Forum Rocket Hindi Hindi Grammar Which of the two sentences is the correct translation of 'I know my name'? a. मैं मेरा नाम जानती हूँ । b. मैं अपन

Which of the two sentences is the correct translation of 'I know my name'? a. मैं मेरा नाम जानती हूँ । b. मैं अपन

John-H8

John-H8

Which of the two sentences is the correct translation of 'I know my name'? a. मैं मेरा नाम जानती हूँ । b. मैं अपना नाम जानती हूँ ।
hari-rocket-hindi-tutor

hari-rocket-hindi-tutor

i believe the (b) sounds more grammatically correct than (a).
John-H8

John-H8

You are right. b. मैं अपना नाम जानती हूँ । I know my name. Hindi has a special possessive pronoun, अपना, meaning 'one's own' which must be used when the subject of a sentence and the processor are the same. Like all other processive pronouns, अपना changes to reflect the gender and number of the thing possessed.

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