noteswale
Noteclass 6 8

This / that / these / those

Lesson 14 of 84

A1

Point karne wale words. Do sawal: paas ya door? aur ek ya bahut? There is / there are topic 15.

1. Kya hai

Hindi yeh / woh singular-plural clearly nahi dikhate. English me char alag words.

Near (paas / here) Far (door / there)
1 (singular) this bag that shop
2+ (plural) these bags those shops

2. Four words

Word Matlab Example
this paas + ek this pen, this mango
that door + ek that bus, that temple
these paas + bahut these pens, these mangoes
those door + bahut those buses, those houses

Noun ke saath: this book. Noun ke bina (sirf this/that — noun ki jagah): I want this.

3. with am / is / are

Singular → is. Plural → are.

Positive Question
This is a pen. What is this? / What's this?
That is a shop. Is that a shop?
These are my books. What are these?
Those are mangoes. Are those mangoes?

This is a pen = point karke naam. "Yahan koi pen hai" = topic 15 There is a pen.

4. Examples

Bold = this/that/these/those.

  1. This is my bag. (paas, ek)
  2. That is the station. (door, ek)
  3. These are my books.
  4. Those are the mangoes.
  5. I like this shirt.
  6. Look at that bus.
  7. These chairs are new.
  8. Those houses are old.
  9. What's this? It's a pen.
  10. What are these? They are keys.
  11. Is that a temple? Yes, it is.
  12. Are those your friends? Yes, they are.
  13. I want this, not that.
  14. This tea is hot. That tea is cold.
  15. These bags are red. Those bags are blue.

5. Common mistakes

this books
these books
these book
this book / these books
This are my bags.
These are my bags.
These is a pen.
This is a pen.
That are shops.
Those are shops.
Those is my friend.
That is my friend. / Those are my friends.
What is these?
What are these?
this mangoes
these mangoes / this mango
Hindi note. "Yeh" paas ke liye dono (ek/bahut) chal sakta hai. English me yaad rakho: paas+ek = this, paas+bahut = these, door+ek = that, door+bahut = those. this/that + is; these/those + are.

6. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. Paas, ek: ______ is my bag.
2. Paas, bahut: ______ are my books.
3. Door, ek: ______ is the shop.
4. Door, bahut: ______ houses are old.
5. Sahi words?
6. These ______ my friends.
7. That ______ a temple.
8. Question — bahut, paas?
9. Sahi sentence?
10. I want ______, not that. (paas, ek)

B. 5 fill-in

1. Paas + ek: ______ pen (this / these)

2. Paas + bahut: ______ pens

3. Door + bahut: ______ shops (that / those)

4. These ______ my books. (is / are)

5. Sahi karo: this books are new

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche.

  1. Paas, ek: This is …
  2. Paas, bahut: These are …
  3. Door, ek: That is …

7. Answer key

MCQ
  1. a) This — paas + ek + is. These plural. Those door+plural.
  2. b) These — paas + bahut + are. This/That singular.
  3. c) That — door + ek. Those door+plural. These paas+plural.
  4. a) Those — door + houses (plural). This/That singular.
  5. b) these books — plural noun = these. this books / these book galat.
  6. c) are — these + are. is singular.
  7. a) is — that + is. are plural.
  8. b) What are these? — these + are. What is these galat.
  9. c) These are mangoes. — this are aur those is galat.
  10. a) this — paas + ek, noun nahi. these/those plural.
Fill-in
  1. this — paas + ek.
  2. these — paas + bahut.
  3. those — door + bahut. that singular.
  4. are — these + are.
  5. These books are new. — these + plural noun; T capital.
Model sentences
  1. This is my bag.
  2. These are my books.
  3. That is the shop.

Check: this/that + is + singular; these/those + are + plural; this books nahi.