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is kamre kā kirāyā kyā hA?
what is the rent for this room?
merā dōst us hōTal me hA
my friend is in that hotel
Possessives
There is no distinction between possessive pronouns and pos-
sessive adjectives, between, for example, ‘my/mine’, ‘your/ /
yours’:
merā my/mine uskā (far) his, her/hers
tumhārā your/yours (fam) hāmārā our/ours
āpkā your/yours (pol) inkā (near) their/theirs
iskā (near) his, her/hers unkā (far) their/theirs
Possessives follow the same rules for agreement as adjectives
ending in -ā:
HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
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ye āpkā kamrā hA ye āpkī chābī hA
this is your room this is your key
āpke kamre me
in your room
Reflexive Form
The form apnā refers to the person who is the subject of the
verb. It is used when the person referred to is the same as the
subject of the main verb:
apnā pāspōrTrr dikhāiye
show me your passport please
Although āp (you) is not given in this sentence, it is implied.
It differs from:
Demonstratives / Possessives
āpkā pāspōrTrr kahā hA?
where is your passport?

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