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Postposition: का/की/के

Possessive postposition with gender agreement

Learning Goal

I can express possession with correct gender agreement

Exam Skills:बोलनालिखना

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

मेरा नाम राज है।

My name is Raj.

उसकी माँ अध्यापिका है।

His/Her mother is a teacher.

राम के दोस्त अच्छे हैं।

Ram's friends are good.

सीता का भाई, सीता की बहन

Sita's brother, Sita's sister

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

का/की/के (Possessive)

Hindi uses postpositions (after the noun) instead of prepositions. का/की/के means 'of' or possessive 's.

Possessed nounFormExample
M singularकाराम का घर (Ram's house)
F singular/pluralकीराम की किताब (Ram's book)
M plural / M obliqueकेराम के दोस्त (Ram's friends)

Key rule: का/की/के agrees with the possessed thing, not the possessor: सीता का भाई (Sita's brother — M), सीता की बहन (Sita's sister — F).

With pronouns: मेरा/मेरी/मेरे (my), तुम्हारा/तुम्हारी/तुम्हारे (your), उसका/उसकी/उसके (his/her).

Making का/की/के agree with the possessor instead of the possessed noun. 🇬🇧 English: English 's doesn't change form — Hindi's का/की/के changes based on what is owned, not who owns it. 🇩🇪 German: German possessives (mein/meine/meinen) also agree with possessed noun — same logic applies here.

Common Error Patterns

Wrong form of का/की/के

Match the possessed noun: M sg → का, F → की, M pl/oblique → के

Agreeing with possessor instead of possessed

सीता का भाई (not सीता की भाई) — agree with brother, not Sita

मेरा नाम राज है।

My name is Raj.

नाम is M → मेरा (M form of my).

उसकी माँ अध्यापिका है।

His/Her mother is a teacher.

माँ is F → उसकी (F form). Same form whether possessor is he or she.

राम के दोस्त अच्छे हैं।

Ram's friends are good.

दोस्त is M plural → के (M plural form).

सीता का भाई, सीता की बहन

Sita's brother, Sita's sister

Same possessor (Sita), but का (M: भाई) vs की (F: बहन).

Practice in course

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