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Hindi Postpositions

Ninth graders discover a hallmark of Hindi — postpositions (परसर्ग). Where English puts prepositions BEFORE a noun (“in the house”), Hindi puts them AFTER: घर में (house-in). They meet में (in), पर (on), से (from), को (to), and का/की/के (of).

Grade 9Postpositions50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Meet postpositions.
  • ✓See they come after the noun.
  • ✓Explore परसर्ग.
  • ✓Build phrases.
Essential Question

Why does Hindi say “house-in” instead of “in the house”?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Hindi Postposition Explorer

Project this and tap each. Have students explore how postpositions follow the noun.

🔗 Explore Hindi postpositions — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — After, Not Before

6 min

Why does Hindi say “house-in” instead of “in the house”?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Show घर में.
  • Ask where “in” sits.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Postpositions

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Postposition Explorer.
  • Tap each one.
  • Note they follow the noun.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Build घर में, मेज़ पर.
  • Say a phrase with से.
  • Use को.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Build.
  • Say.
  • Use it.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “मैं घर में हूँ” (I’m in the house).
  • Make 3 phrases.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Make.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a postposition.
  • Build one phrase.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Build it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare pre- vs postpositions.

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: read postposition phrases.

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: build phrases.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: say where things are.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Postposition cards with examples.
  • Noun + postposition word order.
  • Color-code the postposition.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with में & पर.
  • Two phrases at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add तक (until), के पास (near).
  • Note का/की/के gender agreement.
  • Write 5 phrases.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🔗Postposition cards
  • 💻The Hindi Postposition Explorer
  • 🖼️Location pictures
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

परसर्ग (parsarg)postpositionमें (mein)inपर (par)onसे (se)from / withको (ko)toका (kā)of (m.)की (kī)of (f.)के बादafter
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Where does a Hindi postposition go — before or after the noun?
After the noun.
QUESTION 2
What does “घर में” mean?
In the house.
QUESTION 3
What does का/की/के express?
“of” — and it changes with gender.

Reflect: postpositions.

Have students build two Hindi phrases with postpositions (घर में, मेज़ पर). A printable Hindi postpositions sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Hindi PostpositionsPrint
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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: का (kā), की (kī), के बाद, को (ko), पर (par), परसर्ग (parsarg), में (mein), से (se)
  1. from / with
  2. in
  3. of (f.)
  4. of (m.)
  5. after
  6. postposition
  7. on
  8. to

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Where does a Hindi postposition go — before or after the noun?
  2. What does “घर में” mean?
  3. What does का/की/के express?
Answer key — Part A: 1) से (se) · 2) में (mein) · 3) की (kī) · 4) का (kā) · 5) के बाद · 6) परसर्ग (parsarg) · 7) पर (par) · 8) को (ko)
Part B: 1) After the noun. 2) In the house. 3) “of” — and it changes with gender.