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- "Raj goes to her home."
"Raj goes to her home."
Translation:राज उसके घर जाता है।
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Sure. This has come up a few times for different sentences, and is definitely very subtle: so basically the sentence could also be written as 'राज उसके घर को जाता है' (Raj goes TO her home). The को is often omitted in sentences like this, but the fact that the action is happening TO the subject (घर) remains the case. Anytime a word is modifying the object (घर में, घर के सामने, घर का कमरा, etc.) you have to use the oblique form, even when the word isn't explicitly written (which is the case here). So it's still उसके. I've heard this called a 'ghostposition', which is pretty apt!
Thank you! Your explanation is so complete and easy to understand. You've amswered a lot of my questions so far!
Of course it is, thank you! I had a brain fart - I have a good female friend called Raj (short for Rajaishree) so I got confused
So Raj could be masculine or feminine but mostly masculine. here the question says her home so the answer should have an option of जाती है? but that does not exist.
In short, the question is incorrect - this I am 100% certain.
If we use आपने instead of उसके the meaning changes? Or is it not correct at all.
Because घर is masculine. So it would be उसका घर, except for it being in the oblique case. See the excellent explanation by Zeebo7 further up this page.
How can we tell if it is "her home" or "his home" - would the sentence change at all - or is it entirely dependent on context to work this out?
the question should read as "Raj goes to his house" since Raj is masculine so the translation is जाता है however if Raj is a feminine since question says her home there should be be option for "jati hai (Devanagari script)"
