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me
you (fam)
tumkō, tumhe
you (pol) mujhkō, mujhe
āpkō
him/her/it (near) iskō, ise
(far) uskō, use HOW THE LANGU
us hamkō, hame
them (near) inkō, inhe
(far) unkō, unhe
In each of the above, the second form is a shortened form of
the first and is more usual in conversation.
mA uskō/use jāntā hA ū āp mujhkō/mujhe sun sakte hA?
I know him can you hear me? f AGE WORKS
mA use le āūgāA
I’ll fetch him
The following forms are used in combination with many
postpositions: N
me mujh us ham
you (fam) tum them (near) in
you (pol) āp (far) un Pr onouns
him/her/it (near) is
(far) us
ye uske liye hA mujh se unke sāth
this is for him from me with them
Although sometimes Hindi uses a form of the possessive pro-
noun where English uses a pronoun:
ye mere liye hA
that’s for me
The second person pronoun also has a tū form. Use of this tū
form shows either intimacy or disrespect and is best avoided
by non-native speakers.

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