मेरे दो भाई हैं
Saying You Have Family
Hindi says "my two brothers are" to mean I have two brothers: मेरे दो भाई हैं.
How It Works
For things you own, Hindi uses के पास: मेरे पास एक साइकिल है. For family members and friends, it uses the possessive words instead. मेरे दो भाई हैं means I have two brothers.
The possessive matches the family member, not the owner. Use मेरा for one male relative, मेरी for one or more female relatives, and मेरे for several males or a mixed group. The verb is है for one person and हैं for more than one.
| Hindi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| मेरा एक भाई है। | I have a brother. |
| मेरी एक बहन है। | I have a sister. |
| मेरे दो भाई हैं। | I have two brothers. |
| मेरी दो बहनें हैं। | I have two sisters. |
The same pattern works for any owner: उसकी एक बेटी है (he or she has a daughter), रीमा के तीन बच्चे हैं (Reema has three children). To say you have none, use कोई ... नहीं: मेरी कोई बहन नहीं है.
For a respected elder, speakers often use the plural form even for one person: मेरे एक चाचा हैं, वे डॉक्टर हैं (I have an uncle who is a doctor).
Examples (5)
- मेरे दो भाई हैं।
I have two brothers.
भाई is plural here, so the sentence uses मेरे and हैं.
- उसकी एक बहन है।
He has a sister.
उसकी matches बहन, not the owner; it can mean his or her.
- आपके कितने बच्चे हैं?
How many children do you have?
आपके matches the plural बच्चे.
- मेरा कोई भाई नहीं है।
I don't have a brother.
कोई ... नहीं says you have none.
- रीमा के बहुत सारे दोस्त हैं।
Reema has lots of friends.
Friends work like family: रीमा के, not रीमा के पास.
Common Mistakes
Using के पास for family members.
मेरे पास दो भाई हैं।मेरे दो भाई हैं।मेरे पास दो भाई हैं sounds like two brothers are with you right now. For family, use the possessive.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Family is had with a plain possessive, which learners compare with के पास for things.
Related Patterns
- मेरा / मेरी / मेरे, हमारा / हमारी / हमारेMy and Our
These are the forms that match each family member.
Level 1 - उसका / उनकाHis, Her and Their
Use उसका or उनका to say what family someone else has.
Level 1 - तुम्हारा / आपकाYour
Ask about someone's family with आपका or तुम्हारा: आपके कितने बच्चे हैं?
Level 1 - कोई नहीं / कुछ नहींNobody and Nothing
Say you have none with कोई ... नहीं: मेरी कोई बहन नहीं है.
Level 2
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