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The Possessive کا/کے/کی

Agrees with the possessed noun

Possession uses کا/کے/کی

It agrees with the POSSESSED noun.

📊 Possessive کا
Possessed noun Form Example
masc. sg کا kā لڑکے کا گھر
feminine کی kī لڑکے کی کتاب
masc. pl کے ke لڑکے کے دوست
💬 Examples
لڑکے کا گھر
laṛke kā ghar
the boy's house
📝 کا (m sg) agrees with گھر (m)
لڑکے کی کتاب
laṛke kī kitāb
the boy's book
📝 کی (f) agrees with کتاب (f)
It agrees with what is owned, not the owner

Like an adjective on the possessed thing.

💬 Examples
میری کتاب
merī kitāb
my book
📝 میری (f) for کتاب (f)
میرا گھر
merā ghar
my house
📝 میرا (m) for گھر (m)
The owner goes in the oblique case

Before کا the owner changes form.

💬 Examples
استاد کا قلم
ustād kā qalam
the teacher's pen
📝 Owner + کا + possessed
بچوں کے کھلونے
bachchon ke khilaune
the children's toys
📝 Oblique plural بچوں + کے