हूँ,” मैंने कहा

…, I said

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…, I said Used after direct speech; हूँ completes the quoted sentence and means “am” or “am being,” depending on context.

HI: “मैं ठीक हूँ,” मैंने कहा।

EN: “I’m fine,” I said.

“Principal, I’m offering to teach them,” I said.

“I hire people,” I said, “and pay them.”

“I’m not the ship’s owner,” I said.