Is "Mujhe vishwas hai KI vah aayega" correct?
Writing "mujhe vishwas hai KI vah aayega" (I believe that he will come), Tanvi uses the possessive "KII" instead, thinking "kii" and "ki" are just two spellings of the same word, either works. Her friend says the wrong word was used here. Who is right?
Who do you think is right? Pick one.
The answer: Her friend is right, "ki" and "kii" are two different words with different jobs
Why
Tanvi is treating 'कि' and 'की' as casual spelling variants of one word, perhaps because they sound almost identical when spoken quickly. In fact, they are two entirely separate words doing two separate grammatical jobs. 'कि' is a conjunction meaning 'that', used to introduce what someone believes, said, or thinks — 'मुझे विश्वास है कि वह आएगा' (I believe THAT he will come). 'की' is a possessive marker meaning 'of' (feminine), used to show ownership — 'यह राम की किताब है' (this is Ram's book, literally 'the book OF Ram'). Using 'की' where 'कि' belongs doesn't just look wrong on paper, it changes what job the word is doing in the sentence. Test it: 'मुझे विश्वास है की वह आएगा' tries to force a possessive marker where a connecting word is needed — it doesn't parse as 'of' correctly, revealing the error, while 'कि' fits smoothly as 'that'. Her friend is right: 'कि' (that, a conjunction) and 'की' (of, a possessive marker) are different words — the sentence needed 'कि'.
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