मेरे पास कार नहीं है; मैं साइकिल से स्कूल जाती हूँ।

I do not have a car; I go to school by bicycle.

Breakdown of मेरे पास कार नहीं है; मैं साइकिल से स्कूल जाती हूँ।

• मैं: I
• होना: to be
• स्कूल: school
• जाना: to go

Questions & Answers about मेरे पास कार नहीं है; मैं साइकिल से स्कूल जाती हूँ।

Why does Hindi use मेरे पास instead of a verb meaning to have?

Hindi usually does not express possession with a direct verb like English have. Instead, it often uses a structure that literally means near me / with me:

• मेरे पास = with me / near me
• कार नहीं है = there is no car

So मेरे पास कार नहीं है literally means A car is not with me, which is how Hindi commonly says I do not have a car.

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Why is it मेरे पास, not मेरा पास?

Because पास is used with the oblique form of the pronoun.

Hindi pronouns change form before postpositions:

• मैं → मेरा = my
• मैं → मेरे before a postposition
• मेरे पास = with me / near me

So:

• मेरा is for possession directly before a noun, as in मेरा घर = my house
• मेरे पास is a pronoun + postposition structure

That is why मेरा पास is incorrect.

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What exactly does नहीं है mean, and why is नहीं placed there?

नहीं is the normal Hindi word for not.