Word
मुझे पदक मिला।
Meaning
I got a medal.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about मुझे पदक मिला।
Why is it मुझे and not मैं?
Because Hindi uses मिलना in a different pattern from English to get.
In this sentence, मुझे means to me. So the structure is closer to:
मुझे पदक मिला = A medal was received/found by me / To me a medal came
Natural English: I got a medal
So with मिलना, the person who receives something is often marked with मुझे / उसे / हमें etc., not with the plain subject form like मैं.
What exactly does मुझे mean here?
मुझे is the oblique form of मैं used in functions like to me or me.
Here it means to me:
- मुझे = to me
- तुझे / तुम्हें = to you
- उसे = to him/her
- हमें = to us
So मुझे पदक मिला literally feels like To me, a medal was received.
Why is the verb मिला and not something based on मैं?