Two Objects in One Sentence: Direct and Indirect
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Many Hindi sentences involve both a direct object, the thing being acted on, and an indirect object, usually the person receiving it, marked with को (ko). Maine use kitab di, I gave him or her a book, shows both at once. Word order in such sentences typically places the indirect object before the direct object.
With the verb still coming last, following the general subject, object, verb pattern discussed elsewhere in this grammar series. Learners should practise simple giving and telling sentences, since these naturally involve both object types together. This is a practical, everyday way to build comfort with a structure that appears constantly in real conversation.
A useful drill is building several short giving sentences in a row, maine use kitab di, maine unhe chai di, maine tumhe paisa diya, keeping the underlying structure identical while swapping the details. Repetition like this, focused on a single reliable pattern, builds confidence considerably faster than studying scattered, unrelated examples.