Questions & Answers about फसल के लिए बारिश ज़रूरी है।
के लिए means for.
So फसल के लिए means for the crop or for crops in a general sense.
It is a very common Hindi postpositional phrase used for:
- purpose
- benefit
- need
- suitability
Examples:
- मेरे लिए — for me
- बच्चों के लिए — for children
- काम के लिए — for work
Because the meaning here is for the crop, not to the crop.
- के लिए = for
- को usually marks an indirect object, a recipient, or sometimes a definite/direct object
So:
- फसल के लिए बारिश ज़रूरी है = Rain is necessary for the crop
- फसल को... would suggest something happening to the crop, which is not the idea here
Good question. In के लिए, the के is part of a fixed postpositional phrase. It does not behave like the possessive का / की / के that changes by gender and number.