कैमरा (kaimraa)

noun A borrowed word from English 'camera'; used exactly as in English for the photographic/recording device.
Sense 1 : camera (device for taking photos or video)
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: As a modern English loanword, कैमरा (kaimraa) behaves like other tech borrowings such as मोबाइल (mobaail) or कंप्यूटर (kampyootar) -- Hindi absorbs them with masculine gender by default and no attempt to translate them.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to make this feminine by analogy with other loanwords ending in -आ (aa); it is consistently masculine, so it takes अच्छा कैमरा (achchhaa kaimraa, 'a good camera'), not अच्छी कैमरा (achchhii kaimraa).
Sample Sentences:
मेरे पास एक अच्छा कैमरा है। I have a good camera.
(mere paas ek achchhaa kaimraa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुमने पार्टी में कैमरा लाया था? Did you bring a camera to the party?
(kyaa tumne paartii men kaimraa laayaa thaa?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
वह हमेशा अपने कैमरे से तस्वीरें खींचता रहता है। He is always clicking photos with his camera.
(vah hameshaa apne kaimre se tasviiren khiinchtaa rahtaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कैमरा मेज़ पर रखा है। The camera is (kept) on the table.
(kaimraa mez par rakhaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कैमरा बंद कर दो, अब बहुत हो गया। Turn off the camera, that's enough now.
(kaimraa band kar do, ab bahut ho gayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
इस दुकान पर हर तरह के कैमरे बेचे जाते हैं। All kinds of cameras are sold at this shop.
(is dukaan par har tarah ke kaimre beche jaate hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अगर मेरे पास पैसे होते तो मैं एक नया कैमरा खरीदता। If I had money, I would buy a new camera.
(agar mere paas paise hote to main ek nayaa kaimraa khariidtaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
सुरक्षा कैमरे हर कोने में लगे हुए थे। Security cameras were installed in every corner.
(surakshaa kaimre har kone men lage hue the।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
शायद वह अपना कैमरा घर पर भूल आया हो। Maybe he forgot his camera at home.
(shaayad vah apnaa kaimraa ghar par bhool aayaa ho।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
मैं कल एक नया कैमरा खरीदूँगा। I will buy a new camera tomorrow.
(main kal ek nayaa kaimraa khariidoongaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
फोटोग्राफर ने अपना कैमरा ठीक से सेट किया। The photographer set up his camera properly.
(photograaphar ne apnaa kaimraa thiik se set kiyaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): कैमरा (kaimraa)
(sg.m.oblique): कैमरे (kaimre)
(pl.m.direct): कैमरे (kaimre)
(pl.m.oblique): कैमरों (kaimron)