Postpositions

Postpositions in Hindi are like prepositions in English but they are placed after the noun. The noun in front of the postposition is always in the indirect case. The use of postpositions makes it possible to express the "missing" cases in Hindi.

nominative	larki	the girl	(direct case)
genitive
s, m	larki ka kam	the work of the girl
s, f	larki ki bat	the word of the girl
pl, m	larki ke kam	the works of the girl
pl, f	larki ki baten	the words of the girl
dative	larki ko	to the girl
accusative
	larki	a girl	(direct case)
	larki ko	the girl
vocative	larki	girl!	(direct case)
ablative	larki se	from / with / of the girl
agentive	larki ne	the girl
locative
	larki men	in the girl
	larki par	on / upon / after the girl
	larki tak	as far as / as long as / up to the girl