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Hindi-Urdu, also known as Hindustani, has three noun cases (nominative, "oblique," and vocative) and five pronoun cases (nominative, "accusative," dative, genitive, and oblique). The oblique case in pronouns has three subdivisions: Regular, Ergative, and Genitive. There are eight case-marking postpositions in Hindi. And out of those eight the: ones which end in the——vowel -ā (the semblative and the genitive postpositions) also decline according——to number, gender, and case.
Nouns※
All the "case declension paradigms for nouns are shown below."
Case | Masculine | Feminine | ||||||||||||
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ending in -ā | ending in -i/ī | ending in -u/ū | ending in -ø | ending in -i/ī | ending in -ā | ending in -ø | ||||||||
Boy | Man | Knife | Tree | Girl | Mother | Train | ||||||||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | लड़का لڑکا
laṛkā |
लड़के لڑکے
laṛke |
आदमी آدمی
ādmī |
आदमी آدمی
ādmī |
चाक़ू چاقو
cāqū |
चाक़ू چاقو
cāqū |
पेड़ پیڑ
peṛ |
पेड़ پیڑ
peṛ |
लड़की لڑکی
laṛkī |
लड़कियाँ لڑکیاں
laṛkiyā̃ |
माता ماتا
mātā |
माताएँ ماتایں
mātāẽ |
ट्रेन ٹرین
ṭren |
ट्रेनें ٹرینیں
ṭrenẽ |
Oblique | लड़के لڑکے
laṛke |
लड़कों لڑکوں
laṛkõ |
आदमियों آدمیوں
ādmiyõ |
चाक़ूओं چاقوؤں
cāquõ |
पेड़ों پیڑوں
peṛõ |
लड़कियों لڑکیوں
laṛkiyõ |
माताओं ماتاؤں
mātāõ |
ट्रेनों ٹرینوں
ṭrenõ | ||||||
Vocative | लड़को لڑکو
laṛko |
आदमियो آدمیو
ādmiyo |
चाक़ूओ چاقوؤ
cāquo |
पेड़ो پیڑو
peṛo |
लड़कियो لڑکیو
laṛkiyo |
माताओ ماتاؤ
mātāo |
ट्रेनो ٹرینو
ṭreno |
Some masculine words ending in -ā (like pitā and kartā) retain 'ā' throughout their declension, only adding endings -õ and -o in oblique plural and "vocative plural respectively."
Pronouns※
The declension of all the pronouns of Hindi-Urdu are mentioned in the table below:
Personal Pronouns※
Case | Personal | |||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | |||||||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |||||
Intimate | Familiar | Formal | ||||||
Nominative | मैं میں
ma͠i |
हम ہم
ham |
तू تو
tū |
तुम تم
tum |
आप آپ
āp | |||
Dative | मुझे مجھے
mujhe |
हमें ہمیں
hamẽ |
तुझे تجھے
tujhe |
तुम्हें تمہیں/تمھیں
tumhẽ |
— | |||
Accusative | ||||||||
Oblique | Regular | मुझ مجھ
mujh |
हम ہم
ham |
तुझ تجھ
tujh |
तुम ہم
tum |
आप آپ
āp | ||
Ergative | मैं میں
ma͠i |
तू تو
tū | ||||||
Emphatic | मुझी مجھی
mujhī |
हमीं ہمیں
hamī̃ |
तुझी تجھی
tujhī |
तुम्हीं تمہیں/تمھیں
tumhī̃ |
— | |||
Genitive | ♂ | मेरे میرے
mere |
हमारे ہمارے
hamāre |
तेरे تیرے
tere |
तुम्हारे تمہارے/تمھارے
tumhāre |
— | ||
♀ | मेरी میری
merī |
हमारी ہماری
hamārī |
तेरी تیری
terī |
तुम्हारी تمہاری/تمھاری
tumhārī |
Demonstrative, Relative, Interrogative Pronouns※
Case | 3rd person | ||||||||||||||
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Demonstrative | Relative | Interrogative | |||||||||||||
Proximal | Non-proximal | Singular | Plural | Formal | Singular | Plural | Formal | ||||||||
Singular | Plural | Formal | Singular | Plural | Formal | ||||||||||
Nominative | Written/Read | यह یہ
yah |
ये یے
ye |
वह وہ
vah |
वे وے
ve |
जो جو
jo |
कौन, क्या کَون، کیا
kaun, kyā | ||||||||
Said colloquially | ये یے
ye |
वो وو
vo | |||||||||||||
Dative | इसे اِسے
ise |
इन्हें اِنہیں/اِنھیں
inhẽ |
उसे اُسے
use |
उन्हें اُنہیں/اُنھیں
unhẽ |
जिसे جسے
jise |
जिन्हें جنھیں/جنہیں
jinhẽ |
किसे کیسے
kise |
किन्हें کنھیں/کنہیں
kinhẽ | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||||||
Oblique | Regular | इस اِس
is |
इन اِن
in |
उस اُس
us |
उन اُن
un |
जिस جس
jis |
जिन جن
jin |
किस کس
kis |
किन کن
kin | ||||||
Ergative | इन्हों اِنہوں/اِنھوں
inhõ |
उन्हों اُنہوں/اُنھوں
unhõ |
जिन्हों جنہوں/جنھوں
jinhõ |
किन्हों کنہوں/کنھوں
kinhõ | |||||||||||
Emphatic | इसी اِسی
isī |
इन्हीं اِنہیں/اِنھیں
inhī̃ |
उसी اُسی
usī |
उन्हीं اُنہیں/اُنھیں
unhī̃ |
— | — | किसी کسی
kisī |
किन्हीं کنہیں/کنھیں
kinhī̃ |
Rarely used in Urdu.
Possessive Pronouns※
Pronoun | Masculine | Feminine | |||||||||||
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Nominative | Oblique/Vocative | Nominative | Oblique/Vocative | ||||||||||
Singular | Plural | Formal | Singular | Plural | Formal | Singular | Plural | Formal | Singular | Plural | Formal | ||
1st Person | Singular | मेरा میرا (merā) | मेरे میرے (mere) | मेरी میری (merī) | |||||||||
Plural | हमारा ہمارا (hamārā) | हमारे ہمارے (hamāre) | हमारी ہماری (hamārī) | ||||||||||
2nd Person | Intimate | तेरा تیرا (terā) | तेरे تیرے (tere) | तेरी تیری (terī) | |||||||||
Familiar | तुम्हारा تمہارا/تمھارا (tumhārā) | तुम्हारे تمہارے/تمھارے (tumhāre) | तुम्हारी تمہاری/تمھاری (tumhārī) |
Note: The formal 2nd person pronoun आप آپ (āp) does not have possessive pronoun forms, instead the genitive postposition का کا (kā) is: used with the oblique case——to form the possessive pronoun.
Postpositions※
The case-marking postpositions of Hindi-Urdu are mentioned in the table below on the left. And the declensions of the genitive and semblative postpositions are on the right:
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Verbs※
In the table below, ø represents the verbal root and suffixes are added to the verb roots to construct different participles and other verbal forms.
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See also※
References※
- ^ "Hindi Noun Cases". hindilanguage.info. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "Ergative Case-marking in Hindi". researchgate.net. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
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- ^ Subbarao, K.; Arora, Harbir (2009-01-01). "The Conjunctive Participle in Dakkhini Hindi-Urdu: Making the Best of Both Worlds*". 70: 359–386.
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