गीत (giit)

noun A single-sense word meaning 'song', typically a composed or literary song rather than a casual tune.
Sense 1 : song
noun, masculine
Synonyms: गाना (gaanaa), सॉंग (song, colloquial, English loanword)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear गीत (giit) in contexts with a touch of solemnity or sentiment -- राष्ट्रगीत (raashtrgiit, 'national song'), भक्ति गीत (bhakti giit, 'devotional song'), or a school's प्रार्थना गीत (praarthnaa giit, 'prayer song'). For the catchy song stuck in your head from the latest film, गाना (gaanaa) is what people actually reach for in daily conversation.
Common Mistakes: 1) गीत (giit) leans slightly more formal/literary than गाना (gaanaa), which is the everyday word for a song, especially a film song (filmii gaanaa, 'film song'); learners often use them as if fully interchangeable, but a native speaker is more likely to say गाना (gaanaa) for a Bollywood song playing on the radio and reserve गीत (giit) for something like a devotional, patriotic, or school song. 2) The common verb pairing is गीत गाना (giit gaanaa, 'to sing a song') -- learners sometimes try to use गीत (giit) with बजाना (bajaanaa, 'to play') when they mean 'play a song', but बजाना (bajaanaa) pairs naturally with गाना (gaanaa) instead.
Sample Sentences:
स्कूल में सुबह प्रार्थना गीत गाया जाता है। In school, a prayer song is sung every morning.
(skool men subah praarthnaa giit gaayaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
कवि ने देश के लिए एक सुंदर गीत लिखा। The poet wrote a beautiful song for the nation.
(kavi ne desh ke lie ek sundar giit likhaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
समारोह में राष्ट्रगीत गाया जाएगा। The national song will be sung at the ceremony.
(samaaroh men raashtrgiit gaayaa jaaegaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
मंदिर में भक्त भक्ति गीत गा रहे थे। The devotees were singing devotional songs in the temple.
(mandir men bhakt bhakti giit gaa rahe the।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कृपया सभी विद्यार्थी खड़े होकर गीत गाएँ। Please, all students stand up and sing the song.
(kripyaa sabhii vidyaarthii khade hokar giit gaaen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर मुझे मौका मिलता, तो मैं भी वह गीत गाता। If I had gotten the chance, I would have sung that song too.
(agar mujhe maukaa miltaa, to main bhii vah giit gaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
यह गीत सुनकर सबकी आँखों में आँसू आ गए। Hearing this song, everyone's eyes filled with tears.
(yah giit sunkar sabkii aankhon men aansoo aa gae।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
शायद कवि सम्मेलन में वह अपना नया गीत सुनाए। Perhaps he will recite his new song at the poets' gathering.
(shaayad kavi sammelan men vah apnaa nayaa giit sunaae।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
इस पुस्तक में स्वतंत्रता संग्राम के गीत संकलित हैं। This book has songs of the freedom struggle compiled in it.
(is pustak men svatantrtaa sangraam ke giit sanklit hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
बचपन में हम सब मिलकर देशभक्ति के गीत गाते थे। In childhood, we would all sing patriotic songs together.
(bachpan men ham sab milkar deshbhakti ke giit gaate the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): गीत (giit)
(sg.m.oblique): गीत (giit)
(pl.m.direct): गीत (giit)
(pl.m.oblique): गीतों (giiton)