बैंगन (baingan)

noun A common vegetable name -- 'eggplant/brinjal' -- with a single everyday meaning.
Sense 1 : eggplant / brinjal (the vegetable)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: भंटा (bhantaa, regional/colloquial)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: बैंगन का भरता (baingan kaa bhartaa, 'mashed roasted eggplant') -- smoky eggplant roasted directly over a flame and then mashed with onions, tomatoes, and spices -- is a beloved North Indian home-style dish, and you will hear the vegetable's name constantly in that phrase around Delhi kitchens and dhabas.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often assume the gender is feminine by analogy with other vegetable words, but बैंगन (baingan) is masculine -- बैंगन अच्छा है (baingan achchhaa hai, 'the eggplant is good'), not अच्छी। 2) In American English this is 'eggplant' but in Indian English speech it is almost always called 'brinjal' -- do not be thrown off when a native speaker uses 'brinjal' while speaking English.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे बैंगन का भरता बहुत पसंद है। I really like mashed roasted eggplant.
(mujhe baingan kaa bhartaa bahut pasand hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बाज़ार से थोड़े बैंगन ले आना। Bring some eggplants from the market.
(baazaar se thode baingan le aanaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
माँ रोज़ सुबह बैंगन को आग पर भूनती है। Mother roasts the eggplant over the flame every morning.
(maan roz subah baingan ko aag par bhoontii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बैंगन गैस पर भुना जा रहा है। The eggplant is being roasted on the gas stove.
(baingan gais par bhunaa jaa rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
कल रात हमने बैंगन का भरता बनाया था। Last night we made mashed roasted eggplant.
(kal raat hamne baingan kaa bhartaa banaayaa thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर बाज़ार में ताज़े बैंगन मिलते, तो मैं भरता बनाती। If fresh eggplants were available in the market, I would make mashed roasted eggplant.
(agar baazaar men taaze baingan milte, to main bhartaa banaatii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम बाज़ार से बैंगन ले आओगे? Will you bring eggplants from the market?
(kyaa tum baazaar se baingan le aaoge?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
दुकानदार ने कहा कि आज बैंगन बहुत ताज़े हैं। The shopkeeper said that today the eggplants are very fresh.
(dukaandaar ne kahaa ki aaj baingan bahut taaze hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
ढाबे पर बैंगन का भरता तंदूरी रोटी के साथ परोसा जाता है। At the dhaba, mashed roasted eggplant is served with tandoori roti.
(dhaabe par baingan kaa bhartaa tandoorii rotii ke saath parosaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
शायद इस बार बैंगन की फसल अच्छी हो। Perhaps the eggplant crop will be good this time.
(shaayad is baar baingan kii phasal achchhii ho।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
रसोई में बैंगन कटा हुआ पड़ा है। The eggplant is lying cut up in the kitchen.
(rasoii men baingan kataa huaa padaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): बैंगन (baingan)
(sg.m.oblique): बैंगन (baingan)
(pl.m.direct): बैंगन (baingan)
(pl.m.oblique): बैंगनों (baingnon)