मर्द (mard)

noun/adjective Means 'man' as opposed to woman/child, but the word carries a strong secondary sense of 'manly, brave' -- it is often used less as a neutral biological term and more to invoke ideas of masculinity and courage.
Sense 1 : an adult male person
noun, masculine
Synonyms: आदमी (aadmii), पुरुष (purush, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear मर्द (mard) a lot in the phrase मर्द और औरत (mard aur aurat, 'man and woman'), setting up a male-female contrast, which is a slightly different flavor than the more clinical पुरुष और महिला (purush aur mahilaa, 'man and woman', formal pairing) you'd see on official forms.
Common Mistakes: 1) मर्द (mard) is not the everyday neutral word for 'man' in most contexts -- आदमी (aadmii) is the default; मर्द (mard) leans toward emphasizing masculinity, virility, or gender contrast (as in मर्द और औरत (mard aur aurat, 'men and women')).
Sample Sentences:
इस कमरे में मर्द और औरत दोनों बैठे हैं। Both men and women are sitting in this room.
(is kamre men mard aur aurat donon baithe hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह मर्द कोने में खड़ा था। That man was standing in the corner.
(vah mard kone men khadaa thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
पार्टी में मर्द और औरतें अलग-अलग गुटों में बात कर रहे थे। At the party, the men and women were talking in separate groups.
(paartii men mard aur aurten alag-alag guton men baat kar rahe the।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम उस मर्द को जानते हो जो दरवाज़े पर खड़ा है? Do you know that man standing at the door?
(kyaa tum us mard ko jaante ho jo darvaaze par khadaa hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
फॉर्म में लिखा था कि सिर्फ मर्द ही इस नौकरी के लिए आवेदन कर सकते हैं। The form said that only men could apply for this job.
(phorm men likhaa thaa ki sirph mard hii is naukrii ke lie aavedan kar sakte hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
अगर वह मर्द थोड़ी देर और रुकता तो हमें मदद मिल जाती। If that man had stayed a little longer, we would have gotten help.
(agar vah mard thodii der aur ruktaa to hamen madad mil jaatii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
उस मर्द से रास्ता पूछ लो। Ask that man for directions.
(us mard se raastaa poochh lo।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
शायद वह मर्द इस इलाके का नहीं है। Maybe that man isn't from this area.
(shaayad vah mard is ilaake kaa nahiin hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
गाँव के मर्द खेतों की तरफ जा रहे थे। The men of the village were heading toward the fields.
(gaanv ke mard kheton kii taraph jaa rahe the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मर्द और औरत को बराबर हक़ मिलना चाहिए। Men and women should get equal rights.
(mard aur aurat ko baraabar haq milnaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उस भीड़ में एक मर्द ज़ोर से चिल्ला रहा था। In that crowd, a man was shouting loudly.
(us bhiid men ek mard zor se chillaa rahaa thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : manly, brave, tough
adjective Used predicatively, often in set phrases like मर्द बनो (mard bano, 'be a man') or असली मर्द (aslii mard, 'a real man'), where it praises courage or toughness rather than describing biological sex.
Synonyms: बहादुर (bahaadur), दिलेर (diler, literary)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the sense behind lines like मर्द को दर्द नहीं होता (mard ko dard nahiin hotaa, 'a man doesn't feel pain'), a macho catchphrase used (often half-jokingly now) to tell men to tough out pain or emotion without complaint -- it captures a whole cultural script about masculinity in one sentence.
Common Mistakes: 1) This adjectival, character-praising use is invariant in practice -- you will not see it inflected like a typical -आ adjective because it almost always appears in fixed exclamatory or evaluative phrases (असली मर्द (aslii mard, 'a real man'), मर्द बनो (mard bano, 'be a man')) rather than modifying nouns freely across genders and numbers.
Sample Sentences:
मर्द को दर्द नहीं होता। A real man doesn't feel pain.
(mard ko dard nahiin hotaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वो बहुत मर्द बंदा है, कभी शिकायत नहीं करता। He's a really tough guy, he never complains.
(vo bahut mard bandaa hai, kabhii shikaayat nahiin kartaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर तू मर्द है तो सामने आकर बात कर। If you're man enough, come face to face and talk.
(agar too mard hai to saamne aakar baat kar।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
उस मुसीबत में भी वो मर्द बना रहा। Even in that crisis, he stayed tough.
(us musiibat men bhii vo mard banaa rahaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश मैं भी उतना मर्द होता जितना वो है। I wish I were as tough as he is.
(kaash main bhii utnaa mard hotaa jitnaa vo hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अगर वो मर्द होता तो ऐसे हालात में भी हार नहीं मानता। If he were really tough, he wouldn't have given up even in such circumstances.
(agar vo mard hotaa to aise haalaat men bhii haar nahiin maantaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
बेटा, दर्द को छुपा लो, मर्द बनो। Son, hide the pain, be a man.
(betaa, dard ko chhupaa lo, mard bano।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
समाज हमेशा कहता है कि मर्द को कमज़ोर नहीं दिखना चाहिए। Society always says that a man shouldn't appear weak.
(samaaj hameshaa kahtaa hai ki mard ko kamzor nahiin dikhnaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम इतने मर्द हो कि अपनी गलती मान सको? Are you man enough to admit your mistake?
(kyaa tum itne mard ho ki apnii galtii maan sako?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इस फ़िल्म में हीरो को इतना मर्द दिखाया गया है कि वो कभी रोता ही नहीं। In this film, the hero is shown so tough that he never even cries.
(is film men hiiro ko itnaa mard dikhaayaa gayaa hai ki vo kabhii rotaa hii nahiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): मर्द (mard)
(sg.m.oblique): मर्द (mard)
(pl.m.direct): मर्द (mard)
(pl.m.oblique): मर्दों (mardon)
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: मर्द (mard)