बाक़ी (baaqii)
adjective/noun
One core idea, 'remaining/left over', that splits into an adjective (leftover, remaining) and a noun (the remainder, the rest, or a balance/change amount owed).
Sense
1
:
remaining, left over
adjective
Synonyms: शेष (shesh, formal), बचा हुआ (bachaa huaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear this constantly in daily life: a shopkeeper says बाक़ी सामान (baaqii saamaan, the remaining goods) or a mother says बाक़ी खाना (baaqii khaanaa, the leftover food) खा लो (khaa lo, eat it up). It sits right alongside the noun sense below, which is really the same idea nominalized.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often treat बाक़ी (baaqii) as fully invariant like a noun-adjective, but it does not change form for gender or number at all -- बाक़ी लड़का (baaqii ladkaa, the remaining boy), बाक़ी लड़की (baaqii ladkii, the remaining girl), and बाक़ी लड़के (baaqii ladke, the remaining boys) all keep the same spelling.
Sample Sentences:
बाक़ी खाना खा लो।
Eat up the remaining food.
(baaqii khaanaa khaa lo।)
दुकानदार ने बाक़ी सामान गोदाम में रख दिया।
The shopkeeper put the remaining goods in the warehouse.
(dukaandaar ne baaqii saamaan godaam men rakh diyaa।)
बाक़ी मेहमान अभी नहीं आए हैं।
The remaining guests haven't arrived yet.
(baaqii mehmaan abhii nahiin aae hain।)
बाक़ी काम कल कर लेंगे।
We'll do the remaining work tomorrow.
(baaqii kaam kal kar lenge।)
अगर बाक़ी बच्चे भी आ जाते तो मज़ा और बढ़ जाता।
If the remaining kids had also come, the fun would have increased even more.
(agar baaqii bachche bhii aa jaate to mazaa aur badh jaataa।)
बाक़ी रोटियाँ फ्रिज में रखी हैं।
The remaining rotis are kept in the fridge.
(baaqii rotiyaan phrij men rakhii hain।)
बाक़ी छात्रों को कक्षा में ही रुकना चाहिए।
The remaining students should stay in the classroom.
(baaqii chhaatron ko kakshaa men hii ruknaa chaahie।)
क्या बाक़ी फाइलें भी भेज दी गई हैं?
Have the remaining files also been sent?
(kyaa baaqii phaailen bhii bhej dii gaii hain?)
बाक़ी मज़दूर हर रोज़ शाम को यहीं से चाय पीते हैं।
The remaining laborers drink tea from right here every evening.
(baaqii mazdoor har roz shaam ko yahiin se chaay piite hain।)
बाक़ी सामान ट्रक में लादा जा रहा है।
The remaining goods are being loaded onto the truck.
(baaqii saamaan trak men laadaa jaa rahaa hai।)
बाक़ी पैसे तो शायद अगले हफ़्ते मिल जाएँ।
The remaining money will perhaps come through next week.
(baaqii paise to shaayad agle hafte mil jaaen।)
Sense
2
:
the rest, the remainder
noun, feminine Often used alone as a pronoun-like noun standing for 'the rest (of it/them)', without needing an explicit noun after it -- बाक़ी कल करूँगा (baaqii kal karoongaa, 'I'll do the rest tomorrow').
Synonyms: शेष (shesh, formal), बचा हुआ हिस्सा (bachaa huaa hissaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the same word as the adjective sense, just standing on its own as 'the remainder' -- Hindi lets you drop the noun it modifies once context is clear, so बाक़ी सब ठीक है (baaqii sab thiik hai, 'the rest is all fine') is a very common way to wrap up a conversation or a status update.
Sample Sentences:
बाक़ी सब ठीक है।
The rest is all fine.
(baaqii sab thiik hai।)
बाक़ी तो मुझे कुछ पता नहीं।
As for the rest, I don't know anything.
(baaqii to mujhe kuchh pataa nahiin।)
आधा काम हो गया है, बाक़ी कल कर लेंगे।
Half the work is done, we'll do the rest tomorrow.
(aadhaa kaam ho gayaa hai, baaqii kal kar lenge।)
यह हिस्सा तो ठीक है, बाक़ी में कई गलतियाँ हैं।
This part is fine, but there are many mistakes in the rest.
(yah hissaa to thiik hai, baaqii men kaii galtiyaan hain।)
बाक़ी अगली बार बताऊँगी।
I'll tell you the rest next time.
