-कडून

From Someone

Level 2Sounds Like kaḍūna

A place a trip starts from uses -हून, and a person you get something from uses -कडून.

How It Works

The person is where the thing starts its trip.

WordWith -कडून
आईआईकडून
काकाकाकांकडून
सईसईकडून
मीमाझ्याकडून
तूतुझ्याकडून
कोणकोणाकडून

Respected people such as काका usually take the plural shape, so you write काकांकडून.

-कडून also works with news and feelings that reach someone: मला ही बातमी सईकडून कळली.

The giver or teacher takes -कडून, and the doer is the one who takes or learns: मी आईकडून पैसे घेतले.

Compare the three people endings. आईला gives to Mom, आईकडून takes from Mom, and आईशी talks with Mom.

Ask the question with कोणाकडून? to find out who gave or taught something. The answer is a person, so the answer ends in -कडून as well: आजीकडून.

Use it for gifts and messages too: ही भेट सईकडून आली means this gift came from Sai.

Examples (5)

  1. मी आईकडून रोज पैसे मागतो.

    I ask Mom for money every day. A man is speaking.

    आईकडून names the person the money comes from.

  2. आम्ही आजोबांकडून गोष्टी ऐकतो.

    We hear stories from Grandpa.

    आजोबांकडून uses the respectful plural shape.

  3. मी काकांकडून मराठी शिकते.

    I learn Marathi from my uncle. A woman is speaking.

    काकांकडून names the teacher.

  4. तिला ही बातमी सईकडून कळली.

    She heard this news from Sai.

    सईकडून gives the person the news came from.

  5. तू हे पुस्तक कोणाकडून घेतलेस?

    Who did you take this book from?

    कोणाकडून asks for the person.

Common Mistakes

  • Marking the giver with -ला.

    मी आईला पैसे घेतले.
    मी आईकडून पैसे घेतले.

    The person you take from needs -कडून.

  • Using माझे before -कडून.

    तिने माझेकडून पेन घेतले.
    तिने माझ्याकडून पेन घेतले.

    Before -कडून, मी takes the joining shape माझ्या-.

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