← Grammar
🔗 Possession: ka, ki, ke
How to say "my", "his", "the boy's book" - agreement matters.
Three forms of "of"
Urdu uses ka/ki/ke between owner and owned thing. The form agrees with the gender and number of the OWNED thing, not the owner.
لڑکے کا کتا
larke ka kuttathe boy's dog (m sg)لڑکے کی بلی
larke ki billithe boy's cat (f sg)لڑکے کے کتے
larke ke kuttaythe boy's dogs (m pl)Personal possessives
mera/meri/mere = my. tera/teri/tere = your (intimate). aap ka/ki/ke = your (formal). hamara/hamari/hamare = our.
میرا بھائی
mera bhaimy brotherمیری بہن
meri behnmy sisterمیرے دوست
mere dostmy friendsآپ کا گھر
aap ka gharyour home (formal)