का for Marking a Person

To: का

Level 1Sounds Like kā (parasarga)

का marks the person who receives something or is spoken to, like Hindi को.

How It Works

This का means to. It is also what Hindi को does.

UseExample
calling someoneअम्मा का फोन करौ।
giving to someoneहम अमित का किताब देत अही।
telling someoneपरिवारन का बताव।

The things being given or made do not take का: तुम चाय पियत हौ, not तुम चाय का पियत हौ. Usually only the person or the animal that receives or is called gets it.

Pronouns have their own forms: हमका (to me), तुमका (to you), ओका (to him or her), उनका (to them).

The same word का also means what and ends yes or no questions. The place in the sentence shows which one it is.

Examples (5)

  1. अम्मा का फोन करौ।

    Call Mom.

    का follows the person.

  2. हम अमित का किताब देत अही।

    I am giving Amit the book.

    The person who receives is marked with का.

  3. परिवारन का बताव।

    Tell the families.

    का follows a plural noun.

  4. दादी हमका कहानी सुनावत अहैं।

    Grandmother is telling me a story.

    हमका is हम plus का.

  5. ऊ ओका बोलावत अहै।

    He is calling her.

    ओका is ऊ plus का.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting का after a thing.

    हम चाय का पियत अही।
    हम चाय पियत अही।

    का marks people, not things like tea.

How It Connects

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का for Marking a PersonLevel 1To: का

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The person marked with का sits before the verb.

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Patterns that build on this one.

Words in This Pattern

का