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 ।
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
November 14, 2013

hari-rocket-hindi-tutor
November 17, 2013
i believe the (b) sounds more grammatically correct than (a).

John-H8
November 19, 2013
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.