Postpositions

Question 1

What are postpositions in Hindi?

Answer 1

They are essentially “prepositions” in English. Words like “in/at/on/to/from…”. In Hindi you would say “table on” instead of “on the table”. Note: There are also no articles in Hindi (so there are no “a/an/the”s)

Question 2

में men

Answer 2

in

Question 3

पर par

Answer 3

on

Question 4

से se

Answer 4

from

Question 5

को ko

Answer 5

to
(In Hindi when we want to say ‘I like something’ we literally say ‘To me that thing is liked’. So we have to use को ko. It is also used in imperatives to give direction/specific-ness to something.)

Question 6

How to use postpositions with nouns in Hindi?

Answer 6

We first must change the noun into the oblique (object) form, and then add the postposition. Often the noun doesn’t have to change at all get to it’s oblique form, so it’s pretty easy.

Question 7

के अंदर ke andar

Answer 7

inside

Question 8

के आगे ke aage

Answer 8

in front

Question 9

के ऊपर ke oopar

Answer 9

on top

Question 10

के नीचे ke neece

Answer 10

beneath/ under

Question 11

के पीछे ke peeche

Answer 11

behind

Question 12

के पास ke paas

Answer 12

near

Question 13

के बाद ke baad

Answer 13

after

Question 14

के बाहर ke baahar

Answer 14

outside

Question 15

के लिए ke lie

Answer 15

for

Question 16

के साथ ke saath

Answer 16

with

Question 17

मुझे mujhe (मुझ mujh + को ko )

Answer 17

“to me”

Question 18

हमें hamen (हम ham + को ko)

Answer 18

“to us”

Question 19

तुझे tujhe (तुझ tujh + को ko)

Answer 19

“to you” (intimate)

Question 20

आपको aapko (आप aap + को ko)

Answer 20

“to you” (formal)

[आप aap + को ko IS ALWAYS आपको aapko]

Question 21

तुम्हें tumhen (तुम tum + को ko)

Answer 21

“to you” (casual)

Question 22

इसे ise (इस is + को ko)

Answer 22

“to him/her” (close)

Question 23

उसे use (उस us + को ko)

Answer 23

“to him/here” (far)

Question 24

इन्हें inhen (इन in + को ko)

Answer 24

“to them” (close)

Question 25

उन्हें unhen (उन un + को ko)

Answer 25

“to them” (far)

Question 26

(someone likes something) structure

Answer 26

to (someone) + something + पसंद है pasand hai [pleasing is]

Question 27

(someone doesn’t like something) structure

Answer 27

to (someone) + something + नहीं है naheen hai [unpleasing is]