के / केकर
Asking Who and Whose
के asks who and केकर asks whose.
How It Works
Two question words for people.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| के | who | ऊ के ह? |
| केकर | whose | ई केकर किताब ह? |
| केकरा | whom, before a postposition | केकरा से बात करत बाड़ऽ? |
के can ask about the doer too: दरवाजा पर के बा? (Who is at the door?)
Do not confuse the question के with the के that means of. The question के stands for a person by itself, as in ऊ के ह? or दरवाजा पर के बा?; the other के sits between two nouns.
Examples (5)
- ऊ के ह?
Who is he?
के asks about a person.
- ई केकर किताब ह?
Whose book is this?
केकर asks about the owner.
- दरवाजा पर के बा?
Who is at the door?
के as the doer.
- केकर फोन बाजत बा?
Whose phone is ringing?
केकर before the noun.
- तू केकरा से बात करत बाड़ऽ?
Who are you talking to?
के becomes केकरा before से.
How It Connects
Learn This First
के and केकर take the question spot like का, usually end in ह, and केकर ties to the possession के.
- काAsking What
के asks who from the same spot where का asks what: ई का ह?, ऊ के ह?
Level 1 - के for PossessionShowing Possession with के
केकर asks whose, and the answer uses के: केकर किताब?, नेहा के किताब.
Level 1 - ह / हवे / हईंSaying What Something Is
ऊ के ह? and ई केकर किताब ह? both end in ह, the word that says who or what something is.
Level 1
Related Patterns
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
Words in This Pattern
Practice के / केकर in Bubblegum
Poppy, your AI tutor, writes Bhojpuri lessons at your level. Tap any grammar point in a lesson to see its full explanation.
