भी

Also and Too

Level 1Sounds Like bhī

भी means also or too and goes right after the word it adds.

How It Works

भी means also, too or as well. It goes straight after the word it adds to. Unlike English also, it cannot start the sentence.

Moving भी changes what is being added:

नीलम भी चाय पीती है।Neelam drinks tea too (like the others).
नीलम चाय भी पीती है।Neelam drinks tea too (as well as other drinks).

With pronouns, भी follows the form you would use anyway: मैं भी, मुझे भी, आप भी, उसके पास भी.

In a negative sentence, English says either, but Hindi still uses भी: मैं भी नहीं जाऊँगा (I won't go either).

भी never changes form. In some sentences it means even, and a later entry covers that.

Examples (5)

  1. मैं भी तैयार हूँ।

    I'm ready too.

    भी adds the speaker to others who are ready.

  2. यह किताब भी अच्छी है।

    This book is good too.

    भी adds this book to other good ones.

  3. नीलम चाय भी पीती है।

    Neelam drinks tea as well.

    भी after चाय adds tea to what Neelam drinks.

  4. मैं भी तैयार नहीं हूँ।

    I'm not ready either.

    In the negative, भी means either.

  5. क्या आप भी दिल्ली से हैं?

    Are you from Delhi too?

    भी after आप: you, as well as me.

Common Mistakes

  • Starting the sentence with भी.

    भी मैं आऊँगा।
    मैं भी आऊँगा।

    भी always follows the word it adds to. It cannot start a sentence like English also.

How It Connects

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भीLevel 1Also and Too

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भी's meaning depends on its position, so it follows basic sentence order.

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