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Dependent Vowels Posted by on Apr 8, 2009

Namaste (नमस्ते )! In Hindi, the vowels have a dependent form called matra (मात्रा ). Matras (मात्रा ) are vowels that cannot be written alone. They have to be accompanied with a consonant. Matras (मात्रा ) are different from independent vowels because independent vowels can be written alone. Independent vowel: अ Dependent vowel: none Dependent…

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