Oblique Case

तिरछी विभक्ति

About this concept

Nouns change form (oblique case) before postpositions. Masculine -ा → -े, feminine -ी → -ी (no change), others unchanged. Required for all postpositions except ने.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~45 cards at level A2.

Examples

लड़का → लड़के को (to the boy)Masculine -ा → -े before को

घर → घर में (in the house)No -ा ending, no change

लड़के → लड़कों को (to the boys)Plural oblique -ों

Prerequisite

Basic PostpositionsA1

Concepts that build on this

More A2 concepts

Simple Past Tenseसामान्य भूतकाल Ergative Construction (ने)कर्मणि प्रयोग Future Tenseभविष्य काल Imperative Moodआज्ञा काल Present Continuousवर्तमान अपूर्ण

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