के साथ (ke saath)
postposition
A compound postposition built from साथ (saath, 'company') plus के (ke); the bare noun साथ (saath) itself is a separate, closely related lemma meaning 'company/togetherness.'
Sense
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with, along with, in the company of
postposition
Synonyms: सहित (sahit, formal), समेत (samet, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: साथ (saath) alone is a noun meaning 'company' or 'companionship' -- तेरा साथ (teraa saath, 'your company') is a common line in songs and heartfelt talk -- and के साथ (ke saath) is just that noun pressed into service as a postposition via के (ke). In everyday speech you will also hear the doubled form साथ साथ (saath saath, 'together, side by side'), used to emphasize simultaneity, as in हम साथ साथ चलते हैं (ham saath saath chalte hain, 'we walk along together').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for के पास (ke paas) when they mean के साथ (ke saath) -- के पास (ke paas) means 'near/in one's possession,' not 'accompanying.' 2) के साथ (ke saath) also marks the person on the receiving end of a treatment or action, e.g. उसके साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करो (uske saath achchhaa vyavahaar karo, 'treat him well') -- English drops 'with' here ('treat him'), so learners under-use साथ (saath) in this pattern and reach for को (ko) instead. 3) After a pronoun, साथ (saath) still needs के in its oblique-possessive form rather than being dropped -- मेरे साथ (mere saath, 'with me'), not मैं साथ (main saath).
Sample Sentences:
मैं अपने दोस्त के साथ बाज़ार गया।
I went to the market with my friend.
(main apne dost ke saath baazaar gayaa।)
वह हमेशा अपने परिवार के साथ खाना खाती है।
She always eats with her family.
(vah hameshaa apne parivaar ke saath khaanaa khaatii hai।)
क्या तुम मेरे साथ चलोगे?
Will you come along with me?
(kyaa tum mere saath chaloge?)
कृपया मेरे साथ बैठिए।
Please sit with me.
(kripyaa mere saath baithie।)
अगर तुम मेरे साथ होते, तो मुझे डर नहीं लगता।
If you had been with me, I wouldn't have felt scared.
(agar tum mere saath hote, to mujhe dar nahiin lagtaa।)
हम साथ साथ चलते हैं।
We walk along together.
(ham saath saath chalte hain।)
वह अपनी बेटी के साथ बात कर रही थी।
She was talking with her daughter.
(vah apnii betii ke saath baat kar rahii thii।)
मुझे उम्मीद है कि तुम अपनी टीम के साथ मिलकर काम करो।
I hope you work together with your team.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki tum apnii tiim ke saath milkar kaam karo।)
यह फ़ैसला सारे सदस्यों के साथ मिलकर लिया गया।
This decision was made together with all the members.
(yah faislaa saare sadasyon ke saath milkar liyaa gayaa।)
बचपन में हम दोनों साथ साथ स्कूल जाते थे।
In our childhood, the two of us used to go to school together.
(bachpan men ham donon saath saath skool jaate the।)
गीत की पंक्ति है, तेरा साथ हमेशा चाहिए।
The line of the song goes, 'I need your company forever.'
(giit kii pankti hai, teraa saath hameshaa chaahie।)
प्रभु के साथ रहने से मन को शांति मिलती है।
Being with the Lord brings peace to the heart.
(prabhu ke saath rahne se man ko shaanti miltii hai।)