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उस दुकान में पुराने जूते सस्ते हैं, लेकिन नए जूते बहुत महँगे हैं।
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Old shoes are cheap in that shop, but new shoes are very expensive.
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Breakdown of उस दुकान में पुराने जूते सस्ते हैं, लेकिन नए जूते बहुत महँगे हैं।
होना
to be
वह
that
नया
new
में
in
Questions & Answers about उस दुकान में पुराने जूते सस्ते हैं, लेकिन नए जूते बहुत महँगे हैं।
Why is it उस दुकान में and not वह दुकान में?
Because में is a postposition, and nouns/pronouns before a postposition usually take the oblique form.
- वह = that / he/she in the direct form
- उस = oblique form of वह
- में = in
So:
- वह दुकान = that shop
- उस दुकान में = in that shop
This is one of the most important patterns in Hindi: after a postposition like में, पर, से, को, the word before it often changes to the oblique form.
Why does दुकान not change in उस दुकान में?
Not every noun shows a visible change in the oblique singular.
दुकान is a feminine noun, and in the singular its direct and oblique forms look the same:
- direct: दुकान
- oblique singular: दुकान
So even though it is in the oblique because of में, its form does not visibly change.
Why is it जूते and not जूता?
Because the sentence is talking about shoes in the plural, not a shoe in the singular.