Questions & Answers about अब जोड़ीदार की बारी है।
Why is की used here, not का or के?
Because का / की / ke agree with the noun that comes after them — the thing being possessed — not with the possessor.
Here, the possessed noun is बारी (turn), and बारी is feminine singular, so Hindi uses की:
- जोड़ीदार की बारी
- literally: the partner’s turn
Compare:
- राम का घर = Ram’s house (घर is masculine singular)
- राम की किताब = Ram’s book (किताब is feminine singular)
- राम के दोस्त = Ram’s friends (दोस्त is plural)
So in this sentence, की is chosen because of बारी, not because of जोड़ीदार.
What exactly does बारी mean?
बारी means turn, chance, or one’s go in a sequence.
It is very commonly used when people are taking turns:
- मेरी बारी है। = It’s my turn.
- तुम्हारी बारी है। = It’s your turn.
- अब उसकी बारी है। = Now it’s his/her turn.
So बारी is the key word that expresses the idea of whose turn it is.
What does जोड़ीदार mean here?