A1 · Débutant Chapitre 9

The Big Three: Ka, Ke, Ki

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1 min
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Chapter in 30 Seconds

Master the art of belonging by linking people and objects with Ka, Ke, and Ki.

  • Identify gender and plurality in Urdu nouns.
  • Apply the correct possessive marker to link your world.
  • Construct simple sentences showing ownership.
Link your world with Ka, Ke, and Ki.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Understanding possession and the genitive case. How to link nouns using postpositions.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: correctly use Ka, Ke, and Ki to describe who owns what.

Conseils et astuces (3)

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Check the Object

Always look at the noun after the particle. If it's feminine, use 'ki'.
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Count first!

Always count the items before choosing Ka or Ke.
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Gender Check

Always check the noun gender before picking ka/ke/ki.
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Vocabulaire clé (5)

میرا my دوست friend کتاب book گھر house چیزیں things

Real-World Preview

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Meeting a Friend

Review Summary

  • Subject + ka + Masc. Sing. Object
  • Subject + ke + Plural Object
  • Subject + ki + Fem. Object

Erreurs courantes

You used 'mera' (masculine) for 'kitab' (feminine). Always match the particle to the object.

Wrong: میرا کتاب (My book)
Correct: میری کتاب (My book)

Friends are plural, so use 'ke'.

Wrong: اس کا دوستیں (His friends)
Correct: اس کے دوست (His friends)

Car is feminine in Urdu.

Wrong: میرا گاڑی (My car)
Correct: میری گاڑی (My car)

Next Steps

You've conquered the Big Three! Keep practicing, and it will become second nature.

Label items in your room using sticky notes with 'mera/meri'.

Continue to: Daily Habits: Present Habitual

Pratique rapide (10)

Fill in the correct particle.

Yeh Ali ___ ghar hai.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ka
Ghar is masculine singular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possession with 'Ka'

Choose the correct form.

Yeh ___ gari hai.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: meri
Gari is feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possession with 'Ki'

Choose the correct particle.

___ (My) dost aa gaye.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Mere
Dost is masculine plural.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possession with 'Ke'

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Mera behen achi hai.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Meri behen achi hai
Behen is feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possession with 'Ki'

Fill in the blank.

Yeh Ali ___ kitab hai.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ki
Kitab is feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possession with 'Ki'

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Mera dost (plural) achay hain.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Mere dost
Use Mere for plural.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possession with 'Ke'

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Yeh meri kitab hai.
Kitab is feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possession with 'Ka'

Fill in the blank.

Unke ___ (faisla) ke mutabiq.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: faislay
Oblique case.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possession with 'Ke'

Fill in the blank.

Mere ___ (dost) achay hain.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: dost
Dost is the correct plural form.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possession with 'Ke'

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ali ki ghar.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ali ka ghar
Ghar is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possession with 'Ka'

Score: /10

Questions fréquentes (6)

It changes when the noun is followed by another postposition or is masculine plural.
Yes, it is the standard genitive marker.
Because the object is plural.
No, only the object's.
It changes to match the gender of the noun that follows it.
No, only the object's gender matters.
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