"He does not want food."

Translation: उसे खाना नहीं चाहिए।

[icanconfirm]

उसे or oosko ?

[OJFord]

Same thing:

उसे = उस को

Also:

तुझे = तुझ को

तुम्हें = तुम को

हमें = हम को

इसे = इस को

इन्हें = इन को

उन्हें = उन को

[OJFord]

And मुझे = मुझ को (just noticed I missed that one!)

[zeebo7]

If I'm not mistaken both are equivalent.

[Gu3azm05]

oose meant for plural, isn't it ooska because it is singular?

[B96lXSTM]

no, उसे is singular. If you want to say they, that would be उन्हें

[ishita_bafna]

As a native speaker i know yeah, it may be plural but it is said in respect... but should be acceptable.

[CathyIsAwesome]

Why is it not just बह (veh heh)? All the early lessons used vehe or vo for "he" but switch to this other pronoun "unke" when talking about food. Why? Is unke only used when speaking about food or is it used in other situations as well? (I feel very confused O.o)

[B96lXSTM]

No, उसे (use) is used together with चाहिए. They go together. So this basically means "by him food is not wanted"

[Viv1891]

The oblique case for third person is "US(S)E" / UN HE (In case of respectful/ honorific address) for singular and UN HE for plural.

[GiGiChicken]

What is the difference between oosei & oonhei?

[OJFord]

Plurality, incl. honourific, i.e. to him/her vs. to them.

[GiGiChicken]

Thank you so much.

[ph.wzhsGj]

"उन्हें(politely) खाना नहीं चाहिए" is also RIGHT, than why it isn't acceptable???

[B96lXSTM]

I wrote उसे खाना नहीं चाहिए and it was marked wrong. I don't see any difference as compared to their translation. Can anyone help me out?

[KunalBamba]

Is it possible to say: "जूलिया पीटर से चाय लेती और राज को देती है।" – dropping the first "है" after "लेती"?

[CathyIsAwesome]

Please remind me what the difference is between Usey and Unhey?

[OJFord]

उसे = उस को = to him/her/it

उन्हें = उन को = to them/formal pl. him/her/it

i.e. it's just singular vs. plural, but the usual वह/वे rules apply - if you'd use वे for them (the single person) then you'd also use उन्हें।

[_RashmiM]

उन्हें is also correct if it's honorific and as English doesn't have honorifics, it can be interpreted as he/she.

[Viv1891]

Interestingly, the same sentence can also translate as.... IT SHOULD NOT BE EATEN when used with reference to or indicative of an inanimate edible object. I am guilty of confusing the new learners.... oops.