बायाँ (baayaan)

adjective A single-sense adjective meaning 'left' (as opposed to right); it inflects for gender/number/case like an ordinary -आ adjective, e.g. बायीं ओर (baayiin or, 'on the left side').
Sense 1 : left (side/direction, not right)
adjective
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In everyday directions you will hear बायीं तरफ़ (baayiin taraf) or बायें हाथ (baayen haath, 'on the left hand side') constantly from auto drivers and shopkeepers giving directions in Delhi. Its opposite number is दायाँ (daayaan, 'right'), and the two are almost always learned as a pair.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often leave it uninflected as बायाँ (baayaan) even before a feminine noun like ओर (or, 'side') or तरफ़ (taraf, 'direction') -- it must agree, giving बायीं ओर (baayiin or, 'left side') and बायीं तरफ़ (baayiin taraf, 'to the left'). 2) Don't confuse with बचा (bachaa, 'left over, remaining') -- a totally different word that happens to sound similar in English translation.
Sample Sentences:
बायें मुड़ जाओ, फिर सीधे चले जाना। Turn left, then go straight ahead.
(baayen mud jaao, phir siidhe chale jaanaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
मेरा बायाँ हाथ दर्द कर रहा है। My left hand is hurting.
(meraa baayaan haath dard kar rahaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बायीं तरफ़ एक मंदिर है, आप वहाँ से पूछ लेना। There's a temple on the left side, you can ask there.
(baayiin taraf ek mandir hai, aap vahaan se poochh lenaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
ऑटो वाले ने बायें हाथ इशारा करते हुए रास्ता बताया। The auto driver pointed to the left and showed the way.
(oto vaale ne baayen haath ishaaraa karte hue raastaa bataayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम बायें मुड़ते, तो सीधे बाज़ार पहुँच जाते। If you had turned left, you would have reached the market directly.
(agar tum baayen mudte, to siidhe baazaar pahunch jaate।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया बायीं ओर से गाड़ी निकालें। Please take the car out from the left side.
(kripyaa baayiin or se gaadii nikaalen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
बच्चे ने बायें पैर से गेंद को ज़ोर से मारा। The child kicked the ball hard with his left foot.
(bachche ne baayen pair se gend ko zor se maaraa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
यहाँ से बायें जाना सही रहेगा या दायें? Would it be better to go left from here, or right?
(yahaan se baayen jaanaa sahii rahegaa yaa daayen?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
पुलिस वाले ने सबको बायीं तरफ़ खड़े होने का आदेश दिया। The policeman ordered everyone to stand on the left side.
(pulis vaale ne sabko baayiin taraf khade hone kaa aadesh diyaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
दुकान मुख्य सड़क से बायें हाथ, मस्जिद के पास मिलेगी। The shop is on the left side of the main road, near the mosque.
(dukaan mukhy sadak se baayen haath, masjid ke paas milegii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
जब तक बायीं गली न आए, गाड़ी धीमी रखना। Keep the car slow until the left lane comes.
(jab tak baayiin galii n aae, gaadii dhiimii rakhnaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (variable)
(sg.m): बायाँ (baayaan)
(pl.m): बायाँे ([[बायाँे]])
(sg.f): बायाँी ([[बायाँी]])
(pl.f): बायाँी ([[बायाँी]])