Obliquing a noun
we know: us ko = to him
Let’s try to say: to the son
beta ko = to the son (almost correct)
…we need to “oblique” the beta to bet-e
bet-e ko = to the son
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to the dog =
to the boy =
beTo ko
un ko = to them
for Plurals, change the ending to o
bet-o ko = to the boys
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to the boys =
to the dogs =
Mnemonic: beT-e beT-o
beT-e ko = to the son
beT-o ko = to the sons
we will remember this idea as beT-e beT-o in our future studies
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try beT-e beT-o for dogs:
to the dog =
to the dogs =
Feminine
laDki ko = to the girl (no change)
ladki-o ko = to the girls (add an “o” at the end)
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to the daughters =
to the cats =
other prepositions
Masculine Singular: In front of a preposition, the “a” becomes “e”
bet-e ke saath = with the son
laDk-e ke liye = for the boy
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for the son =
with the son =
