Sunday, August 4, 2013

Hindi: is baare meN

Do you hear is baare meN? Example: "is baare meN kyaa khayaal hai?" To me it needs a ke to make it is ke baare meN. Is is baare meN correct?

Yes, both "is baare me" (इस बारे में) and "iske baare me" (इसके बारे में) are fine.

word reference, baare meN

Friday, August 2, 2013

Hindi: maah, maheena

I know that both maah and 'maheena' are used to mean 'month', but is 'maah' more poetic than 'maheenah'?

Though both are used in poems, even I feel 'maah' (माह) is slightly more poetic than maheena (महीना ).

word reference, maah, maheena, माह, महीना