Hindustani is a weakly [[inflection|inflected]] language for case; the relationship of a noun in a sentence is usually shown by '''postpositions''' (i.e., prepositions that ''follow'' the noun). HindiHindustani has three cases for nouns. The '''Direct case''' is used for nouns not followed by any postpositions, typically for the subject case. The '''[[Oblique case]]''' is used for any nouns that is followed by a postposition. Adjectives modifying nouns in the oblique case will inflect that same way. Some nouns have a separate '''Vocative case'''. Hindustani has two numbers: singular and plural—but they may not be shown distinctly in all declinations.
