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"Classmate" in Hindi: सहपाठी

सहपाठीsahpaathi

Say it: sah-PAA-thimasculine noun/səɦpɑːʈʰiː/

Note: everyday: क्लासमेट (klaasmet)

Classmate in Hindi is सहपाठी (sahpaathi), masculine in form. School Hindi uses मेरे सहपाठी; friends often say क्लासमेट in casual chat.

School intro

यह मेरे सहपाठी रोहन हैं।

yah mere sahpaathi Rohan hain.

This is my classmate Rohan.
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How to pronounce सहपाठी

Say it

sah-PAA-thi

/səɦpɑːʈʰiː/

Sahpaathi is sah-PAA-thi. Soft sah, long paa, light thi. Three beats.

"Classmate" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
सहपाठीsahpaathiclassmate

Standard school word.

मेरे सहपाठीmere sahpaathimy classmate(s)

Possessive.

पुराने सहपाठीpuraane sahpaathiold classmates

Reunion talk.

क्लासमेटklaasmetclassmate (everyday)

Casual borrowed note form.

How to use सहपाठी in real life

  1. 1School intro

    यह मेरे सहपाठी रोहन हैं।

    yah mere sahpaathi Rohan hain.

    This is my classmate Rohan.

    Intro.

  2. 2Homework

    सहपाठी ने नोट्स भेज दिए।

    sahpaathi ne notes bhej diye.

    A classmate sent the notes.

    Help.

  3. 3Reunion

    आपके सहपाठी भी रहे हैं क्या?

    aapke sahpaathi bhi aa rahe hain kya?

    Are your classmates coming too?

    Aap.

Mistakes English speakers make with सहपाठी

Incorrect: Using दोस्त when you specifically mean same class

Correct: Same class is सहपाठी

दोस्त is friend; सहपाठी shares the class.

Incorrect: Only English classmate on a Hindi form

Correct: Write सहपाठी

Formal Hindi prefers सहपाठी.

Good to know

Alumni meets still introduce पुराने सहपाठी with warm aap. Class WhatsApp groups mix सहपाठी and क्लासमेट in the same message. Teachers say सहपाठियों की मदद कीजिए.

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Meeting someone from the same batch

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    आप मेरे सहपाठी थे क्या दसवीं में?

    aap mere sahpaathi the kya dasvin mein?

    Were you my classmate in tenth?

  2. You

    हाँ, हम एक ही सहपाठी ग्रुप में थे।

    haan, hum ek hi sahpaathi group mein the.

    Yes — we were in the same classmate group.

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    downstream अच्छी बात, कॉफ़ी चलें?

    bahut achhi baat, coffee chalen?

    Nice — shall we get coffee?

  4. You

    चलो, पुराने सहपाठी मिल गए न।

    chalo, puraane sahpaathi mil gaye na.

    Let's — old classmates meeting again.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Classmate" in Hindi

What is सहपाठी?

Classmate — someone in your class.

Everyday alternate?

क्लासमेट is common in speech.

My classmates?

मेरे सहपाठी.

Friend vs classmate?

दोस्त is friend; सहपाठी shares class.

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