40 5.8 Expressing Possession in Hindi
Expressing Possession Video
Instructor Video: Expressing Possession in Hindi
In English, we you “to have” to express possession.
- For examples:
I have a car.
I have two sisters.
I have a fever.
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In Hindi, there are four different ways to express possession “to have.” It depends on a thing that is being possessed.
| In Hindi | Uses | Examples | |
|---|---|---|---|
| To have | рдХреЗ рдкрд╛рд╕ | It is used to express possession of those inanimate things of which the ownership is not necessarily permanent, and are tangible, movable and material objects. | рдореЗрд░реЗ рдкрд╛рд╕ рдмрд╣реБрдд рдХрд┐рддрд╛рдмреЗрдВ рд╣реИрдВ | “I have many books.”
рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЖрдкрдХреЗ рдкрд╛рд╕ рдХреБрдЫ рдкреИрд╕реЗ рд╣реИрдВ ? “Do you have some money?” |
| рдХрд╛/рдХреЗ/рдХреА | рдХрд╛, рдХреЗ, рдХреА are used to express possession of kin, limbs of the body and also permanent/legal possessions such as land etc. |
рдореЗрд░рд╛ рдПрдХ рднрд╛рдИ рд╣реИ | I have a brother.”
рдЖрдк рдХреА рдЖрдБрдЦреЗрдВ рд╕реБрдиреНрджрд░ рд╣реИрдВ | “You have beautiful eyes.” |
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| рдХреЛ | рдХреЛ is used to show possession of abstract entity could be (a) Physical ailments such as fever, cold, cough, headache, etc. (b) Free time or work, and (c) Need. |
рдЙрд╕рдХреЛ рддреЗрдЬрд╝ рдмреБрдЦрд╝рд╛рд░ рд╣реИ | “S/he has high fever.”
рдореБрдЭреЗ рдмрд╣реБрдд рдХрд╛рдо рд╣реИ | “I have lots of work.” |
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| рдореЗрдВ | рдореЗрдВ is used to show possession of an integral part of a whole in Hindi. | рдореЗрд░реЗ рдШрд░ рдореЗрдВ, рдЪрд╛рд░ рдХрдорд░реЗ рд╣реИрдВ | My home has four rooms.”
рдореЗрд░реЗ рд╕реНрдХреВрд▓ рдореЗрдВ, рдкрдЪреНрдЪреАрд╕ рдЕрдзреНрдпрд╛рдкрдХ рд╣реИрдВ | My school has 25 teachers.” |
Activity
Please choose the correct form of subject to express possession in Hindi.
рдзрдиреНрдпрд╡рд╛рдж !
