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"Your friend has three apples."
Translation:आपके दोस्त के पास तीन सेब हैं।
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The plural of दोस्त is दोस्त. However, in the oblique case (i.e, when it is followed by a postposition like के in this sentence), the singular दोस्त remains दोस्त while the plural दोस्त becomes दोस्तों.
So, 'Your friends have three apples' would be आपके दोस्तों के पास तीन सेब हैं।
As far as I understand no, it has to be to be aapke dhosth ke paas as it's in the obl. case
No, while talking about tangible possessions (like apples), using पास is necessary.
It is only in the case of intangible possessions (like fame) or things you 'possess' only in a figurative sense (like relatives) that you omit the पास.
Just पास is an adverb/adjective meaning nearby.
The postposition meaning 'with' (possession) is always 'के पास'
Since 'आपका दोस्त' is followed by a postposition (के पास), it is in the oblique case. The oblique case form of 'आपका दोस्त' is 'आपके दोस्त'.
In hindi ke is for musculine and ki is for feminine. If it was saheli(feminine form of friend) then it will be aapki saheli.
What would be the literal translation of this? It's helpful to know what the words actually mean in addition to their idiomatic equivalents.
"Your friend's withness is three apples"?
आपके दोस्त के पास तीन सेब हैं
पास = 'nearby'
के पास = 'near of' but used as 'with' with a person
आपके दोस्त के पास = 'with your friend'
तीन सेब हैं = 'three apples are' = 'three apples exist'
आपके दोस्त के पास तीन सेब हैं = 'With your friend, three apples exist' = 'There are three apples with your friend' = 'Your friend has three apples'
