Whose — by the tail ka, ki, ke
Possession rides on the tail ka, ki or ke, chosen by the thing possessed: ye us ki gaari hai. This is his (her) car. Hamara ghar bara hai — our house is big. The owner stands before, the tail after the thing. For example: “یہ اس کی گاڑی ہے۔” — This is his (her) car. A rule from the Urdu course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Possession rides on the tail ka, ki or ke, chosen by the thing possessed: ye us ki gaari hai. This is his (her) car. Hamara ghar bara hai — our house is big. The owner stands before, the tail after the thing.
The reflexive apna is the one word English cannot copy: woh apne kaam mein hai — he is at his own work. Apna always points back at the subject of the same sentence; us ka points at somebody else. Choose wrong and the sentence quietly changes owner.
His and her are one form, us ka / us ki — the thing decides the tail, as everywhere. Who exactly, the conversation says.
Table
| whose | a masculine thing | a feminine thing | many things |
|---|---|---|---|
| my | mera ghar | meri kitab | mere kapre |
| your (familiar) | tumhara naam | tumhari chaai | tumhare haath |
| our | hamara mulk | hamari jagah | hamare log |
| his, her | us ka phone | us ki kursi | us ke jutte |
| their | un ka ghar | un ki behan | un ke bachche |
| one own | apna naam | apni kitab | apne log |
By example
- یہ اس کی گاڑی ہے۔ye is ki gari hai.This is his (her) car
- ہمارا گھر بڑا ہے۔hamara ghar bara hai.Our house is big
- وہ اپنے کام میں ہے۔wo apne kam main hai.He is at his own work
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
How to say my your own in urdu?
The reflexive apna is the one word English cannot copy: woh apne kaam mein hai — he is at his own work. Apna always points back at the subject of the same sentence; us ka points at somebody else. Choose wrong and the sentence quietly changes owner.
Why urdu needs the word apna?
The reflexive apna is the one word English cannot copy: woh apne kaam mein hai — he is at his own work. Apna always points back at the subject of the same sentence; us ka points at somebody else. Choose wrong and the sentence quietly changes owner.
Mera vs meri urdu difference?
Possession rides on the tail ka, ki or ke, chosen by the thing possessed: ye us ki gaari hai. This is his (her) car. Hamara ghar bara hai — our house is big. The owner stands before, the tail after the thing.
How to say his and her in urdu?
His and her are one form, us ka / us ki — the thing decides the tail, as everywhere. Who exactly, the conversation says.
What does it look like in a Urdu example sentence?
“یہ اس کی گاڑی ہے۔” (ye is ki gari hai.) — This is his (her) car. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.