प्रधान मंत्री (pradhaan mantrii)
noun
A compound noun meaning 'prime minister' -- literally 'chief minister' (प्रधान (pradhaan, 'chief/principal') + मंत्री (mantrii, 'minister')). One core sense, used in political/news contexts.
Sense
1
:
prime minister
noun, masculine
Synonyms: पी.एम. (pii.em., colloquial abbreviation)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this constantly on the news -- प्रधान मंत्री जी (pradhaan mantrii jii, 'Mr./Madam Prime Minister') is the respectful form of address, with जी (jii) tacked on as Hindi does for anyone senior. Compare मुख्य मंत्री (mukhy mantrii), 'chief minister,' the head of a state government -- the two titles are easy to confuse for learners since both use मंत्री (mantrii).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes write it as one word (प्रधानमंत्री (pradhaanmantrii)) or two (प्रधान मंत्री (pradhaan mantrii)) -- both are seen in print, so don't worry too much about which one you use. 2) The gender is masculine grammatically regardless of who holds the office; to refer to a female prime minister, the word itself does not change, only agreeing verbs/adjectives shift as needed (e.g., referring to her with feminine agreement elsewhere in the sentence).
Sample Sentences:
भारत के प्रधान मंत्री कल दिल्ली आएंगे।
India's prime minister will come to Delhi tomorrow.
(bhaarat ke pradhaan mantrii kal dillii aaenge।)
प्रधान मंत्री जी ने आज देश को संबोधित किया।
The prime minister addressed the nation today.
(pradhaan mantrii jii ne aaj desh ko sambodhit kiyaa।)
प्रधान मंत्री हर हफ्ते संसद में सवालों का जवाब देते हैं।
The prime minister answers questions in parliament every week.
(pradhaan mantrii har haphte sansad men savaalon kaa javaab dete hain।)
क्या तुम्हें पता है कि हमारे प्रधान मंत्री कौन हैं?
Do you know who our prime minister is?
(kyaa tumhen pataa hai ki hamaare pradhaan mantrii kaun hain?)
नए प्रधान मंत्री का चुनाव अगले महीने होगा।
The election of the new prime minister will happen next month.
(nae pradhaan mantrii kaa chunaav agle mahiine hogaa।)
प्रधान मंत्री जी, कृपया इस मुद्दे पर अपनी राय दें।
Mr. Prime Minister, please give your opinion on this issue.
(pradhaan mantrii jii, kripyaa is mudde par apnii raay den।)
अगर वह प्रधान मंत्री होता, तो सब कुछ बदल जाता।
If he were prime minister, everything would change.
(agar vah pradhaan mantrii hotaa, to sab kuchh badal jaataa।)
प्रधान मंत्री इस समय विदेश दौरे पर हैं।
The prime minister is currently on a foreign tour.
(pradhaan mantrii is samay videsh daure par hain।)
लोग चाहते हैं कि प्रधान मंत्री महंगाई पर ध्यान दें।
People want the prime minister to pay attention to inflation.
(log chaahte hain ki pradhaan mantrii mahangaaii par dhyaan den।)
उस देश में मुख्य मंत्री जैसा कोई पद नहीं है, वहां सिर्फ प्रधान मंत्री होते हैं।
In that country there's no post like a chief minister, there are only prime ministers.
(us desh men mukhy mantrii jaisaa koii pad nahiin hai, vahaan sirph pradhaan mantrii hote hain।)
प्रधान मंत्री द्वारा एक नई योजना की घोषणा की गई।
A new scheme was announced by the prime minister.
(pradhaan mantrii dvaaraa ek naii yojnaa kii ghoshnaa kii gaii।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
प्रधान मंत्री
(pradhaan mantrii)
(sg.m.oblique):
प्रधान मंत्री
(pradhaan mantrii)
(pl.m.direct):
प्रधान मंत्री
(pradhaan mantrii)
(pl.m.oblique):
प्रधान मंत्रीयों
(pradhaan mantriiyon)