مجھے / ہمیں / آپ کو

Common Forms with Ko

Level 1

These forms mark a recipient, experiencer or person who needs something.

How It Works

مجھے پانی چاہیے means I need water. مجھے marks the person who needs it.

ہمیں خط دیجیے means please give us a letter. ہمیں marks the recipients.

آپ کو کیا پسند ہے؟ asks what you like respectfully.

مجھے and مجھ کو are alternative forms, as are ہمیں and ہم کو. Both kinds occur in ordinary use. Do not add another کو after مجھے or ہمیں.

Examples (4)

  1. مجھے پانی چاہیے

    I need water.

    مجھے marks the person who needs something.

  2. ہمیں خط دیجیے۔

    Please give us a letter.

    ہمیں marks the recipients, just as ہم کو can.

  3. آپ کو کیا پسند ہے؟

    What do you like?

    آپ کو is the respectful form.

  4. مجھ کو

    to me

    مجھ کو is an alternative to مجھے, not a separate politeness level.

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مجھے / ہمیں / آپ کوLevel 1Common Forms with Ko

Learn This First

Understand the function of کو before using fused or pronoun-specific forms. Identify first-person participants. Identify the respectfully addressed participant.

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