दाहिना (daahinaa)
adjective
Means 'right' as in the right-hand side or direction, the opposite of बायाँ (baayaan, 'left'). One straightforward sense.
Sense
1
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right (side/hand/direction)
adjective
Synonyms: दायाँ (daayaan, more common everyday variant)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In everyday direction-giving -- to an auto driver, on the street -- दाहिने (daahine) and बाएँ (baaen) are the words you will actually hear shouted out, often paired with मुड़ना (mudnaa, 'to turn'). दाहिना (daahinaa) and दायाँ (daayaan) are near-total synonyms in Delhi-NCR speech, so pick whichever comes to mind rather than worrying about which is 'more correct'.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often default to दायाँ (daayaan) since it is heard more often in casual speech; दाहिना (daahinaa) is equally correct and common, especially with हाथ (haath, 'hand') and तरफ़ (taraf, 'side') -- both are natural, not a formal/informal split. 2) Since this is a variable adjective, learners sometimes leave it unagreed, saying दाहिना हाथ (daahinaa haath) correctly but then wrongly carrying the same -आ ending into feminine contexts like दाहिना तरफ़ (daahinaa taraf) instead of दाहिनी तरफ़ (daahinii taraf)).
Sample Sentences:
दाहिने मुड़ जाओ।
Turn right.
(daahine mud jaao।)
अगले चौराहे से दाहिने मुड़िएगा।
Please turn right at the next intersection.
(agle chauraahe se daahine mudiegaa।)
मेरा दाहिना हाथ अभी भी दर्द कर रहा है।
My right hand still hurts.
(meraa daahinaa haath abhii bhii dard kar rahaa hai।)
बैंक दाहिनी तरफ है, बस थोड़ा आगे चलिए।
The bank is on the right side, just walk a little further.
(baink daahinii taraph hai, bas thodaa aage chalie।)
अगर वह दाहिने मुड़ता तो सीधा घर पहुँच जाता।
If he had turned right, he would have reached home directly.
(agar vah daahine mudtaa to siidhaa ghar pahunch jaataa।)
ऑटो वाला हमेशा दाहिने से कट मारता है, ध्यान रखना।
The auto driver always cuts in from the right, be careful.
(oto vaalaa hameshaa daahine se kat maartaa hai, dhyaan rakhnaa।)
क्या हमें यहाँ से दाहिने मुड़ना चाहिए?
Should we turn right from here?
(kyaa hamen yahaan se daahine mudnaa chaahie?)
उसने दाहिने हाथ से गिलास उठाया।
He picked up the glass with his right hand.
(usne daahine haath se gilaas uthaayaa।)
मंदिर में प्रवेश करते समय दाहिना पैर पहले रखा जाता है।
While entering the temple, the right foot is placed first.
(mandir men pravesh karte samay daahinaa pair pahle rakhaa jaataa hai।)
पुल के बाद दाहिनी ओर एक पेट्रोल पंप मिलेगा।
After the bridge, you'll find a petrol pump on the right side.
(pul ke baad daahinii or ek petrol pamp milegaa।)
दाहिने-बाएँ देखकर ही सड़क पार करना।
Only cross the road after looking right and left.
(daahine-baaen dekhkar hii sadak paar karnaa।)
Morphology
Adjective (variable)
(sg.m):
दाहिना
(daahinaa)
(pl.m):
दाहिने
(daahine)
(sg.f):
दाहिनी
(daahinii)
(pl.f):
दाहिनी
(daahinii)