कोन

Asking Which

Level 1Sounds Like kōna

कोन means which and comes before the noun.

How It Works

कोन means which and goes before the noun.

MaithiliMeaning
अहाँ कोन गाम सँ छी?Which village are you from?
कोन किताब अहाँक अछि?Which book is yours?
कोन बस पटना जाइत अछि?Which bus goes to Patna?

It does not change for gender, number or a postposition: कोन घर मे (in which house).

Use कोन when you choose from a group. Use के when you ask who a person is, and केहन when you ask what something is like.

The Hindi कौन means who in Hindi. In Maithili, who is के and which is कोन.

Examples (5)

  1. अहाँ कोन गाम सँ छी?

    Which village are you from?

    कोन comes before गाम.

  2. कोन किताब अहाँक अछि?

    Which book is yours?

    कोन asks you to pick one.

  3. अहाँ कोन चाह पिबैत छी?

    Which tea do you drink?

    कोन is before the noun.

  4. आइ कोन दिन अछि?

    What day is it today?

    कोन asks about the day.

  5. कोन बस पटना जाइत अछि?

    Which bus goes to Patna?

    कोन is the subject word.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the Hindi कौन for who.

    ओ कौन छथि?
    ओ के छथि?

    In Maithili, who is के and which is कोन.

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कोनLevel 1Asking Which

Learn This First

कोन stands before a noun in questions such as कोन गाम सँ, so छी and सँ come first.

Words in This Pattern

कोनकेकेहन