से

From, With and by

Level 1Sounds Like sē

से means from, with, by or than.

How It Works

से is a flexible little word. It follows its noun.

MeaningExample
fromतुम कहाँ से हौ?
with (a tool)पेन से लिखौ।
with (a person)नेहा सना से मिलै गई।
thanअमित नेहा से लंबा अहै।

With a pronoun, the form before a postposition is used: हमसे (from me, with me), तुमसे (from you), ओसे (from him or her).

The word संग also means with, for company and for things that go together, such as अम्मा के संग and रोटी के संग दाल. Use से for tools and for meeting or speaking with someone.

Examples (5)

  1. हम लखनऊ से अही।

    I am from Lucknow.

    से means from.

  2. पेन से लिखौ।

    Write with a pen.

    से marks the tool.

  3. नेहा सना से मिलै गई।

    Neha went to meet Sana.

    से marks the person you meet.

  4. अमित नेहा से लंबा अहै।

    Amit is taller than Neha.

    से means than in a comparison.

  5. हमसे बतियाव।

    Talk to me.

    हमसे is हम plus से.

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सेLevel 1From, With and by

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