Written Hindi: or ?

Posted by Richa
Yet another post for Red Marker Blogathon.
If some word/phrase/idiom/spelling/syntax/punctuation incorrectly used drives you up the wall,
blog about it.
The only rule is that you must explain what is wrong with the usage that it bothers you so
and you must also explain the proper usage.

Today I am talking, er, writing about a mistake that even native-Hindi speakers make all the time
while writing Hindi. This mistake has been driving me up to the wall since I was a kid.
The mistake being interchanging the words and (sorry have to do this one in Devnagari
script. Cant explain this in Latin alphabet system). A mistake in matra usually irritates me a lot
but this mistake takes the cake. So what is the difference between the two, you ask?
is a conjunction and is equivalent to that
is a postposition and is equivalent to of
For example:
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Dhvani said that Pratham has the key of that lock.
So is used to connect two phrases like and [] (conjunction),
while is used to connect two nouns (or a noun and a pronoun) like and
(postposition). Simple, no?
Anyway, thats all from my corner on Red Marker Blogathon. If you have, your own peeves with
something you dont like in any language, do share.
P.S.: I am confused about usage of equivalent. Whether it should be is equivalent to that, or
is the equivalent of that? Or, are both correct? For some reason, I am always confused
when it comes to English.
Read more: http://doctorofphilosphy.blogspot.com/2010/06/written-hindior.html#ixzz3lKPW6bLr
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Best Answer: (ki) - that (conjunction)

He told that she is coming
Usne kahan ki wo aa rahi hi
(kii) - of (preposition)
Queen of England
England kii Maharani
Erica M 5 years ago
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I don't know Hindi, but I do know that Hindi does not have definite articles (that is, they
have no word "the"). So the other comment is wrong about that at least.
Ki = Of
Kii = The
ki kii = of the
Source(s): my understanding of Hindi
danijeljames 5 years ago

means that or or. It is used to denote reason or to denote or or to report indirect speech. It
is useful for connecting to parts of a sentence together. I was thinking THAT you would be
coming. See how the that connects the I was thinking with the You would be coming.? It
is an important word to learn. This lesson shows several examples of using the Hindi word for
that in a sentence.

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English

Hindi

Transliteration

Sita says that she will go to

Tanjore tomorrow.

Sita kahti hai ki vah kal tanjavur

jaayegi

The boy said that he would not Ladke ne kaha ki vah parson
go to school day after
school nahin jaayega

tomorrow.
Ashraf said that he wants to go
to Mecca.

Ashraf ne kaha ki vah Macca jaana

chahta hai

I am glad you came here.

Mujhe badi khushi huyi ki aap

mere yahan aaye

My book is with you or not?

? Meri kitaab tumhare pas hai ki

nahin

Today you are going to Town

or not?

Tum aaj shahar jaa rahe ho ki

nahin

We saw that a few children

were playing in the ground.

Humne dekha ki maidan mein

kuch ladke khel rahe the

Sarala said that her brother was Sarala ne kaha ki uske bhai ki
not well.
tabiyat teek nahin thi

I cannot say whether they know
me or not.

Main nahin kah sakta ki ve mujhe

jaante hai ki nahin

I saw that Hari was crying.

Maine dekha ki hari ro raha tha

I asked my friend how many

days he would stay here.

Maine apne dost se poocha ki tum

yahan kitane din thaharoge

Mother told me not to go in the Ma ne mujhse kaha ki tum dhoop

sun.
mein math jaao


Dont ask me when this war is
going to end.

Mujse math poocho ki kab yah

yudh samapt hoga

I heard from Surendra that

many people had fled from
Kurnool.

Maine surendra se suna ki bahut se

log kurnool se bhag gaye the

I wish I were rich!

Kash ki main amir hota

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