Postpositions After Nouns

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Maithili uses words after the noun, not before it, and the noun stays the same.

How It Works

English puts small words before the noun (in the house). Maithili puts them after (house in), and these words are called postpositions.

The noun does not change before any of these. Hindi लड़का turns into लड़के before में, but Maithili बेटा stays बेटा: बेटा केँ.

Only -क is joined to the noun. Every other word is a separate word. Pronouns have their own forms before these words: हमरा, ओकरा, हुनका.

हम दरभंगा सँ आएल छी।
I have come from Darbhanga.
सँ comes after the place.
किताब टेबुल पर अछि।
The book is on the table.
पर follows टेबुल, which does not change.
नेना सभ पोखरि मे नहाइत अछि।
The children are bathing in the pond.
मे is a separate word after पोखरि.
ई चाह अहाँ लेल अछि।
This tea is for you.
लेल comes after अहाँ.
हम नेना केँ दूध दैत छी।
I give milk to the child.
केँ marks the person who gets the milk.

Using the Hindi में and से.
किताब घर में अछि।
किताब घर मे अछि।
Maithili writes मे and सँ.

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Postpositions After NounsFoundations

A postposition sits between its noun and the final verb, so the basic sentence order comes first.

Patterns that build on this one.

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