uska owr unka
02 Jan 2011 20:09
RKV
New MemberRespected friends,
—difference between uska and unka?
—and can uska be used for both genders?
—uska naam kya hai? ( can this be used for both male and female?)
—Hindi translation for “Can somebody please help me?”
kuch lok mujhe seva kar sakta hai?
is this right? I want a more colloquial form.seva is service..so what is the word for help?
Danyawad.
Rajesh Kumar - Mumbai
New MemberThe difference is that USKA is used for singular and UNKA is used for Plural. Though UNKA also is used for your elders or respected ones.
The meaning of this word in English is
USKA - HIS/HER
UNKA - THEIR (But if it is used for a single person out of respect, HIS/HER)
Male - USKA Female - USKI
Like in the example given by you, the sentence
USKA NAAM KYA HAI? can be used for both genders. Note that, the gender of this word is not related to the person about whom the sentence is. It is correlated to the 2nd noun which in this case is NAAM (Name which is considered as Masculine Gender). Other examples -
USKI AANKHEIN NEELI HAIN. (His/Her eyes are blue). In this case, we used USKI bcoz Eyes (AANKHEIN) is Feminine.
CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME?
LITERAL TRANSLATION - Kya koi kripya meri sahayata/madad kar sakta hai?
COLLOQUIAL FORM - (Address the person like sir/madam/bhaisahab/bhaiya/bahanji etc.), kya meri thodi madad kar sakte hain??
Rajesh
RKV
New MemberRespected friend Rajesh,
Itni detailed explanation ke liye bahut bahut danyawad.
Thank you.