एहि / ओहि
This and That Before Postpositions
Before a noun with a postposition or a time word such as दिन, ई becomes एहि and ओ becomes ओहि.
How It Works
| Plain | Before a postposition |
|---|---|
| ई घर बड्ड पैघ अछि। | एहि घर मे बड्ड जगह अछि। |
| ओ गाम सुन्दर अछि। | ओहि गाम सँ बस अबैत अछि। |
So you say ई घर (this house) when the house is the subject, but एहि घर मे (in this house) when a postposition follows. The same happens with time words: ओहि दिन (that day), एहि बेर (this time).
The change also applies to the joined -क: एहि किताबक नाम (the name of this book). The plural सभ does not block it: एहि सभ बात पर (on all these matters).
Hindi uses इस and उस here. Do not borrow them. The Maithili words are एहि and ओहि.
Examples (5)
- एहि घर मे बड्ड जगह अछि।
There is plenty of room in this house.
एहि replaces ई before मे.
- ओहि दिन बरखा भेल।
It rained that day.
ओहि replaces ओ before a time word.
- एहि बात पर सोचू।
Think about this matter.
एहि is used before पर.
- ओहि गाम सँ बस अबैत अछि।
A bus comes from that village.
ओहि goes before सँ.
- एहि किताबक नाम की अछि?
What is the name of this book?
एहि also appears before -क.
Common Mistakes
Using the Hindi words.
इस घर मे बड्ड जगह अछि।एहि घर मे बड्ड जगह अछि।इस is Hindi. Maithili uses एहि.
How It Connects
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एहि and ओहि replace ई and ओ before a noun with a postposition.
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