हुनक
Respectful His or Her
हुनक means his or her for a person you respect, and ओकर is for anyone else.
How It Works
हुनक is the his or her of someone you respect, such as a teacher, a parent or a guest. ओकर is for a child, a friend you call तोँ, or a thing.
| Owner | His or her | Example |
|---|---|---|
| respected | हुनक | हुनक घर |
| plain | ओकर | ओकर घर |
The verb usually follows the person or thing being talked about. It can also add -नि for a respected owner: हुनक बेटा गेलनि. A mother gets छथि even after ओकर: हुनक माय बड्ड नीक छथि, ओकर माय बड्ड नीक छथि. A house can still take अछि when its owner is respected: हुनक घर बड्ड पैघ अछि.
हुनकर is equally standard and is more common in print. Both mean the same, and lessons here use हुनक.
The nearby form is हिनक (this person's, respected), covered in a later entry.
The object form is हुनका: हम हुनका किताब दैत छी (I give her the book).
Examples (5)
- हुनक नव फ्लैट बड्ड सुन्दर अछि।
Her new flat is very beautiful.
हुनक belongs to a respected person.
- हुनक नाम की अछि?
What is his name?
हुनक is used to ask politely about a name.
- हम हुनक घर जाइत छी।
I go to her house.
हुनक comes before घर.
- हुनक माय दिल्ली मे रहैत छथि।
Her mother lives in Delhi.
The verb छथि matches माय, the person it is about.
- ओकर नाम मुन्नी अछि।
Her name is Munni.
ओकर is the plain form for a child.
How It Connects
Learn This First
हुनक is the respectful choice beside ओकर, so ओकर comes first.
Related Patterns
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