"वह सड़क पर दौड़ती है।"

Translation: She runs on the road.

[_decca_]

What's the difference between "par" and "ke upar"? In duolingo the phrase "billi mez par hai" means the cat is on the table. In Rosetta Stone, the same phrase would be given as "billi mez ke upar hai", so I'm confused about the difference in meaning.

[emrys29]

Par and ke upar can mean the same thing in many instances. Billi mez par hai and billi mez ke upar hai mean the same and both are grammatically sound.

But in this example of running on the road, using "ke upar" would be wrong.
Only "par" would work.

Ke upar roughly translates to "above it". While "par" translates to "on it" quite closely. So you can see why, in some instances, both are interchangeable but many times they're not.

[_decca_]

That's really helpful. Thanks!

[Sivapriya15]

Ke upar is above or up, par is on

[oscarh306]

Why doesnt "Par" come bafore "Sadak"?

[bhasanova]

Across the board, Hindi uses "post-positions" instead of "prepositions" -- words meaning "on", "in", "by," etc. all come after the noun instead of before it.

[MorganNaidoo]

The learners in the Hindi class are very helpful. Bahut dhanayavaad.

[PaulMcEvoy5]

I'm still confused: can Vaha be he or she? It seems like it's randomly either but one is right and one is wrong. Or is it the form of To run where you can figure out the gender?

[Sivapriya15]

वह is he/she/it. You can tell the gender of the subject by the verb दौड़ती, which is feminine, दौड़ता is masculine.

[PaulMcEvoy5]

Thanks so much. I've gotten this far screwing that up pretty much 100% of the time. Now it makes sense.

It also means "that" correct?

[vinay92]

Yes. वह is 'that' but can also mean he/she/it when the subject is far away (physically or metaphorically). Similarly, यह is 'this' but can mean he/she/it when the subject is nearby.

[PaulMcEvoy5]

Perfect, thanks!

[ph.Or3g18]

,hi

[ph.L8OpA5]

Thanks for this app