नाती (naatii)

noun Refers to a daughter's son -- a grandson through a daughter, distinct from the son's-son grandson (पोता, potaa).
Sense 1 : grandson (daughter's son)
noun, masculine
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: In many North Indian families, especially older or more traditional ones, this distinction still carries real weight, because a daughter's children were traditionally seen as belonging more to the son-in-law's family. You will often hear grandparents specify which grandchild they mean by saying either पोता (potaa) or नाती (naatii) rather than a generic word, since the two carry different social and emotional associations.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use नाती (naatii) as a general word for 'grandson,' but Hindi distinguishes the line of descent: नाती (naatii) is specifically the daughter's son, while पोता (potaa) is the son's son. 2) The corresponding granddaughter word is नातिन (naatin) (also नातिनी, naatinii), not a feminine form of नाती (naatii) itself.
Sample Sentences:
मेरा नाती दिल्ली में रहता है। My grandson (daughter's son) lives in Delhi.
(meraa naatii dillii men rahtaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसका नाती बहुत शरारती है। Her grandson (through her daughter) is very mischievous.
(uskaa naatii bahut sharaartii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पिछले साल मेरी बेटी का बेटा यानी मेरा नाती पैदा हुआ था। Last year my daughter's son, that is, my grandson, was born.
(pichhle saal merii betii kaa betaa yaanii meraa naatii paidaa huaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
दादी जी अपने नाती को बहुत याद करती हैं। Grandmother misses her grandson (daughter's son) a lot.
(daadii jii apne naatii ko bahut yaad kartii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हारा नाती इस साल स्कूल जाना शुरू करेगा? Will your grandson (daughter's son) start going to school this year?
(kyaa tumhaaraa naatii is saal skool jaanaa shuroo karegaa?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
नानी अपने नाती को गोद में लिए बैठी है। The grandmother is sitting with her grandson (daughter's son) in her lap.
(naanii apne naatii ko god men lie baithii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर मेरा नाती यहाँ होता, तो घर में इतनी शांति न होती। If my grandson (daughter's son) were here, the house wouldn't be this quiet.
(agar meraa naatii yahaan hotaa, to ghar men itnii shaanti n hotii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
बुज़ुर्ग कहते हैं कि नाती भी पोते जैसा ही प्यारा होता है, बस रिश्ता कहलाता अलग है। Elders say that a grandson through a daughter is just as dear as one through a son, only the relation is called differently.
(buzurg kahte hain ki naatii bhii pote jaisaa hii pyaaraa hotaa hai, bas rishtaa kahlaataa alag hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
नाना जी ने अपने नाती को पहली साइकिल दिलाई। Grandfather got his grandson (daughter's son) his first bicycle.
(naanaa jii ne apne naatii ko pahlii saaikil dilaaii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): नाती (naatii)
(sg.m.oblique): नाती (naatii)
(pl.m.direct): नाती (naatii)
(pl.m.oblique): नातीयों (naatiiyon)