Mera/meri, aap ka/aap ki: whose — the word beside decides
Possession here is a short ka, and it changes by the gender of the THING, not the owner. Mera bhai — my brother. Meri behan — my sister. The owner is the same, and the form of ka is its own for every word beside it. For example: “میری بہن اور آپ کا بھائی کہاں ہیں؟” — Where are my sister and your brother? A rule from the Urdu course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Possession here is a short ka, and it changes by the gender of the THING, not the owner. Mera bhai — my brother. Meri behan — my sister. The owner is the same, and the form of ka is its own for every word beside it.
The personal pairs are built alike: tumhara/tumhari — your (familiar); hamara/hamari — our; aap ka/aap ki — your (polite). The plural is in -e: mere dost — my friends.
His and her share one form for both. Us ka dost — his friend; us ki behan — his sister, and just as well her. Who exactly, the conversation says.
You have said mera naam since day one — now it is visible why mera: naam is masculine, and ka adjusted to it.
Table
| whose | form | reading | example |
|---|---|---|---|
| I, about a brother | میرا | mera | mera bhai — my brother |
| I, about a sister | میری | meri | meri behan — my sister |
| thou, about a friend | تیرا | tera | tera dost — thy friend |
| he, she, about a book | اس کی | us ki | us ki kitab — his book |
| we, about a house | ہمارا | hamara | hamara ghar — our house |
| you, about an address | آپ کا | aap ka | aap ka pata — your address |
| many | میرے | mere | mere dost — my friends |
By example
- میری بہن اور آپ کا بھائی کہاں ہیں؟meri behan aur ap ka bhai kahan hain?Where are my sister and your brother?
- یہ اس کی کتاب ہےye us ki kitab haiThis is his book — or hers
- ہمارے آنگن میں دھوپ ہےhamare aungan main dhup haiIn our yard it is sunny
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 in urdu?
The personal pairs are built alike: tumhara/tumhari — your (familiar); hamara/hamari — our; aap ka/aap ki — your (polite). The plural is in -e: mere dost — my friends.
Mera vs meri urdu?
Possession here is a short ka, and it changes by the gender of the THING, not the owner. Mera bhai — my brother. Meri behan — my sister. The owner is the same, and the form of ka is its own for every word beside it.
How to say your in urdu?
The personal pairs are built alike: tumhara/tumhari — your (familiar); hamara/hamari — our; aap ka/aap ki — your (polite). The plural is in -e: mere dost — my friends.
Mera naam why not meri?
Possession here is a short ka, and it changes by the gender of the THING, not the owner. Mera bhai — my brother. Meri behan — my sister. The owner is the same, and the form of ka is its own for every word beside it.
What does it look like in a Urdu example sentence?
“میری بہن اور آپ کا بھائی کہاں ہیں؟” (meri behan aur ap ka bhai kahan hain?) — Where are my sister and your brother? A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.