की तरह
Like or in the Same Way
की तरह means like or in the same way as.
How It Works
की तरह compares a way of doing or being with something else. The noun before it changes as it does before any postposition, and pronouns use the possessive.
| Compare with | Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| बच्चा | बच्चे की तरह | like a child |
| मैं | मेरी तरह | like me |
| आप | आपकी तरह | like you |
| हमेशा | हमेशा की तरह | as always |
The same noun shows up in several common phrases: इस तरह (this way), किस तरह (how, in what way) and अच्छी तरह (well, properly).
जैसा can follow a noun with almost the same meaning: वह फ़िल्मी हीरो जैसा दिखता है (He looks like a film hero). The difference is agreement. जैसा, जैसी and जैसे change with the person or thing described, while की तरह stays the same.
Examples (5)
- मेरी तरह मेरी बहन को भी चाय बहुत पसंद है।
Like me, my sister loves tea too.
With a pronoun, use the possessive: मेरी तरह.
- हमेशा की तरह वह आज भी देर से आया।
As always, he was late today too.
हमेशा की तरह is a set phrase: as always.
- बच्चों की तरह ज़िद मत करो।
Don't be stubborn like little kids.
की तरह follows the plural noun in its -ओं form: बच्चों की तरह.
- वह अपने पिता की तरह बहुत मेहनती है।
Like his father, he works very hard.
की तरह compares him with his father.
- प्रिया बिल्कुल अपनी माँ की तरह बोलती है।
Priya talks just like her mom.
की तरह stays the same even though Priya and her mother are women.
Common Mistakes
Using के before तरह.
वह शेर के तरह दौड़ता है।वह शेर की तरह दौड़ता है।तरह is feminine, so the linking word is always की.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Like is a two-part postposition built on की.
Related Patterns
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Patterns that build on this one.
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