यह बैंक है।

to be

Breakdown of यह बैंक है।

• यह: this
• बैंक: bank

Questions & Answers about यह बैंक है।

What does each word in यह बैंक है। mean?

• यह = this
• बैंक = bank
• है = is

So the sentence is literally this bank is, which corresponds to natural English This is a bank.

Why is the word order different from English?

Hindi often puts the verb at the end of the sentence. So instead of English This is a bank, Hindi says This bank is:

• यह = this
• बैंक = bank
• है = is

This verb-final pattern is very common in Hindi.

Why is there no word for a in the sentence?

Hindi usually does not use articles like a, an, and the the way English does.

So यह बैंक है। can mean This is a bank even though there is no separate word for a.

Learners often want to insert something for a, but in a simple sentence like this, Hindi normally does not need it.

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