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Post-Positions Video<\/h2>\n

Instructor Video: Post-positions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

English has a class of words called \u201cprepositions\u201d. Prepositions are the words that precede a phrase and indicate a relationship between the phrase and another word in the sentence. Hindi has a similar class of words known as \u201cpost-positions\u201d. As the name implies, post-positions come after the word they modify. In other respects, however, they are very similar to prepositions in English.<\/p>\n\n

Simple Post-positions<\/h2>\n

Simple post-positions consist of a single word.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Examples<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Post-position<\/strong><\/th>\nEnglish<\/strong><\/th>\nExamples<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nHindi<\/strong><\/th>\nEnglish<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u0947\u0902<\/span><\/td>\nin<\/td>\n\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0936\u0939\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902<\/span><\/td>\nIn my town<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0930<\/span><\/td>\non,<\/td>\n\u092e\u0947\u091c\u093c \u092a\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nOn a table<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nat<\/td>\n\u0918\u0930 \u092a\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nAt home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nfrom<\/td>\n\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0938\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nfrom India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nby<\/td>\n\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0928 \u0938\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nby train<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nwith<\/td>\n\u0915\u0932\u092e \u0938\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nwith a pen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nsince<\/td>\n\u092c\u091a\u092a\u0928 \u0938\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nsince childhood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[pb_glossary id=\"387\"]\u0915\u093e\/\u0915\u0940\/ \u0915\u0947[\/pb_glossary]<\/span><\/td>\n's<\/td>\n\u0938\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0915\u092e\u0930\u093e\n\u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0916\u093f\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0940\n\u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917<\/span><\/td>\nbed room\n\nHouse's window (window of a house)\nHouse's people (people of a house)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[pb_glossary id=\"388\"]\u0915\u094b [\/pb_glossary]<\/span><\/td>\nto<\/td>\n\u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0947 \u0915\u094b\n\u0906\u092a \u0915\u094b<\/span><\/td>\nto a boy\n\nto you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Compound Post-positions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hindi has many compound post-positions as well. Compound post-positions consist of two or more words. Most compound post-positions begin with the post-position \u0915\u0947, \u0915\u0940<\/span>, or \u0938\u0947<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Examples<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Post-position<\/strong><\/th>\nEnglish<\/strong><\/th>\nExamples<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nHindi<\/strong><\/th>\nEnglish<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nfor x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nFor house<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902<\/span><\/td>\nabout x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0936\u0939\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902<\/span><\/td>\nAbout town<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u091c\u0939 \u0938\u0947<\/span> \/ <\/strong>\u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923<\/span><\/td>\nb<\/em>ecause of x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0906\u092a \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u091c\u0939 \u0938\u0947<\/span> \/ <\/strong>\u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923<\/span><\/td>\nBecause of you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0938\u0947 \u0926\u0942\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nfar from x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0918\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0926\u0942\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nfar from home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u091c\u093c\u0926\u0940\u0915<\/span> \/<\/strong> \u092a\u093e\u0938<\/span><\/td>\nnear x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u091c\u093c\u0926\u0940\u0915<\/span> \/<\/strong> \u092a\u093e\u0938<\/span><\/td>\nnear home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0938\u0947<\/span> \/ <\/strong>\u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nbefore x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0942\u0932 \u0938\u0947<\/span> \/ <\/strong>\u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nbefore school<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0939\u0930<\/span><\/td>\noutside x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0939\u0930<\/span><\/td>\noutside home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0902\u0926\u0930<\/span><\/td>\ninside the x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0902\u0926\u0930<\/span><\/td>\ninside the home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926<\/span><\/td>\nafter x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0942\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926<\/span><\/td>\nafter school<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u090a\u092a\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nabove\/ on\/ on top of x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u090a\u092a\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nabove\/ on\/ on top of home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0940\u091a\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nunder\/ beneath\/ below x<\/em><\/td>\n\u091b\u0924 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0940\u091a\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nunder\/ beneath\/ below roof<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u092b\u093c<\/span><\/td>\ntowards x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0906\u092a \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u092b\u093c<\/span><\/td>\ntowards you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u092e\u0928\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nin front of x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0906\u092a \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u092e\u0928\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nin front of you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0940\u091b\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nbehind x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0906\u092a \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0940\u091b\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nbehind you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u0906\u0917\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nahead of x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0906\u092a \u0915\u0947 \u0906\u0917\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nahead of you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925<\/span><\/td>\ntogether with\/ with\/ along with x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0906\u092a \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925<\/span><\/td>\ntogether with\/ with\/ along with you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0914\u0930<\/span> y \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a<\/span><\/td>\nbetween x and y<\/em><\/td>\n\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0942\u0932 \u0914\u0930 \u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a<\/span><\/td>\nbetween school and home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Test yourself<\/h3>\n

[h5p id=\"69\"]<\/em><\/p>\n

Fill in the blanks with suitable post-position.<\/p>\n

[h5p id=\"70\"]<\/p>\n

\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926 !<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","rendered":"

