उस

उस

See also: उंस and उसृ

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊs/, [ʊs̪]

Pronoun

उस • (us) (Urdu spelling اُس‎) (demonstrative)

1. that - oblique case only, see below for direct. (Plural: उन (un))

   उस मकान में छह कमरे हैं

   us makān mẽ chah kamre ha͠i

   In that house there are six rooms

2. him - oblique case only, far reference. (If respect is conveyed, उन (un) is used)

   उसको पैसे दे दो

   usko paise de do

   Give him the money

3. her - oblique case only, far reference. (If respect is conveyed, उन (un) is used)

   उसको पैसे दे दो ― usko paise de do ― Give her the money

4. it - oblique case only.

   उस लो ― us lo ― Take those

Inflection

• Direct: वह (vah)
• Direct, plural, far reference: वे (ve)

See also

• इस (is) - This, him and her (near reference).

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “उस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “उस”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.