In the phrase घर में ghar me(n), what grammatical case घर ghar in and why?
In the phrase घर में ghar me(n), what grammatical case घर ghar in and why?

John-H8
September 28, 2013

hari-rocket-hindi-tutor
November 3, 2013
आप कौन सा फल पसंद karte है
Aap Kauna sā phala pasand karte hai
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hari-rocket-hindi-tutor
November 3, 2013
Could you please elaborate on what you mean when you say grammatical case?
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John-H8
November 7, 2013
घर ghar is in the oblique case because of the following postposition में meṁ.
घर में ghar meṁ. - in the house
Oblique case is pertaining to any case of inflection except the nominative or vocative.
मुझसे 'from me' is oblique case of मैं main मैं+से =मुझसे
मैं is nominative case(subject)
The word घर can be in nominative case or in oblique case.
In this question, it is in oblique case because of the postposition में