Breakdown of प्रतिद्वंद्वी मेरे जोड़ीदार के सामने है।
होना
to be
मेरा
my
के सामने
in front of
जोड़ीदार
partner; teammate
Questions & Answers about प्रतिद्वंद्वी मेरे जोड़ीदार के सामने है।
Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?
Hindi does not usually use articles like the and a/an the way English does.
So प्रतिद्वंद्वी can mean:
- the opponent
- an opponent
- sometimes just opponent
The exact choice in English depends on context. In this sentence, the opponent is a natural translation.
What does each word in प्रतिद्वंद्वी मेरे जोड़ीदार के सामने है। mean?
A word-by-word breakdown is:
- प्रतिद्वंद्वी = opponent, rival
- मेरे = my
- जोड़ीदार = partner, pair-partner
- के सामने = in front of, opposite, facing
- है = is
So the structure is basically:
Opponent + my partner + in front of + is
Hindi often puts the verb at the end.
Why is it मेरे जोड़ीदार and not मेरा जोड़ीदार?
This is a very common question.
The short answer: because जोड़ीदार is followed by a postposition, it goes into the oblique case, and that affects मेरा/मेरी/मेरे.
Compare:
- मेरा जोड़ीदार = my partner
- मेरे जोड़ीदार के सामने = in front of my partner