Background Review:
Let’s understand ko which means to:
Radha pani deti hai = Radha gives water
to Amit = Amit ko (not “ko Amit”)
Radha pani deti hai Amit ko = Radha gives water to Amit
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I give a book =
I give a book to Suraj =
Understanding Obliques
Radha gives water to he becomes Radha gives water to him
in English: he -> him in Hindi: vo -> us
Radha pani deti hai vo ko -> Radha pani deti hai us ko
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Anita gives a book to her =
I ask a question to her =
Using us with to and from
us ko = to her
We can also use other prepositions:
us se = from her
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Anita takes water from her =
us = him (also)
us can also be used for the masculine gender:
with = ke saath
with him = us ke saath
Note: Always place the preposition after the us
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Amit goes to the park with him =
mujh
mujh ko = to me
Radha pani de-ti hai mujh ko = Radha gives water to me
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Amit gives a gift to me =
to them
us -> un = them (plurals)
un ko = to them
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with them (ke saath) =
ham and aap
The Obliques for ham and aap are unchanged:
ham ko = to us
aap ko = to you
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Radha is asking a question to you (pooch) =
Amit gives a book to us =
3 exceptions using Obliques (next class)
Usage:
We conjugate want, like, and know in a different way.
chahiye
chahiye = is wanted
pani chahiye = water is wanted
us ko pani chahiye = by her, water is wanted
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She wants pizza = by her, pizza is wanted =
I want pizza = by me, pizza is wanted =
pasand hai
pasand hai = is liked
pizza pasand hai = pizza is liked
us ko pizza pasand hai = pizza is liked by her
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She likes rice = by her, rice is liked =
I like rice = by me, rice is liked =
malum hai
malum hai = is known
story malum hai = story is known
us ko story malum hai = story is known to her
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They know the address = To them, the address is known =
I know the story =
