Word
चेहरा धोने के बाद मैं दाँत साफ करती हूँ।
Meaning
After washing my face, I brush my teeth.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of चेहरा धोने के बाद मैं दाँत साफ करती हूँ।
मैं
I
होना
to be
के बाद
after
चेहरा धोना
to wash one's face
Questions & Answers about चेहरा धोने के बाद मैं दाँत साफ करती हूँ।
Why is it धोने and not धोना?
Because के बाद requires the verb to appear in the oblique infinitive form.
- Basic infinitive: धोना = to wash
- Before postpositions like के बाद = after, it changes to धोने
So:
- धोना = to wash
- धोने के बाद = after washing
This is a very common pattern in Hindi:
- खाने के बाद = after eating
- सोने से पहले = before sleeping
- पढ़ने के बाद = after studying
What does के बाद mean exactly?
के बाद means after.
In this sentence:
- चेहरा धोने के बाद = after washing the face / after washing my face
Literally, the structure is:
- धोने = washing
- के बाद = after
So Hindi often says something closer to washing after rather than using a separate subordinating word like English after I wash.
Why is it चेहरा धोने के बाद and not something like मैं चेहरा धोने के बाद?
Because the after washing the face part is an introductory time phrase. Hindi often puts that first.