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उस बच्ची के बाल लंबे हैं, लेकिन उसका चेहरा छोटा है।
Meaning
That girl’s hair is long, but her face is small.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about उस बच्ची के बाल लंबे हैं, लेकिन उसका चेहरा छोटा है।
Why is it उस बच्ची and not वह बच्ची?
Because उस is the oblique form of वह.
In Hindi, when a noun or pronoun comes before a postposition such as का / के / की, में, से, etc., it usually changes to its oblique form.
Here, बच्ची is followed by के in उस बच्ची के बाल, so वह becomes उस.
- direct form: वह बच्ची = that girl
- oblique form: उस बच्ची के... = of that girl / that girl’s ...
What does के mean in उस बच्ची के बाल?
Here के shows possession, like ’s or of in English.
So:
- उस बच्ची के बाल = that girl’s hair
The basic possessive set is:
- का for masculine singular
- के for masculine plural
- की for feminine singular/plural
In this sentence, बाल is treated as masculine plural, so के is used.
Why is it उस बच्ची के बाल but उसका चेहरा?
These are two different but very normal ways to show possession in Hindi.