Marathi Sentence Structure and Postpositions: ला, त, वर and चा

Marathi puts the verb at the end of the sentence and marks each noun's role with an ending, rather than a separate word before it.

Verb-final order

English: Subject – Verb – Object. Marathi: Subject – Object – Verb.

• मी पुस्तक वाचतो. — I read a book.
• ती चहा पिते. — She drinks tea.

Postpositions and endings

Role	Ending	Example
to	-ला	शाळेला — to school
in	-त	घरात — in the house
on	-वर	टेबलावर — on the table
from	-पासून	पुण्यापासून — from Pune
with	-बरोबर / -सोबत	मित्राबरोबर — with a friend
of, 's	-चा / -ची / -चे	रामचा भाऊ — Ram's brother
for	-साठी	तुझ्यासाठी — for you

The possessive चा / ची / चे

It agrees with the thing owned:

• रामचा भाऊ — Ram's brother (masculine)
• रामची बहीण — Ram's sister (feminine)
• रामचे घर — Ram's house (neuter)

Changed noun stems

Before an ending, many nouns change shape:

Noun	With ला
घर (house)	घराला
मुलगा (boy)	मुलाला
मुलगी (girl)	मुलीला
पुस्तक (book)	पुस्तकाला

Learn the changed forms with each common noun.

Examples

• मी शाळेत जातो. — I go to school.
• पुस्तक टेबलावर आहे. — The book is on the table.
• हे पुस्तक तुझ्यासाठी आहे. — This book is for you.

Adjectives come first

• मोठे घर — a big house
• चांगला मुलगा — a good boy

Tips

1. Build sentences from the end: put the verb last.
2. Learn the endings with sample words.
3. Use the dictionary to check noun forms.

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