कुछ
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See also: के छ
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From, undergoing metathesis, Old Hindi कछु (kachu), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀺 (kiṃci), from Sanskrit किंचिद् (kiṃcid), neuter singular of कश्चिद् (kaścid, “someone”) (whence कोई (koī, “anyone”)).
The -ch- reflects -śc- in Sanskrit कश्चिद् (kaścid).
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]कुछ • (kuch) (Urdu spelling کچھ)
- something (inanimate singular)
- वह कल रात उससे कुछ कह रही थी।
- vah kal rāt usse kuch kah rahī thī.
- She was saying something to her last night.
- a little, a bit
- somethings, some people (animate/inanimate plural (some))
Declension
[edit]Declined differently depending on usage. As a singular inanimate pronoun:
Pronoun declension of कुछ
As a plural animate pronoun:
Pronoun declension of कुछ
direct | कुछ kuch |
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indirect | किन्हीं kinhī̃ |
ergative | किन्हीं ने kinhī̃ ne |
genitive | किन्हीं का kinhī̃ kā |
dative | किन्हीं को kinhī̃ ko |
instrumental/ablative | किन्हीं से kinhī̃ se |
inessive | किन्हीं में kinhī̃ mẽ |
adessive | किन्हीं पे, किन्हीं पर kinhī̃ pe, kinhī̃ par |
terminative | किन्हीं तक kinhī̃ tak |
semblative | किन्हीं सा kinhī̃ sā |
As a plural inanimate pronoun:
Pronoun declension of कुछ
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Determiner
[edit]कुछ • (kuch) (Urdu spelling کچھ)
- some (inanimate singular)
- उसको कुछ हिंदी आती है। ― usko kuch hindī ātī hai. ― He knows some Hindi.
- some (inanimate/animate plural (some))
Declension
[edit]Declined differently depending on usage. As a singular inanimate determiner, the indirect form is किसी (kisī). As a plural animate or inanimate pronoun, the indirect form is कुछ (kuch).
Adverb
[edit]कुछ • (kuch) (Urdu spelling کچھ)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कुछ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कुछ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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