Review & Pronoun Cases
Before moving on to intermediate topics, let’s review and go deeper on how Hindi pronouns change form.
Quick review
| Hindi | Roman | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| मैं | main | I | |
| तुम | tum | you | |
| वह | vah | he/she/it |
Cases: nominative, accusative, possessive
Hindi pronouns take different forms depending on their grammatical role in the sentence:
- Nominative (subject): मैं जाता हूं। — “I go.”
- Accusative (object): मुझे बुलाओ। — “Call me.”
- Possessive: मेरा घर। — “My house.”
Note that the possessive form also agrees with the gender of the noun it describes:
| Noun gender | Possessive form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine singular | मेरा | मेरा घर (my house) |
| Masculine plural / oblique | मेरे | मेरे किताबें (my books) |
| Feminine | मेरी | मेरी कार (my car) |
For the full nominative/accusative/possessive table across all persons (first, second, third; singular and plural; informal/familiar/formal), see the complete Pronoun Cases reference.
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