गाडी
gāḍī
The Nepali word for car is गाडी (gāḍī).
गाडी is the most common and widely accepted word for a car in Nepali. While it is frequently used to mean an automobile, it is actually a broad term that can refer to any wheeled vehicle, such as a bus or even a horse-drawn carriage, depending on the context.
Meaning: automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To express possession, such as saying 'of the car' or 'the car's', you can add the particle को to the end of the word to form गाडिको.
How do you pronounce it?
gāḍī
Did you know?
- The Nepali language uses the same root गाडी to describe both a high-tech electric vehicle and a traditional wooden bullock cart.
- The term shares a linguistic history with the Hindi word for 'carriage', showing how the word shifted from describing horse-drawn carts to modern automobiles.
- When referring to a car in a formal or legal context in Nepal, you might see the term सवारी, which specifically denotes a 'ride' or 'conveyance'.
Examples in context
- हजुरबुवाले दिनुभएको गाडी तपाईं अझै चलाउँदै हुनुहुन्छ?Are you still driving that car that your grandfather gave you?This sentence is useful for practicing the use of गाडी in a sentence about driving.Tatoeba #11927362 by taro, translation #8069772 by CK
- मेरो नयाँ गाडी रातो छ।mero naya gāḍī rāto cha.My new car is red.
Example conversation
Anita and Sumit are talking about vehicle ownership in a parking lot.
- सुमित Sumitतपाईंको गाडी कहाँ छ?tapāīṅko gāḍī kahāṅ cha?Where is your car?
- अनीता Anitaमेरो गाडी अलिकति टाढा छ।mero gāḍī alikati ṭāḍhā cha.My car is a little far away.
- सुमित Sumitके त्यो गाडी पुरानो छ?ke tyō gāḍī purāno cha?Is that car old?
- अनीता Anitaहोइन, यो नयाँ गाडी हो।hoina, yō naya gāḍī ho.No, it is a new car.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
