उसको / उनको / उहाँको

His and Her

Level 1Sounds Like usakō, unakō ra uhām̐kō

His or her changes with the respect you show to that person.

How It Works

Nepali does not have separate words for his and her. The word shows respect instead.

RespectHis or herExample
plainउसकोउसको घर नजिक छ।
middleउनकोउनको नाम सरिता हो।
highउहाँकोउहाँको घर पोखरामा छ।
theyउनीहरूकोउनीहरूको घर ठूलो छ।

For several respected people, say उहाँहरूको.

The verb follows the same level. उहाँ takes -नुहुन्छ, and उनी takes -छन् for a man and -छिन् for a woman.

Like मेरो, these words change with the noun that follows: उहाँका साथीहरू (his or her friends), उहाँकी आमा (her mother).

Do not mix उनी, which means she or he, with उनको, which means her or his. उनी names the person you are talking about, and उनको shows whose something is.

Examples (5)

  1. उसको घर नजिक छ।

    His house is near.

    उसको is the plain level.

  2. उनको नाम सरिता हो।

    Her name is Sarita.

    उनको is the middle level.

  3. उहाँको घर पोखरामा छ।

    Her house is in Pokhara.

    उहाँको shows high respect.

  4. उनीहरूको घर काठमाडौंमा छ।

    Their house is in Kathmandu.

    उनीहरूको is their.

  5. उहाँका साथीहरू धेरै छन्।

    He has many friends.

    उहाँका has the plural ending -ा.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the word for she or he where her or his is needed.

    उनी घर पोखरामा छ।
    उनको घर पोखरामा छ।

    उनी means she or he. To say whose something is, use उनको.

How It Connects

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उसको / उनको / उहाँकोLevel 1His and Her

Learn This First

His and her forms follow the same pattern as the other possessives.

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