mujhe

Mujhe is the oblique form of the Hindi first-person pronoun main. It is used to mark the indirect object or the object of verbs and postpositions in many standard constructions, translating roughly as "to me" or "for me." It also appears in expressions where the speaker is the beneficiary or experiencer of an action.

In common sentences, mujhe signals a dative or affected-object role. Examples include: Mujhe tumhari madad chahiye (I need your help); Mujhe pata hai (I know); Mujhe tumse milna hai (I want to meet you); Mujhe chhodo (Leave me alone). The form is also used with postpositional phrases to indicate location or relation, such as Mujh se milo (meet me), Mujh par bharosa karo (trust me).

Two related oblique stems are widely heard in modern Hindi. The standard written form for many contexts is mujhe, used with verbs that take an indirect object or with fixed expressions. In colloquial speech, mujhko is common for the dative or accusative sense (for example, Mujhko tumse bahut pyaar hai). The use of mujh in combination with various postpositions (mujh se, mujh par, mujh ko) is also frequent in spoken language, reflecting Urdu influence.

Etymology and grammar notes: mujhe derives from main through a Hindi oblique case system. The choice between mujhe and mujhko or mujhse depends on register and the specific postposition or verb pattern. Learners typically start with mujhe for standard written Hindi and encounter mujhko or mujhse in conversational speech.

See also: Hindi pronouns, Hindi grammar, Oblique case.