तोहार / राउर

Your: तोहार and राउर

Level 1Sounds Like tōhāra ā rā'ura

Use तोहार with तू and राउर with रउआ.

How It Works

These are the possessive words for your.

You are speaking toNo postpositionWith a postposition
a friend (तू)तोहार नामतोहरा घर में
an elder (रउआ)राउर नामरउरा घर में

Choose the word to match the pronoun you would use for the person: तू goes with तोहार and रउआ goes with राउर.

तोहार and राउर stay the same for any gender or number: तोहार भाई, तोहार बहिन, राउर घर, राउर बात.

You may hear रउरा as a plain your, as in रउरा बात. Lessons write राउर when no postposition follows. For friends of any gender, use तोहार.

Examples (5)

  1. तोहार नाम का ह?

    What is your name?

    तोहार goes with तू.

  2. राउर नाम का ह?

    What is your name? (respectful)

    राउर goes with रउआ.

  3. तोहार माई कहाँ बाड़ी?

    Where is your mother?

    तोहार does not change for a woman.

  4. रउरा घर में केहू बा?

    Is anyone in your house?

    रउरा appears because में follows.

  5. राउर बात हमरा नीक लागेला।

    I like what you say.

    राउर with no postposition.

Common Mistakes

  • Using तोहार with someone you call रउआ.

    मास्टर साहेब, तोहार घर कहाँ बा?
    मास्टर साहेब, राउर घर कहाँ बा?

    Pair राउर with रउआ.

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तोहार / राउरLevel 1Your: तोहार and राउर

Learn This First

तोहार goes with तू and राउर with रउआ, and both work the way हमार does.

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Words in This Pattern

तोहारराउरतोहरारउरा