लाइब्रेरियन को पुस्तकालय कार्ड दिखाइए और पत्रिका उधार लीजिए।

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Breakdown of लाइब्रेरियन को पुस्तकालय कार्ड दिखाइए और पत्रिका उधार लीजिए।

• दिखाना: to show
• पुस्तकालय कार्ड: library card
• लाइब्रेरियन: librarian

Questions & Answers about लाइब्रेरियन को पुस्तकालय कार्ड दिखाइए और पत्रिका उधार लीजिए।

Why is को used after लाइब्रेरियन?

को marks the person the action is directed to. Here, लाइब्रेरियन को means to the librarian.

So the structure is:

• लाइब्रेरियन को = to the librarian
• पुस्तकालय कार्ड = library card
• दिखाइए = show

In other words: Show the library card to the librarian.

Why is the word order different from English?

Hindi usually puts the verb at the end. English says:

Show the library card to the librarian

but Hindi naturally says something more like:

To the librarian the library card show

So in लाइब्रेरियन को पुस्तकालय कार्ड दिखाइए, the verb दिखाइए comes last. The same thing happens in the second part:

• पत्रिका उधार लीजिए = magazine borrow take

This verb-final order is very normal in Hindi.

Is पुस्तकालय कार्ड just a compound meaning library card?

Yes. पुस्तकालय कार्ड is a noun + noun combination, where the first noun describes the second.

• पुस्तकालय = library
• कार्ड = card

Together: library card

Hindi often uses this kind of compound structure, just like English does in phrases such as , , or .