हमका / हमैं

To Me: हमका and हमैं

Level 1Sounds Like hamakā a'ura hamaiṁ

हमका and हमैं both mean to me.

How It Works

Two forms mean to me and to us.

FormExampleMeaning
हमकाहमका जाड़ लागत अहै।I feel cold.
हमैंहमैं पानी चाही।I need water.

Both are made from हम. हमका is built with का, like all other to-forms. हमैं is a shorter form.

Use them with feeling words and needs: हमका नीक लागत अहै (I like it), हमका चाही (I need). Awadhi says that something is felt to me, rather than that I feel it.

They also work like Hindi मुझे, with verbs of giving and telling: अम्मा हमका बतावत अहैं (Mom is telling me).

The matching forms for other people are तुमका (to you) and ओका (to him or her).

Examples (5)

  1. हमका जाड़ लागत अहै।

    I feel cold.

    हमका marks the person who feels.

  2. हमैं पानी चाही।

    I need water.

    हमैं is the short form.

  3. अम्मा हमका बोलावत अहैं।

    Mom is calling me.

    हमका marks the person called.

  4. हमका चाय नीक लागत अहै।

    I like tea.

    The thing liked is the subject.

  5. दादी हमैं कहानी सुनावत अहैं।

    Grandmother is telling me a story.

    हमैं marks the listener.

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हमका / हमैंLevel 1To Me: हमका and हमैं

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हमका is हम plus the postposition का.

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Words in This Pattern

हमकाहमैं