Questions & Answers about मेरे बैग में कलम है।
Why is it मेरे बैग में and not मेरा बैग में?
Because में is a postposition meaning in, and nouns before postpositions take the oblique case in Hindi.
So:
- direct form: मेरा बैग = my bag
- oblique form before में: मेरे बैग में = in my bag
This is very common in Hindi:
- मेरी किताब = my book
- मेरी किताब में = in my book
- मेरा घर = my house
- मेरे घर में = in my house
So मेरा changes to मेरे because of the postposition में.
What does में mean here?
में means in / inside.
Hindi uses postpositions, which come after the noun, unlike English prepositions, which usually come before.
So:
- बैग में = in the bag
- literally: bag in
This is normal Hindi structure.
Why does Hindi say bag in instead of in bag?
Because Hindi uses postpositions rather than prepositions.
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