کے ساتھ
Together with
Put an oblique noun or pronoun before کے ساتھ and read the phrase as one unit.
How It Works
میں علی کے ساتھ چلتی ہوں means I walk with Ali. علی کے ساتھ says who is with the speaker.
آپ کے ساتھ کون ہے؟ asks who is with you. Respectful آپ comes before کے ساتھ.
For several children, use بچوں کے ساتھ. The direct plural بچے becomes oblique بچوں.
The person doing the action controls the subject’s agreement. A phrase with کے ساتھ names their companion.
Examples (4)
- میں علی کے ساتھ چلتی ہوں۔
I walk with Ali.
علی کے ساتھ names the companion. The speaker uses feminine چلتی ہوں.
- آپ کے ساتھ کون ہے؟
Who is with you?
The question asks who is with the respectfully addressed listener.
- بچوں کے ساتھ کھیلیے۔
Play with the children.
بچے becomes oblique plural بچوں; کھیلیے is a respectful instruction.
- سارا ندا کے ساتھ ہے۔
Sara is with Nida.
ندا کے ساتھ names Sara’s companion; ہے refers to the singular subject Sara.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Recognize the linking کے used in this compound postposition.