खातिर

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Level 2Sounds Like khātira

Put खातिर after the person or thing that benefits.

How It Works

WhoWith खातिर
meहमरा खातिर
you (friend)तोहरा खातिर
you (respectful)रउरा खातिर
him, herओकरा खातिर
Motherमाई खातिर
the childrenलइकन खातिर

खातिर also sits after the -े form of a verb to mean in order to: पढ़े खातिर. That use has its own lesson.

The pronoun before खातिर is the form used before a postposition, not the possessive: हमरा खातिर, not हमार खातिर. So say तोहरा खातिर, not तोहार खातिर.

Examples (5)

  1. तोहरा खातिर चाय बनत बा।

    Tea is being made for you.

    तोहरा खातिर.

  2. माई खातिर हम साड़ी लिहनी।

    I bought a sari for Mother.

    माई खातिर.

  3. ई उपहार रउरा खातिर ह।

    This gift is for you.

    रउरा खातिर is respectful.

  4. लइकन खातिर मिठाई बा।

    There are sweets for the children.

    लइकन खातिर.

  5. ई चिट्ठी केकरा खातिर ह?

    Who is this letter for?

    केकरा खातिर.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the possessive before खातिर.

    तोहार खातिर चाय बा।
    तोहरा खातिर चाय बा।

    A pronoun before खातिर takes the oblique form.

  • Using the Hindi phrase.

    तोहरा के लिए चाय बा।
    तोहरा खातिर चाय बा।

    Bhojpuri uses खातिर.

How It Connects

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खातिरLevel 2For

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A pronoun takes its हमरा form before खातिर.

Words in This Pattern

खातिर