उस

See also: उंस and उसृ

Hindi

Pronoun

उस • (us) (demonstrative)

  1. that - oblique case only, see below for direct. (Plural: उन)
    उस मकान में छह कमरे हैं
    Us makān meṁ chah kamare haiṁ
    In that house there are six rooms
  2. him - oblique case only, far reference. (If respect is conveyed, उन is used)
    उसको पैसे दे दो
    Usako paise de do
    Give him the money
  3. her - oblique case only, far reference. (If respect is conveyed, उन is used)
    उसको पैसे दे दो
    Usako paise de do
    Give her the money
  4. it - oblique case only.
    उस लो
    Usa lo
    Take those

Inflection
  • Direct: वह (vah)(vah)
  • Direct, plural, far reference: वे (ve)

See also

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “उस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “उस”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
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