बाएँ (baaen)
adverb/adjective
The oblique/adverbial form of बायाँ (baayaan, 'left'), used mainly as the direction word 'left/to the left' and in the fixed pair बाएँ-दाएँ (baaen-daaen, 'left and right').
Sense
1
:
in the leftward direction
adverb Often paired with a postposition: बाएँ हाथ पर (baaen haath par, 'on the left hand side'), or used bare as a direction command: बाएँ मुड़िए (baaen mudie, 'turn left').
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word you will hear from every auto-rickshaw driver and every well-meaning aunty giving directions in the market -- बाएँ से दूसरी गली (baaen se doosrii galii, 'the second lane from the left') is classic Delhi direction-giving. It pairs naturally with दाएँ (daaen, 'right') and सीधे (siidhe, 'straight') as the three basic direction words every learner needs early on.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say दाएँ (daaen) and बाएँ (baaen) in the wrong order out of habit from English 'left and right' -- Hindi speakers conventionally say बाएँ-दाएँ (baaen-daaen) with left first, same as English, so this is usually fine, but the fixed pairing itself is worth noting as an idiom rather than two separate words used ad hoc. 2) This form is used adverbially and does not change for gender or number the way बायाँ (baayaan) does when modifying a noun directly -- learners sometimes wrongly try to inflect बाएँ (baaen) itself.
Sample Sentences:
यहाँ से बाएँ मुड़ जाओ।
Turn left from here.
(yahaan se baaen mud jaao।)
बाएँ से दूसरी गली में हमारा घर है।
Our house is in the second lane from the left.
(baaen se doosrii galii men hamaaraa ghar hai।)
आगे बाएँ मुड़िए, फिर सीधे चलते जाइए।
Turn left ahead, then keep going straight.
(aage baaen mudie, phir siidhe chalte jaaie।)
ड्राइवर ने बाएँ मोड़ लिया।
The driver turned left.
(draaivar ne baaen mod liyaa।)
बस स्टैंड पहुँचने से पहले सड़क बाएँ मुड़ती है।
The road turns left before reaching the bus stand.
(bas staind pahunchne se pahle sadak baaen mudtii hai।)
अगर तुम बाएँ मुड़ते, तो सीधे बाज़ार पहुँच जाते।
If you had turned left, you would have reached the market directly.
(agar tum baaen mudte, to siidhe baazaar pahunch jaate।)
कृपया अगले चौराहे से बाएँ मुड़ें।
Please turn left at the next intersection.
(kripyaa agle chauraahe se baaen muden।)
मुझे नहीं पता था कि यहाँ से बाएँ जाना है या दाएँ।
I did not know whether to go left or right from here.
(mujhe nahiin pataa thaa ki yahaan se baaen jaanaa hai yaa daaen।)
गाड़ी को बाएँ मोड़ा जाएगा ताकि जाम से बचा जा सके।
The car will be turned left so that the traffic jam can be avoided.
(gaadii ko baaen modaa jaaegaa taaki jaam se bachaa jaa sake।)
मंदिर के पास से बाएँ मुड़ना, वरना रास्ता भूल जाओगे।
Turn left near the temple, or you will lose your way.
(mandir ke paas se baaen mudnaa, varnaa raastaa bhool jaaoge।)
क्या यहाँ से बाएँ जाना ठीक रहेगा?
Would it be right to go left from here?
(kyaa yahaan se baaen jaanaa thiik rahegaa?)
Sense
2
:
left (side), oblique form used before a postposition
adjective This is the oblique form of बायाँ (baayaan) required before a following postposition, as in बाएँ हाथ से (baaen haath se, 'with the left hand').
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This oblique form links directly back to बायाँ (baayaan); learners who know that लड़का (ladkaa) becomes लड़के (ladke) before postpositions will recognize the same pattern here.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे बाएँ हाथ में दर्द है।
There is pain in my left hand.
(mere baaen haath men dard hai।)
बाएँ पैर में मोच आ गई है।
There is a sprain in the left foot.
(baaen pair men moch aa gaii hai।)
डॉक्टर ने मेरी बाएँ आँख की जाँच की।
The doctor examined my left eye.
(doktar ne merii baaen aankh kii jaanch kii।)
वह अपने बाएँ कान से ठीक से नहीं सुन पाता।
He cannot hear properly from his left ear.
(vah apne baaen kaan se thiik se nahiin sun paataa।)
बाएँ कंधे पर बैग मत टाँगो, दर्द होगा।
Don't hang the bag on your left shoulder, it will hurt.
(baaen kandhe par baig mat taango, dard hogaa।)
यदि तुम बाएँ हाथ से लिखते, तो शायद आसान होता।
If you wrote with your left hand, it would perhaps be easier.
(yadi tum baaen haath se likhte, to shaayad aasaan hotaa।)
उसकी बाएँ बाजू पर एक पुराना निशान है।
There is an old mark on his left arm.
(uskii baaen baajoo par ek puraanaa nishaan hai।)
मरीज़ के बाएँ फेफड़े में संक्रमण पाया गया।
An infection was found in the patient's left lung.
(mariiz ke baaen phephde men sankrman paayaa gayaa।)
क्या तुमने अपने बाएँ हाथ से गेंद पकड़ी?
Did you catch the ball with your left hand?
(kyaa tumne apne baaen haath se gend pakdii?)
ज़रूरी है कि पट्टी बाएँ घुटने पर ही बाँधी जाए।
It is necessary that the bandage be tied only on the left knee.
(zaroorii hai ki pattii baaen ghutne par hii baandhii jaae।)
Morphology
Adjective (variable)
(sg.m):
बाएँ
(baaen)
(pl.m):
बाएँे
([[बाएँे]])
(sg.f):
बाएँी
([[बाएँी]])
(pl.f):
बाएँी
([[बाएँी]])