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"The color of Raj's teeth is green."
Translation:राज के दाँतों का रंग हरा है।
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Ke precedes a plural (दाँतों) whereas ka precedes a masculine singular (रंग).
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why दाँतों instead of दाँत. it is a masculine name not ending aa and shoud be intact in plural,is it dative?
it is a masculine name not ending aa and shoud be intact in plural
True, but only when the case is direct. Postpositions (here का) necessitate using the oblique case, and hence दाँतों is used.
How do we know which one to use. Dant means teeth, not tooth. Why is there even a plural ?
How to use ka, ke, ki post positions according to the respective situations in Hindi
It depends on the gender and quantity of the possession. का for masculine and singular, के for masculine and plural, की for feminine (plural and singular are the same).
In this case, दांतों is plural and masuline so के is used, and रंग is singular and masculine so का is used
How would that work? Where would you put Raj? The possessor has to be before the possessed in Hindi, as far as I know.
Just leave the rest of the sentence exactly the same. I just thought since we can have sentences like किताब मेरे हाथों में है that maybe it doesnt matter what order the nouns are in as long as they have the same temse/postpositions. Im sure there are probably more specific rules for each case so thats why I asked the question here
