A Door Into Hindi: Lesson 5

3.Oblique of adjectives and possessives

4.Oblique of pronouns

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5.2	Oblique of nouns

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Nouns and pronouns in Hindi change if they are followed by a postposition. We say that they are in the oblique case. This is true for both singular and plural nouns.

How do the nouns change? The simplest formula to remember is:

For singular nouns: masculine आ changes into ए ; the rest don't change.

For plural nouns: add ओं

Here is the formula in more detail:

	Singular oblique	Plural oblique
Masculine nouns: Type 1 Ending in आ	आ changes into ए	ए changes into ओं
Masculine nouns: Type 2 Not ending in आ (all the rest)	stay the same	add ओं
Feminine nouns: Type 1 Ending in ई	stay the same	इयाँ changes into इयों
Feminine nouns: Type 2 Not ending in ई (all the rest)	stay the same	एं changes into ओं

Examples with the postposition में (in) :

	Singular	Plural
Masculine nouns: Type 1 Ending in आ	संतरे में	संतरों में
Masculine nouns: Type 2 Not ending in आ (all the rest)	फल में	फलों में
Feminine nouns: Type 1 Ending in ई	रोटी में	रोिटयों में
Feminine nouns: Type 2 Not ending in ई (all the rest)	दुकान में	दुकानों में

See Snell's Teach Yourself Hindi (2000)
Section 3.2 page 41

A Door Into Hindi: Lesson 5

Singular

Plural