कमरा (kamraa)

noun A simple, everyday noun meaning 'room' -- one of the first nouns learners meet when talking about houses and hotels.
Sense 1 : room (in a house, hotel, office, etc.)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: कक्ष (kaksh, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In Indian homes and hotels, कमरा (kamraa) is used generically, but you will also hear compound forms like बेडरूम (bedroom) or गेस्ट रूम (gest room) creeping into casual urban speech, especially in Delhi-NCR households that mix Hindi and English freely. Landlords advertising rentals often write कमरा किराए के लिए (kamraa kiraae ke lie, 'room for rent') on notices pasted around neighborhoods.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes borrow English 'room' directly in speech, but कमरा (kamraa) is the standard word and should be used in writing and formal contexts. 2) Remember कमरा (kamraa) is masculine, so adjectives and verbs agreeing with it take masculine forms, e.g. बड़ा कमरा (badaa kamraa, 'big room'), not बड़ी कमरा.
Sample Sentences:
यह कमरा बहुत बड़ा है। This room is very big.
(yah kamraa bahut badaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मैं रोज़ सुबह अपना कमरा साफ करता हूँ। I clean my room every morning.
(main roz subah apnaa kamraa saaph kartaa hoon।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह अपने कमरे में सो रहा है। He is sleeping in his room.
(vah apne kamre men so rahaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हमने होटल में दो कमरे बुक किए थे। We had booked two rooms at the hotel.
(hamne hotal men do kamre buk kie the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कृपया कमरा बंद कर दीजिए। Please close the room.
(kripyaa kamraa band kar diijie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर मुझे पैसे मिलते, तो मैं एक बड़ा कमरा किराए पर लेता। If I had the money, I would rent a bigger room.
(agar mujhe paise milte, to main ek badaa kamraa kiraae par letaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
दीवार पर लिखा था, "कमरा किराए के लिए"। It was written on the wall, "Room for rent."
(diivaar par likhaa thaa, "kamraa kiraae ke lie"।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
शायद मकान मालिक ने अभी तक वह कमरा किराए पर न दिया हो। Perhaps the landlord has not yet rented out that room.
(shaayad makaan maalik ne abhii tak vah kamraa kiraae par n diyaa ho।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
कमरे की सफाई हर हफ्ते की जाती है। The room is cleaned every week.
(kamre kii saphaaii har haphte kii jaatii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
क्या तुम्हें अपना नया कमरा पसंद आया? Did you like your new room?
(kyaa tumhen apnaa nayaa kamraa pasand aayaa?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मम्मी बोली, "अपना कमरा जल्दी से समेट लो, मेहमान आने वाले हैं।" Mom said, "Tidy up your room quickly, guests are about to arrive."
(mammii bolii, "apnaa kamraa jaldii se samet lo, mehmaan aane vaale hain।")
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
गेस्ट रूम की तरह इस्तेमाल होने वाला कमरा अब स्टोर बन गया है। The room that used to be used as a guest room has now become a storeroom.
(gest room kii tarah istemaal hone vaalaa kamraa ab stor ban gayaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): कमरा (kamraa)
(sg.m.oblique): कमरे (kamre)
(pl.m.direct): कमरे (kamre)
(pl.m.oblique): कमरों (kamron)