जेहन ... तेहन

The Same Kind: जेहन ... तेहन

Level 4Sounds Like jēhana ... tēhana

जेहन ... तेहन says that the second thing is the same kind as the first.

How It Works

जेहन means "of the kind that" and तेहन means "of that kind". Together they match the kind of one thing with the kind of another. The pair works in everyday sentences.

PartMeaningExample
जेहनof the kind thatजेहन बीज बोएब
तेहन / तेहनेof that kindतेहने फल पाएब
  • The stressed form तेहने (तेहन + -ए) adds weight to the second part.
  • The word that follows names the thing compared: बीज, लोक, दाम, माय.
  • Both words stay the same for every noun.

Compare the other pairs. जतेक ... ततेक matches amounts; जेना ... तेना matches ways of doing; जेहन ... तेहन matches kinds. The sentence "जेहन बीज बोएब, तेहने फल पाएब" says that results follow actions.

Examples (5)

  1. जेहन बीज बोएब, तेहने फल पाएब।

    As you sow, so shall you reap.

    जेहन and तेहने match the kind of seed with the kind of fruit.

  2. जेहन अहाँ छी, तेहन हम नहि छी।

    I am not the kind of person you are.

    तेहन answers जेहन after the contrast.

  3. जेहन दाम, तेहन सामान।

    The price decides the quality.

    The pair works without verbs in a short phrase.

  4. जेहन माय छथि, तेहने बेटी छथि।

    The daughter is just like her mother.

    तेहने says the daughter is of the same kind.

  5. जेहन कपड़ा चाही, तेहन किनू।

    Buy the kind of cloth you want.

    The pair tells someone to match the kind they want.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the Hindi जैसा and वैसा.

    जैसा बीज बोएब, वैसा फल पाएब।
    जेहन बीज बोएब, तेहने फल पाएब।

    Maithili says जेहन and तेहन.

How It Connects

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Learn This First

जेहन and तेहन come from केहन and pair up like जेना and तेना.

Words in This Pattern

जेहनतेहनजतेकततेकजेनातेना