उसका काम असफल हुआ।

to be

Breakdown of उसका काम असफल हुआ।

• काम: work
• उसका: her
• असफल: unsuccessful

Questions & Answers about उसका काम असफल हुआ।

What does उसका mean in this sentence?

उसका means his, her, or its, depending on context.

It is the possessive form of उस (that/he/she in an oblique-related form). In this sentence, it is modifying काम (work/task), so उसका काम means his work, her work, or that person’s work.

A key point for English speakers: उसका does not itself tell you whether the person is male or female. The context does that.

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Why is it उसका and not उसकी or उसके?

Because the possessive adjective agrees with the thing possessed, not with the owner.

Here, the possessed noun is काम, which is masculine singular in Hindi. So the correct form is:

• उसका काम = his/her work

Compare:

• उसकी किताब = his/her book
  (किताब is feminine singular)
• उसके दोस्त = his/her friends
  (दोस्त is plural here)

So उसका is used because काम is masculine singular.

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