Post-Positions Video<\/h2>\n

Instructor Video: Post-positions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

English has a class of words called \u201cprepositions\u201d. Prepositions are the words that precede a phrase and indicate a relationship between the phrase and another word in the sentence. Hindi has a similar class of words known as \u201cpost-positions\u201d. As the name implies, post-positions come after the word they modify. In other respects, however, they are very similar to prepositions in English.<\/p>\n

Simple Post-positions<\/h2>\n

Simple post-positions consist of a single word.<\/span><\/p>\n

Examples<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Post-position<\/strong><\/th>\nEnglish<\/strong><\/th>\nExamples<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nHindi<\/strong><\/th>\nEnglish<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u0947\u0902<\/span><\/td>\nin<\/td>\n\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0936\u0939\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902<\/span><\/td>\nIn my town<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0930<\/span><\/td>\non,<\/td>\n\u092e\u0947\u091c\u093c \u092a\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nOn a table<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nat<\/td>\n\u0918\u0930 \u092a\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nAt home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nfrom<\/td>\n\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0938\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nfrom India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nby<\/td>\n\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0928 \u0938\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nby train<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nwith<\/td>\n\u0915\u0932\u092e \u0938\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nwith a pen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nsince<\/td>\n\u092c\u091a\u092a\u0928 \u0938\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nsince childhood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u093e\/\u0915\u0940\/ \u0915\u0947<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n‘s<\/td>\n\u0938\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0915\u092e\u0930\u093e
\n\u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0916\u093f\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0940
\n\u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917<\/span><\/td>\n		bed room<\/p>\n

House’s window (window of a house)
\nHouse’s people (people of a house)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u0915\u094b <\/a><\/span><\/td>\nto<\/td>\n\u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0947 \u0915\u094b
\n\u0906\u092a \u0915\u094b<\/span><\/td>\n		to a boy<\/p>\n

to you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Compound Post-positions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hindi has many compound post-positions as well. Compound post-positions consist of two or more words. Most compound post-positions begin with the post-position \u0915\u0947, \u0915\u0940<\/span>, or \u0938\u0947<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Examples<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Post-position<\/strong><\/th>\nEnglish<\/strong><\/th>\nExamples<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nHindi<\/strong><\/th>\nEnglish<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nfor x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nFor house<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902<\/span><\/td>\nabout x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0936\u0939\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902<\/span><\/td>\nAbout town<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u091c\u0939 \u0938\u0947<\/span> \/ <\/strong>\u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923<\/span><\/td>\nb<\/em>ecause of x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0906\u092a \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u091c\u0939 \u0938\u0947<\/span> \/ <\/strong>\u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923<\/span><\/td>\nBecause of you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0938\u0947 \u0926\u0942\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nfar from x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0918\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0926\u0942\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nfar from home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u091c\u093c\u0926\u0940\u0915<\/span> \/<\/strong> \u092a\u093e\u0938<\/span><\/td>\nnear x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u091c\u093c\u0926\u0940\u0915<\/span> \/<\/strong> \u092a\u093e\u0938<\/span><\/td>\nnear home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0938\u0947<\/span> \/ <\/strong>\u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nbefore x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0942\u0932 \u0938\u0947<\/span> \/ <\/strong>\u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nbefore school<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0939\u0930<\/span><\/td>\noutside x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0939\u0930<\/span><\/td>\noutside home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0902\u0926\u0930<\/span><\/td>\ninside the x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0902\u0926\u0930<\/span><\/td>\ninside the home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926<\/span><\/td>\nafter x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0942\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926<\/span><\/td>\nafter school<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u090a\u092a\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nabove\/ on\/ on top of x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u090a\u092a\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nabove\/ on\/ on top of home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0940\u091a\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nunder\/ beneath\/ below x<\/em><\/td>\n\u091b\u0924 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0940\u091a\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nunder\/ beneath\/ below roof<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u092b\u093c<\/span><\/td>\ntowards x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0906\u092a \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u092b\u093c<\/span><\/td>\ntowards you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u092e\u0928\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nin front of x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0906\u092a \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u092e\u0928\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nin front of you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0940\u091b\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nbehind x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0906\u092a \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0940\u091b\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nbehind you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u0906\u0917\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nahead of x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0906\u092a \u0915\u0947 \u0906\u0917\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nahead of you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925<\/span><\/td>\ntogether with\/ with\/ along with x<\/em><\/td>\n\u0906\u092a \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925<\/span><\/td>\ntogether with\/ with\/ along with you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x \u0914\u0930<\/span> y \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a<\/span><\/td>\nbetween x and y<\/em><\/td>\n\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0942\u0932 \u0914\u0930 \u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a<\/span><\/td>\nbetween school and home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Test yourself<\/h3>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

Fill in the blanks with suitable post-position.<\/p>\n

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\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926 !<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

definition<\/span>