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Lesson 56: The One Who

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यः means “the one who,” a man. या is the woman. यत् is the thing. The answer is सः, सा, or तत्, which you already know. यः starts the relative clause. सः starts the answer.

CaseWho, manWho, womanWhich thing
Subjectयःयायत्
Objectयम्याम्यत्
With, byयेनययायेन
Forयस्मैयस्यैयस्मै
Fromयस्मात्यस्याःयस्मात्
Ofयस्ययस्याःयस्य
In, atयस्मिन्यस्याम्यस्मिन्
SentenceMeaning
यः पठति सः जानाति।The one who reads knows. जो पढ्छ ऊ जान्दछ।
या नदी दीर्घा सा गङ्गा।The river which is long is the Gaṅgā. दीर्घः means “long,” and it matches like नवीनः. A woman is दीर्घा.
यत् पुस्तकम् अस्ति तत् मम।The book which is there is mine. पुस्तकम् keeps म् because अस्ति starts with a vowel.
यस्मिन् गृहे गुरुः तिष्ठति तस्मिन् गृहे अहम् अपि तिष्ठामि।I also stand in the house in which the teacher stands. अहम् keeps म् because अपि starts with a vowel.

A longer practice of this pair is Lesson 87: Whoever Reads.

Practice

  1. Say यः, यम्, येन, यस्मै, यस्य, यस्मिन्.
  2. Say यः पठति सः जानाति।
  3. Say या नदी दीर्घा सा गङ्गा।

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