के यहाँ (ke yahaan)

postposition A postpositional phrase meaning 'at/to the place of (someone)' -- used for homes, offices, or people's establishments, roughly like French 'chez' or English 'at so-and-so's place'.

Sense 1 : at the place/home of (someone)

postposition Attaches to a noun or pronoun in the oblique case (e.g. मेरे यहाँ (mere yahaan, 'at my place'), राम के यहाँ (raam ke yahaan, 'at Ram's place')); functions like a location marker for a person's home, family, or shop rather than a literal point in space.

Synonyms: के घर (ke ghar, specifically 'at the house of'), के पास (ke paas, near/at, less about a person's domain)

Frequency: high

Cultural Note: This phrase carries a warm, inviting sense of hospitality -- हमारे यहाँ आइए (hamaare yahaan aaie, 'do come to our place') is a very common, gracious Delhi-NCR invitation, often used by hosts to guests or by shopkeepers describing their own establishment (हमारी दुकान (hamaarii dukaan) implied through हमारे यहाँ (hamaare yahaan)). It also extends to family or professional context, as in डॉक्टर के यहाँ जाना (doktar ke yahaan jaanaa, 'to go to the doctor's [clinic/place]').

Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often substitute के पास (ke paas) here, but के पास (ke paas) suggests physical proximity ('near'), while के यहाँ (ke yahaan) means 'in the domain/household of' -- मेरे पास किताब है (mere paas kitaab hai, 'I have a book with me') versus मेरे यहाँ आओ (mere yahaan aao, 'come to my place'). 2) With pronouns, the oblique possessive form is used before यहाँ (yahaan) -- मेरे यहाँ (mere yahaan), not मैं के यहाँ (main ke yahaan).

Sample Sentences:

हमारे यहाँ आइए, चाय पीते हैं। Do come to our place, let's have some tea.

(hamaare yahaan aaie, chaay piite hain।)

कल मैं डॉक्टर के यहाँ गया था। Yesterday I went to the doctor's place.

(kal main doktar ke yahaan gayaa thaa।)

वह रोज़ अपनी नानी के यहाँ जाती है। She goes to her grandmother's place every day.

(vah roz apnii naanii ke yahaan jaatii hai।)

अगर मुझे समय मिला तो मैं शर्मा जी के यहाँ ज़रूर जाऊँगा। If I get time, I will definitely go to Sharma ji's place.

(agar mujhe samay milaa to main sharmaa jii ke yahaan zaroor jaaoongaa।)

हमारी दुकान बहुत मशहूर है, लोग दूर-दूर से हमारे यहाँ आते हैं। Our shop is very famous, people come to our place from far away.

(hamaarii dukaan bahut mashahoor hai, log door-door se hamaare yahaan aate hain।)

अगर आप उसके यहाँ जाते, तो वह ज़रूर खुश होता। If you had gone to his place, he would definitely have been happy.

(agar aap uske yahaan jaate, to vah zaroor khush hotaa।)

क्या आप कभी वकील के यहाँ गए हैं? Have you ever been to the lawyer's office?

(kyaa aap kabhii vakiil ke yahaan gae hain?)

शायद वह अपने मामा के यहाँ रुका हो। Perhaps he has stayed at his uncle's place.

(shaayad vah apne maamaa ke yahaan rukaa ho।)

मेहमानों को हमारे यहाँ ले आया जाए। Let the guests be brought to our place.

(mehmaanon ko hamaare yahaan le aayaa jaae।)

बचपन में हम अक्सर दादी के यहाँ छुट्टियाँ बिताते थे। In childhood, we would often spend holidays at grandmother's place.

(bachpan men ham aksar daadii ke yahaan chhuttiyaan bitaate the।)

आप कभी भी हमारे यहाँ आ सकते हैं, दरवाज़ा हमेशा खुला है। You can come to our place anytime, the door is always open.

(aap kabhii bhii hamaare yahaan aa sakte hain, darvaazaa hameshaa khulaa hai।)