के बाहर (ke baahar)
postposition
A compound postposition meaning 'outside of' -- one straightforward sense marking location or movement beyond a boundary.
Sense
1
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outside (of), beyond
postposition Governs the oblique case of the preceding noun, like other compound postpositions ending in के (ke): घर के बाहर (ghar ke baahar, 'outside the house'). Can also be used figuratively for limits: मेरी पहुँच के बाहर (merii pahunch ke baahar, 'beyond my reach').
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This pairs naturally with के अंदर (ke andar, 'inside of') and के भीतर (ke bhiitar, 'inside of') as the standard set of spatial postpositions -- worth learning together. You will hear it constantly in everyday directions, like दुकान के बाहर खड़े हो जाओ (dukaan ke baahar khade ho jaao, 'stand outside the shop').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes drop के (ke) and just say बाहर (baahar) when they actually need to name what the thing is outside of -- बाहर (baahar) alone means 'outside' in general, while के बाहर (ke baahar) is used with a specific noun: घर के बाहर (ghar ke baahar, 'outside the house'), not घर बाहर (ghar baahar). 2) With pronouns, remember to use the oblique possessive form, e.g. उसके बाहर (uske baahar, 'outside it/that'), not उसका बाहर (uskaa baahar).
Sample Sentences:
दुकान के बाहर खड़े हो जाओ।
Stand outside the shop.
(dukaan ke baahar khade ho jaao।)
बच्चे घर के बाहर खेल रहे हैं।
The children are playing outside the house.
(bachche ghar ke baahar khel rahe hain।)
स्कूल के बाहर एक बड़ा पेड़ है।
There is a big tree outside the school.
(skool ke baahar ek badaa ped hai।)
कल रात हम देर तक घर के बाहर बैठे थे।
Last night we sat outside the house until late.
(kal raat ham der tak ghar ke baahar baithe the।)
यह मेरी समझ के बाहर है कि उसने ऐसा क्यों किया।
It is beyond my understanding why he did that.
(yah merii samajh ke baahar hai ki usne aisaa kyon kiyaa।)
अगर वह शहर के बाहर होता, तो हम उससे मिल नहीं पाते।
If he were outside the city, we wouldn't have been able to meet him.
(agar vah shahar ke baahar hotaa, to ham usse mil nahiin paate।)
कृपया अपने जूते दरवाज़े के बाहर रखें।
Please leave your shoes outside the door.
(kripyaa apne joote darvaaze ke baahar rakhen।)
गाड़ी को दफ़्तर के बाहर पार्क किया गया था।
The car had been parked outside the office.
(gaadii ko daftar ke baahar paark kiyaa gayaa thaa।)
शायद वह देश के बाहर पढ़ने चला जाए।
Maybe he will go abroad to study.
(shaayad vah desh ke baahar padhne chalaa jaae।)
मंदिर के बाहर भिखारी बैठे रहते हैं।
Beggars sit outside the temple.
(mandir ke baahar bhikhaarii baithe rahte hain।)
उसकी हरकतें हर हद के बाहर जा चुकी हैं।
His behavior has gone beyond every limit.
(uskii harakten har had ke baahar jaa chukii hain।)