के सामने

Facing or Opposite

Level 2Sounds Like kē sāmanē

के सामने means in front of, opposite or facing, and also in someone's presence.

How It Works

के सामने describes something that faces or is opposite a reference point:

  • अस्पताल के सामने एक दवाई की दुकान है (There's a pharmacy opposite the hospital).
  • मेरे घर के सामने बस रुकती है (The bus stops in front of my house).

With people, it means in their presence: बच्चों के सामने ऐसी बातें मत करो (Don't talk like that in front of the children). सबके सामने means in front of everyone.

The noun changes as before any postposition: दरवाज़ा → दरवाज़े के सामने, बच्चे → बच्चों के सामने. Pronouns take the possessive form: मेरे सामने, आपके सामने, उसके सामने.

Alone, सामने means opposite or straight ahead: दुकान बिलकुल सामने है (The shop is right across the road). With वाला it describes a place: सामने वाली दुकान (the shop opposite).

के सामने or के आगे? के सामने is about facing; के आगे is about being ahead in a line or on a road. In a queue, say मेरे आगे; across a road, say मेरे सामने.

Examples (5)

  1. स्कूल के सामने एक पार्क है।

    There's a park opposite the school.

    के सामने: opposite the school.

  2. मेरे घर के सामने एक बड़ा पेड़ है।

    There's a big tree in front of my house.

    घर के सामने: facing the house.

  3. बच्चों के सामने झगड़ा मत करो।

    Don't argue in front of the children.

    With people, के सामने means in their presence.

  4. वह मेरे सामने बैठी थी।

    She was sitting across from me.

    मेरे सामने: facing me.

  5. बस स्टॉप बिलकुल सामने है।

    The bus stop is right across the road.

    Alone, सामने means opposite.

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के सामनेLevel 2Facing or Opposite

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Facing is a two-part postposition built on के.

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