hers
/hɜːz/pronoun
उच्चारण हर्ज़
उसका (स्त्री का)
Basic word
- 1
of or belonging to a woman or girl that has already been mentioned
उसका (स्त्री का)
- The pen is hers.
- a friend of hers
- This umbrella is not mine; it must be hers.
+ 2 more examples
- The idea was hers, not mine.
- Our house is bigger than hers.
Synonyms belonging to her her own
Opposite his
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
hers (possessive pronoun)
Hers stands alone and replaces her plus a noun; it has no apostrophe.
Hers अकेला आता है और 'her + noun' का स्थान लेता है; उसमें apostrophe नहीं लगता।
- This pen is hers.
- My bag is red; hers is blue.
a friend of hers
The double possessive of + hers shows one among several; it is a normal English structure.
'of + hers' दोहरा स्वामित्व-रूप कई में से एक को बताता है; यह अंग्रेज़ी का सामान्य ढाँचा है।
- A cousin of hers works in the bank.
hers + verb
Hers takes a singular or plural verb according to the noun it replaces.
Hers जिस noun की जगह लेता है, उसके अनुसार singular या plural verb आती है।
- Her shoes are new, but hers are old.
hers vs her vs her's
Her goes before a noun, hers stands alone, and her's is always wrong.
'Her' noun से पहले आता है, 'hers' अकेला आता है और 'her's' सदा गलत है।
- That is her seat, and this one is hers.
hers vs theirs vs his
Hers is the feminine possessive pronoun; his serves the masculine and theirs the plural.
Hers स्त्रीलिंग possessive pronoun है; his पुल्लिंग और theirs बहुवचन के लिए है।
- The red pen is his, the blue one is hers, and the green one is theirs.
+Collocations 5
be + hers
is herswas hersmust be herscould be hersseems to be hers
- The umbrella must be hers.
hers in comparison
mine and hersyours and hershers and hishers or theirs
- Your answer is correct, and so is hers.
preposition + hers
of herslike hersunlike herssimilar to hersbetter than hers
- His handwriting is better than hers.
hers + noun phrase of origin
hers alonehers entirelyhers to giveall hers
- The decision was hers alone.
hers + noun contrast
hers, not minehers, not hishers, not yourshers, not theirs
- The idea was hers, not mine.
“More examples 6
- The bigger tiffin box is mine; the smaller one is hers.
बड़ा टिफ़िन मेरा है; छोटा उसका है।
- Radhika said the notebook on the desk was hers.
राधिका ने कहा कि मेज़ पर रखी कॉपी उसकी है।
- Our school team was good, but hers was better.
हमारी स्कूल की टीम अच्छी थी, पर उसकी टीम बेहतर थी।
- I borrowed a book of hers last month.
मैंने पिछले महीने उसकी एक किताब उधार ली थी।
- The credit for the success is hers.
सफलता का श्रेय उसी का है।
- Radhika's marks were higher than his, but his handwriting was better than hers.
राधिका के अंक उसके अंकों से अधिक थे, पर उसकी लिखावट उसकी लिखावट से बेहतर थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ This pen is her's.
✓ This pen is hers.
Possessive pronouns such as hers never take an apostrophe.
Hers जैसे possessive pronouns में कभी apostrophe नहीं लगता।
✗ This is hers pen.
✓ This is her pen.
Before a noun the determiner her is needed; hers stands alone.
Noun से पहले determiner 'her' चाहिए; 'hers' अकेला आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Hers is used without a noun ('This is hers'), with no apostrophe (not 'her's'); 'a cousin of hers'.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: hers बिना noun के प्रयुक्त होता है ('This is hers'), apostrophe के बिना ('her's' नहीं); 'a cousin of hers'।
Keep the possessive pronouns (no apostrophe): mine, yours, his, hers, its (rarely used alone), ours, theirs.
Possessive pronouns याद रखिए (apostrophe नहीं): mine, yours, his, hers, its (अकेले कम प्रयुक्त), ours, theirs।
Error-spotting tip: 'her's', 'your's', 'our's' and 'their's' are always wrong.
Error-spotting युक्ति: 'her's', 'your's', 'our's' और 'their's' सदा गलत हैं।