बग़ीचा (baghiichaa)

noun A garden or small orchard -- a single, straightforward noun sense with no complications.
Sense 1 : garden, small orchard
noun, masculine
Synonyms: बाग़ (baagh), बाग़ीचा (baaghiichaa, variant form), उपवन (upvan, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Think of the small, well-kept garden behind a Delhi bungalow or the green patch in a public park like Lodhi Garden -- that mental picture is exactly what बग़ीचा (baghiichaa) evokes for most Hindi speakers. The word comes from Persian, which is why you'll see it written both with and without the nuqta (dot) under ग़ (gh), reflecting its foreign-sound origin.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse बग़ीचा (baghiichaa) with बाग़ (baagh) -- बाग़ (baagh) can suggest a larger orchard or grove (like a mango orchard), while बग़ीचा (baghiichaa) usually points to a smaller, tended garden, such as one behind a house or in a park. 2) The nuqta under ग़ (gh) is often dropped in casual writing as बगीचा (bagiichaa), giving a softer 'g' sound instead of the correct guttural one -- both are seen, but the nuqta form is considered more correct.
Sample Sentences:
हमारे घर के पीछे एक छोटा सा बग़ीचा है। There is a small garden behind our house.
(hamaare ghar ke piichhe ek chhotaa saa baghiichaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
दादाजी हर सुबह बग़ीचे में सैर करते हैं। Grandfather takes a walk in the garden every morning.
(daadaajii har subah baghiiche men sair karte hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बच्चे बग़ीचे में खेल रहे हैं। The children are playing in the garden.
(bachche baghiiche men khel rahe hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
माली ने बग़ीचे में नए फूल लगाए। The gardener planted new flowers in the garden.
(maalii ne baghiiche men nae phool lagaae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम शाम को बग़ीचे में मिलोगे? Will you meet me in the garden in the evening?
(kyaa tum shaam ko baghiiche men miloge?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
बग़ीचे को अच्छी तरह साफ़ रखो। Keep the garden nice and clean.
(baghiiche ko achchhii tarah saaf rakho।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर हमारे पास ज़्यादा जगह होती, तो हम एक बड़ा बग़ीचा बनाते। If we had more space, we would have made a big garden.
(agar hamaare paas zyaadaa jagah hotii, to ham ek badaa baghiichaa banaate।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
इस बंगले का बग़ीचा गुलाबों से भरा हुआ है। This bungalow's garden is full of roses.
(is bangle kaa baghiichaa gulaabon se bharaa huaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह बग़ीचा नगरपालिका द्वारा बनाया गया था। This garden was built by the municipal corporation.
(yah baghiichaa nagarpaalikaa dvaaraa banaayaa gayaa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
काश मेरे पास भी लोधी गार्डन जैसा एक बग़ीचा होता। I wish I too had a garden like Lodhi Garden.
(kaash mere paas bhii lodhii gaardan jaisaa ek baghiichaa hotaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
उस पुराने बग़ीचे में आम और अमरूद के पेड़ हुआ करते थे। In that old orchard-garden, there used to be mango and guava trees.
(us puraane baghiiche men aam aur amrood ke ped huaa karte the।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): बग़ीचा (baghiichaa)
(sg.m.oblique): बग़ीचे (baghiiche)
(pl.m.direct): बग़ीचे (baghiiche)
(pl.m.oblique): बग़ीचों (baghiichon)