हमरा / ओकरा / हुनका
Me, Him and Her
Pronouns have their own forms for me, him and her, so they need no केँ.
How It Works
| Subject | Object form |
|---|---|
| हम | हमरा |
| अहाँ | अहाँ (अहाँ केँ) |
| तोँ | तोरा |
| ओ (respected) | हुनका |
| ओ (plain) | ओकरा |
| ई (respected) | हिनका |
| ई (plain) | एकरा |
| के (who) | ककरा |
The form already means "to", so you do not add केँ: हमरा पानि दिअ, not हम केँ पानि दिअ.
The same forms start the pattern for liking, wanting and knowing, and they carry the "has" idea: हमरा नीक लगैत अछि, हमरा चाही, हमरा लग किताब अछि.
ओ is both "he" and "she" and both respected and plain. The object form shows which: हुनका for respect, ओकरा for plain.
Examples (5)
- हमरा देखू।
Look at me.
हमरा is the object form of हम.
- हुनका फोन करू।
Call her.
हुनका is the respected form.
- हम ओकरा चिन्हैत छी।
I know him.
ओकरा is the plain form.
- एकरा राखू।
Keep this.
एकरा is the plain near form.
- अहाँ ककरा बजौलहुँ?
Whom did you call?
ककरा is the object form of के.
Common Mistakes
Using the subject form as the object.
हम केँ पानि दिअ।हमरा पानि दिअ।हम has a special object form, हमरा.
How It Connects
Learn This First
These pronoun forms do the job of केँ, and each comes from a pronoun already known.
Related Patterns
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Patterns that build on this one.
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