कै for Possession

Of: कै

Level 1Sounds Like kai (sambandha)

कै joins two nouns and means of or 's, for every noun.

How It Works

Hindi has का, की and के. Awadhi uses one word, कै, between two nouns.

In a few fixed phrases the word changes to के:

Never say कै बाद or कै बारे मा. For these, the word is always के.

Some Lucknow speakers use का, के and की as in Hindi. Those are fine to hear, but the lessons use कै.

अमित कै बहिन
Amit's sister.
कै joins the owner and the thing.
चाय कै दुकान
A tea shop.
कै stays the same for a feminine noun.
रात कै खाना
Dinner.
The same कै is used again.
खाए के बाद तनिक आराम करौ।
Rest a little after eating.
In के बाद the word is के.
साँझ के बेरा बजार जाब।
I will go to the market in the evening.
With बेरा the word is के.

Using कै inside a compound postposition.
खाए कै बाद तनिक आराम करौ।
खाए के बाद तनिक आराम करौ।
In के बाद, the first word is के.

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

कै for PossessionLevel 1Of: कै

कै and its partner के look almost alike, so you need to read the vowel sign.

Patterns that build on this one.

कै

Poppy, your AI tutor, writes Awadhi lessons at your level. Tap any grammar point in a lesson to see its full explanation.