Postpositions

Hindi uses postpositions — small words that come after the noun — instead of English-style prepositions. Here are the most common ones:

Hindi	Roman	English	Example
में	mein	in	घर में (in the house)
पर	par	on	मेज पर (on the table)
से	se	from / with	दिल्ली से (from Delhi)
को	ko	to (object marker)	उसे किताब दो (give the book to him/her)
के लिए	ke liye	for	आपके लिए (for you)
तक	tak	until / up to	शाम तक (until evening)

Try it yourself

Translate these sentences using the postpositions above, then check your answer.

The cat is on the roof.

बिल्ली छत पर है। (billi chhat par hai.)

I am going to the market.

मैं बाजार को जा रहा हूं। (main baazaar ko jaa rahaa hoon.) — often simplified to मैं बाजार जा रहा हूं in casual speech.