मोहि / तोहि / तेहि

Old Pronoun Forms

Level 6Sounds Like mōhi, tōhi a'ura tēhi

Old poetry uses मोहि, तोहि and तेहि where speech says हमका, तोहका and ओका.

How It Works

In old texts, a pronoun can carry its own "to". मोहि means "to me" and तोहि means "to you". तेहि means "to him" or "that one", and it often shows up as an adjective: तेहि समय, "at that time".

Old formMeaningToday's speech
मोहिto meहमका
तोहिto youतोहका
तेहिto him, thatओका, ओहि

Some speakers, especially around Sitapur and Lakhimpur, still say मोका or मोहिं for "to me", but this course teaches हम.

When you read, replace the old pronoun with the modern one in your head. The sentence will usually make sense.

Examples (4)

  1. मोहि सुनावहु कथा।

    Tell me the tale.

    मोहि means to me.

  2. तोहि पुकारत सब।

    Everyone is calling to you.

    तोहि is the old form for to you.

  3. तेहि समय सब चुप रहे।

    At that time everyone was quiet.

    तेहि points to that time.

  4. तेहि घर महँ दीप जरत।

    A lamp is burning in that house.

    तेहि is used before a noun.

How It Connects

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मोहि / तोहि / तेहिLevel 6Old Pronoun Forms

Learn This First

These are the old forms of the to-me, to-you and to-him words.

Words in This Pattern

मोहितोहितेहि