मेरे भाई के पास मेरा फोन है।

to be

Breakdown of मेरे भाई के पास मेरा फोन है।

• मेरा: my
• भाई: brother
• फोन: phone

Questions & Answers about मेरे भाई के पास मेरा फोन है।

Why is it मेरे भाई and not मेरा भाई?

Because भाई is followed by the postposition के पास, so भाई is in the oblique case.

In Hindi, possessive words like मेरा / मेरी / मेरे change form depending on:

• the gender and number of the noun, and
• whether that noun is in the direct or oblique case

Here:

• base form: मेरा भाई = my brother
• before a postposition: मेरे भाई के पास = with my brother / in my brother’s possession

So मेरे is used because भाई is masculine singular oblique here.

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What does के पास mean here?

के पास literally means something like near, with, or in the possession of.

Hindi usually does not use a general verb exactly like English to have.
Instead, possession is often expressed with this pattern:

X के पास Y है
= X has Y
= literally, Y is with X

So:

मेरे भाई के पास मेरा फोन है।
literally: My phone is with my brother.
natural English: My brother has my phone.

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Why is it मेरा फोन?