आगरा (aagraa)
noun
A proper noun: the city of Agra in Uttar Pradesh, most famous as the home of the Taj Mahal.
Sense
1
:
the city of Agra
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Say आगरा (aagraa) to most people in India and the very next word in their head is ताज महल (taaj mahal, 'Taj Mahal') -- the city and the monument are almost inseparable in everyday conversation. It's also a common day-trip destination from Delhi, so you'll hear people casually say आगरा जा रहे हैं (aagraa jaa rahe hain, 'we're going to Agra') the way New Yorkers might say they're going upstate.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes forget place names like आगरा (aagraa) still take oblique case before postpositions, e.g. आगरा में (aagraa men, 'in Agra') -- no change to the noun itself since it ends in a consonant-like आ that doesn't inflect, but the postposition still attaches normally.
Sample Sentences:
आगरा दिल्ली से लगभग दो सौ किलोमीटर दूर है।
Agra is about two hundred kilometers from Delhi.
(aagraa dillii se lagbhag do sau kilomiitar door hai।)
हम अगले हफ्ते आगरा जा रहे हैं।
We're going to Agra next week.
(ham agle haphte aagraa jaa rahe hain।)
आगरा में ताज महल है।
The Taj Mahal is in Agra.
(aagraa men taaj mahal hai।)
पिछले साल हमने आगरा की यात्रा की थी।
We took a trip to Agra last year.
(pichhle saal hamne aagraa kii yaatraa kii thii।)
क्या तुम कभी आगरा गए हो?
Have you ever been to Agra?
(kyaa tum kabhii aagraa gae ho?)
अगर मेरे पास समय होता, तो मैं इस बार आगरा भी घूम लेता।
If I had had the time, I would have visited Agra this time too.
(agar mere paas samay hotaa, to main is baar aagraa bhii ghoom letaa।)
आगरा कभी मुगल साम्राज्य की राजधानी था।
Agra was once the capital of the Mughal Empire.
(aagraa kabhii mugal saamraajy kii raajdhaanii thaa।)
आगरा जाकर ताज महल न देखना तो नामुमकिन है।
It's practically impossible to go to Agra and not see the Taj Mahal.
(aagraa jaakar taaj mahal n dekhnaa to naamumkin hai।)
आगरा दिल्ली से इतना पास है कि लोग एक दिन में ही घूम आते हैं।
Agra is so close to Delhi that people go and come back in a single day.
(aagraa dillii se itnaa paas hai ki log ek din men hii ghoom aate hain।)
कृपया मुझे आगरा का सबसे तेज़ रास्ता बताइए।
Please tell me the fastest route to Agra.
(kripyaa mujhe aagraa kaa sabse tez raastaa bataaie।)
आगरा को स्वच्छ रखने के लिए कई योजनाएँ चलाई जा रही हैं।
Several schemes are being run to keep Agra clean.
(aagraa ko svachchh rakhne ke lie kaii yojnaaen chalaaii jaa rahii hain।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
आगरा
(aagraa)
(sg.m.oblique):
आगरे
(aagre)
(pl.m.direct):
आगरे
(aagre)
(pl.m.oblique):
आगरों
(aagron)