डाक टिकट लिफ़ाफ़े पर है।

to be

Breakdown of डाक टिकट लिफ़ाफ़े पर है।

• पर: on
• लिफ़ाफ़ा: envelope
• डाक टिकट: postage stamp

Questions & Answers about डाक टिकट लिफ़ाफ़े पर है।

What does each word in डाक टिकट लिफ़ाफ़े पर है। mean?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• डाक = mail, post
• टिकट = ticket, stamp
• डाक टिकट = postage stamp
• लिफ़ाफ़े = envelope (in its oblique form)
• पर = on
• है = is

So the sentence structure is basically:

डाक टिकट + लिफ़ाफ़े पर + है
= The postage stamp + on the envelope + is

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Why is it लिफ़ाफ़े and not लिफ़ाफ़ा?

This is a very common question, and it is an important grammar point.

The basic dictionary form is लिफ़ाफ़ा = envelope.
But when a masculine singular noun ending in -ा is followed by a postposition like पर (on), it usually changes into the oblique form.

So:

• लिफ़ाफ़ा = envelope (direct form)
• लिफ़ाफ़े = envelope (oblique form)

Because the sentence says on the envelope, Hindi uses:

• लिफ़ाफ़े पर

This is similar to what happens with many masculine nouns:

• कमरा → कमरे में = in the room
• लड़का → लड़के के साथ = with the boy
• लिफ़ाफ़ा → लिफ़ाफ़े पर = on the envelope