shaayad unhen yah dizaain pasand aa jaae।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
हमें अपनी पसंद के अनुसार खाना ऑर्डर करना चाहिए। We should order food according to our own preference.
(hamen apnii pasand ke anusaar khaanaa ordar karnaa chaahie।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
आपकी पसंद-नापसंद के बारे में हमें बताइए, ताकि हम मेन्यू तय कर सकें। Please tell us about your likes and dislikes, so we can decide the menu.
(aapkii pasand-naapsand ke baare men hamen bataaie, taaki ham menyoo tay kar saken।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
हर किसी की पसंद अलग-अलग होती है, इसलिए बहस का कोई फ़ायदा नहीं। Everyone's taste is different, so there's no point arguing.
(har kisii kii pasand alag-alag hotii hai, islie bahas kaa koii faaydaa nahiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह गीत उसकी बचपन की पसंद रही है, आज भी सुनते ही वह गुनगुनाने लगता है। This song has been his favorite since childhood -- even today, the moment he hears it, he starts humming.
(yah giit uskii bachpan kii pasand rahii hai, aaj bhii sunte hii vah gungunaane lagtaa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
साहब की पसंद का पूरा ध्यान रखा जाएगा। Your preferences will be fully taken care of, sir.
(saahab kii pasand kaa pooraa dhyaan rakhaa jaaegaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
Sense 2 : liked, favorite, preferred
adjective Used attributively before a noun, as in मेरी पसंद की किताब (merii pasand kii kitaab, 'the book of my choice/liking'), or in compounds like मनपसंद (manapsand).
Synonyms: मनपसंद (manapsand, 'to one's heart's liking'), प्रिय (priy, literary)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will see this sense in menus and shop signs -- अपनी पसंद का खाना चुनिए (apnii pasand kaa khaanaa chunie, 'choose food of your choice') is a common phrase at Delhi food courts and buffet counters.
Common Mistakes: 1) As an adjective, पसंद (pasand) never takes gender/number endings -- learners sometimes try to feminize or pluralize it like a regular -आ (-aa) adjective, which is wrong.
Sample Sentences:
यह मेरी पसंद की किताब है। This is my favorite book.
(yah merii pasand kii kitaab hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अपनी पसंद का खाना चुनिए। Choose the food of your choice.
(apnii pasand kaa khaanaa chunie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यह मेरे पसंदीदा रंग की शर्ट नहीं है, फिर भी ठीक है। This shirt isn't of my favorite color, but it's still fine.
(yah mere pasandiidaa rang kii shart nahiin hai, phir bhii thiik hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह उसकी पसंद की जगह थी, इसलिए हम वहीं गए। This was her favorite place, so we went there.
(yah uskii pasand kii jagah thii, islie ham vahiin gae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश यह मेरी पसंद की डिज़ाइन होती। I wish this were my favorite design.
(kaash yah merii pasand kii dizaain hotii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या यह आपकी पसंद की मिठाई है? Is this your favorite sweet?
(kyaa yah aapkii pasand kii mithaaii hai?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मुमकिन है यह उसकी पसंद की फिल्म हो। It's possible that this is her favorite film.
(mumkin hai yah uskii pasand kii philm ho।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
काउंटर पर हर किसी की पसंद की डिश उपलब्ध कराई जाती है। Everyone's favorite dish is made available at the counter.
(kaauntar par har kisii kii pasand kii dish uplabdh karaaii jaatii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
मेनू में उनकी पसंद की डिश शामिल की जाएगी। Their favorite dish will be included in the menu.
(menoo men unkii pasand kii dish shaamil kii jaaegii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): पसंद (pasand)
(sg.f.oblique): पसंद (pasand)
(pl.f.direct): पसंदें (pasanden)
(pl.f.oblique): पसंदों (pasandon)
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: पसंद (pasand)