"किताब मेरे हाथों में है ।"

Translation: The book is in my hands.

[VJ9FzZ]

I understand that we use हाथों because it is the oblique case. However, I don't understand how we know that the book is in both hands, not just one hand. Can someone write here how you would say, "The book is in my hand", so that I can see what the difference is? Thank you!

[VJ9FzZ]

Found my answer - the oblique case for a masculine singular nouns not ending in "ा " does not involve changing the ending. So "The book is in my hand" would be किताब मेरे हाथ में है.

[Shan547279]

There is a book in my hands - not accepted

[pussitrash]

why हाथों instead of just hath?

[Kowaz]

It is the oblique case form of हाथ (plural) due to the postposition में. Take a look at Tips and notes.

[piguy3]

In English "is in my hands" is an idiom for "under my control"? Is it similar in Hindi? Or does this sentence only mean "I'm physically holding the book in my hands at the present time"?

[emrys29]

This sentence only refers to holding the book physically.
However there is a related phrase in Hindi - मुट्ठी में होना - "being in a fist" that refers to something being in total control.

[MargauxPay]

There is a book in my hands

[tizerzert]

Why : there is a book in my hands . is not accepted?

[SURYAPRATA939276]

The sentence talks about a specific book.

[aruncheziy]

mere hathe me kithab hai , is this correct?

[Mareike0891]

I was wondering the same. But I believe it would be more translated like "My hands have a book"? Which wouldn't make much sense