मे

In or Inside

Level 1Sounds Like mē

मे comes after a noun and means in.

How It Works

मे means in or inside. It comes after the noun.

The noun stays the same. Hindi turns कमरा into कमरे before में, but Maithili keeps the plain noun.

मे also works with time: साँझ मे (in the evening), जाड़ मे (in the winter).

Write मे as a separate word with no dot above it. The Hindi spelling में is a different word in a different language.

For on or at, use पर. For from, use सँ.

बउआ घर मे अछि।
The little boy is in the house.
मे follows घर.
हम पटना मे रहैत छी।
I live in Patna.
मे is used for a city.
किताब झोरा मे अछि।
The book is in the bag.
मे means inside.
पोखरि मे माछ अछि।
There are fish in the pond.
मे is after पोखरि.
हम सभ जाड़ मे चाह बेसी पिबैत छी।
We drink more tea in the winter.
मे is used for a season.

Using the Hindi में.
बउआ घर में अछि।
बउआ घर मे अछि।
Maithili writes मे with no dot.

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मेLevel 1In or Inside

मे is the first place word, and it follows the postposition pattern.

Patterns that build on this one.

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