नंदोई (nandoii)

noun A kinship term: the husband of one's husband's sister (i.e., a woman's sister-in-law's husband, from the wife's side of a marriage).
Sense 1 : husband of one's husband's sister
noun, masculine
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: In the dense web of Hindi kinship terms, नंदोई (nandoii) shows how precisely relationships through marriage get named -- unlike English 'in-laws,' which lumps everyone together. This word is used mainly by a married woman referring to her husband's sister's husband, and comes up often in conversations about extended family gatherings like weddings.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to map this directly to a single English word, but English has no equivalent term; it must be explained periphrastically as 'my husband's sister's husband.' 2) Do not confuse with नंद (nand), which is the husband's sister herself -- नंदोई (nandoii) is specifically her husband.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे नंदोई कल शादी में आएंगे। My husband's sister's husband will come to the wedding tomorrow.
(mere nandoii kal shaadii men aaenge।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
मेरे नंदोई बहुत हंसमुख इंसान हैं। My husband's sister's husband is a very cheerful person.
(mere nandoii bahut hansmukh insaan hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पिछले साल मेरे नंदोई ने हमें अपने घर बुलाया था। Last year my husband's sister's husband invited us to his house.
(pichhle saal mere nandoii ne hamen apne ghar bulaayaa thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या आपके नंदोई भी इस शादी में शामिल होंगे? Will your husband's sister's husband also be attending this wedding?
(kyaa aapke nandoii bhii is shaadii men shaamil honge?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
अगर मेरे नंदोई यहाँ होते, तो सब कुछ आसान हो जाता। If my husband's sister's husband were here, everything would become easier.
(agar mere nandoii yahaan hote, to sab kuchh aasaan ho jaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
नंदोई जी, कृपया बैठिए, खाना अभी आ रहा है। Brother-in-law (husband of sister-in-law), please sit, the food is coming right now.
(nandoii jii, kripyaa baithie, khaanaa abhii aa rahaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
मुझे उम्मीद है कि मेरे नंदोई इस बार जल्दी पहुँच जाएँ। I hope that my husband's sister's husband arrives early this time.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki mere nandoii is baar jaldii pahunch jaaen।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
शादी की सारी तैयारियाँ मेरे नंदोई द्वारा देखी जा रही हैं। All the wedding preparations are being overseen by my husband's sister's husband.
(shaadii kii saarii taiyaariyaan mere nandoii dvaaraa dekhii jaa rahii hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
मेरे नंदोई अभी बरामदे में बैठे हैं, चाय ले आओ उनके लिए। My husband's sister's husband is sitting on the veranda right now, bring some tea for him.
(mere nandoii abhii baraamde men baithe hain, chaay le aao unke lie।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हर तीज-त्योहार पर हमारे नंदोई-ननद दोनों आते हैं। On every festival, both our husband's sister's husband and husband's sister come over.
(har tiij-tyohaar par hamaare nandoii-nanad donon aate hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): नंदोई (nandoii)
(sg.m.oblique): नंदोई (nandoii)
(pl.m.direct): नंदोई (nandoii)
(pl.m.oblique): नंदोईों ([[नंदोईों]])