ज़हर बच्चे से दूर रखिए।

child

Breakdown of ज़हर बच्चे से दूर रखिए।

• से: from
• रखना: to keep
• दूर: far

Questions & Answers about ज़हर बच्चे से दूर रखिए।

Why is बच्चा written as बच्चे here?

Because से is a postposition, and nouns usually switch to the oblique form before a postposition.

• basic form: बच्चा = child
• oblique singular: बच्चे
• so: बच्चे से = from the child

This is very common in Hindi:

• लड़का → लड़के से
• कमरा → कमरे में
• बच्चा → बच्चे से

So बच्चे here is not the plain plural children. It is the singular oblique form of बच्चा.

What does से mean in this sentence?

Here से means from.

In this sentence, it marks separation or distance:

• बच्चे से दूर = away from the child

This use is very common with words like दूर:

• घर से दूर = far from home
• आग से दूर = away from fire
• बच्चे से दूर = away from the child

So से is not doing something complicated here; it is simply showing what something should be kept away from.

Does बच्चे से mean from the child or from children?