(baaqii aglii baar bataaoongii।)
क्या बाक़ी भी इतना ही मीठा होगा?
Will the rest be just as sweet, I wonder?
(kyaa baaqii bhii itnaa hii miithaa hogaa?)
अगर उसने बाक़ी भी पढ़ लिया होता तो सवाल का जवाब दे पाता।
If he had read the rest too, he would have been able to answer the question.
(agar usne baaqii bhii padh liyaa hotaa to savaal kaa javaab de paataa।)
बाक़ी कमेटी को भेज दिया गया है।
The rest has been sent to the committee.
(baaqii kametii ko bhej diyaa gayaa hai।)
पहला अध्याय समझ आ गया, बाक़ी समझना बाक़ी है।
I understood the first chapter; understanding the rest is still pending.
(pahlaa adhyaay samajh aa gayaa, baaqii samajhnaa baaqii hai।)
बाक़ी सब छोड़िए, पहले यह बताइए कि हुआ क्या था।
Leave the rest aside; first tell me what happened.
(baaqii sab chhodie, pahle yah bataaie ki huaa kyaa thaa।)
शेष सृष्टि की तरह बाक़ी भी उसी की रचना है।
Like the rest of creation, all that remains is his making too.
(shesh srishti kii tarah baaqii bhii usii kii rachnaa hai।)
Sense
3
:
balance due, change (money), outstanding amount
noun, feminine Common in shopkeeper/market contexts: बाक़ी दे दो (baaqii de do, 'give me the change/balance') or आपकी बाक़ी (aapkii baaqii, 'your change').
Synonyms: बचत (bachat, meaning scope: savings, not quite the same), उधार (udhaar, meaning scope: refers to credit/debt rather than change)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word you will hear at every corner shop in Delhi when the vendor is short on coins: बाक़ी नहीं है (baaqii nahiin hai, 'I don't have change') is practically a ritual phrase of Indian retail life, often followed by an offer to round up or give a toffee instead of coins.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for चेंज (chenj) as a borrowed English word for 'change', but बाक़ी (baaqii) is what a Hindi speaker actually says at a shop counter for money owed back.
Sample Sentences:
भैया, बाक़ी नहीं है, एक टॉफ़ी ले लो।
Brother, I don't have change, take a toffee instead.
(bhaiyaa, baaqii nahiin hai, ek tofii le lo।)
दुकानदार ने कहा कि उसके पास बाक़ी नहीं है।
The shopkeeper said that he doesn't have change.
(dukaandaar ne kahaa ki uske paas baaqii nahiin hai।)
मुझे मेरी बाक़ी वापस कर दो।
Give me back my change.
(mujhe merii baaqii vaapas kar do।)
अभी भी दो हज़ार रुपये बाक़ी हैं।
Two thousand rupees are still outstanding.
(abhii bhii do hazaar rupye baaqii hain।)
अगर सौ रुपये की बाक़ी हो, तो मुझे बता देना।
If there is a balance of a hundred rupees, do let me know.
(agar sau rupye kii baaqii ho, to mujhe bataa denaa।)
किराने वाले ने पूरी बाक़ी लौटा दी।
The grocer returned the entire change.
(kiraane vaale ne poorii baaqii lautaa dii।)
अगर उस दिन उसके पास बाक़ी होती, तो झगड़ा ही नहीं होता।
If he had had change that day, there wouldn't even have been a quarrel.
(agar us din uske paas baaqii hotii, to jhagdaa hii nahiin hotaa।)
किराया चुकाने के बाद कितनी बाक़ी बचेगी?
How much change will be left after paying the fare?
(kiraayaa chukaane ke baad kitnii baaqii bachegii?)
उसकी सारी बाक़ी बैंक में जमा करा दी गई।
His entire outstanding amount was deposited in the bank.
(uskii saarii baaqii baink men jamaa karaa dii gaii।)
क्या आप मुझे मेरी बाक़ी दे सकते हैं?
Could you give me my change, please?
(kyaa aap mujhe merii baaqii de sakte hain?)
टैक्सी वाले ने बाक़ी रखने को कहा और चला गया।
The taxi driver told me to keep the change and left.
(taiksii vaale ne baaqii rakhne ko kahaa aur chalaa gayaa।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
बाक़ी
(baaqii)
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
बाक़ी
(baaqii)
(sg.f.oblique):
बाक़ी
(baaqii)
(pl.f.direct):
बाक़ियाँ
(baaqiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique):
बाक़ियों
(baaqiyon)