Breakdown of शेष राशि कम है, लेकिन मैंने पैसा जमा किया।
Questions & Answers about शेष राशि कम है, लेकिन मैंने पैसा जमा किया।
What does शेष राशि mean as a phrase?
शेष राशि is a fixed, formal-sounding phrase meaning remaining balance or balance left.
- शेष = remaining, leftover
- राशि = amount, sum, balance
In everyday banking or financial Hindi, राशि is common in formal contexts. A learner may also hear more casual alternatives such as बैलेंस.
Why is it कम है and not something else?
कम means less / low / small in amount here, and है is the present-tense form of to be for a singular subject.
So:
- राशि is grammatically singular
- therefore the sentence uses है, not हैं
Even though balance can feel like an amount concept in English, in Hindi राशि is still a singular noun, so कम है is correct.
Why is मैंने used instead of just मैं?
मैंने is मैं + ने.
The particle ने is often used with the subject in Hindi when the verb is in the perfective (completed action), especially with transitive verbs.
Here:
- मैंने = I (marked with ने)
- जमा किया = deposited / did deposit (completed action)
So the second clause uses the normal perfective pattern:
- मैंने पैसा जमा किया
A learner can think of this as:
- मैं = I
- मैंने = I, in a sentence like I did X
What exactly is जमा किया? Why are there two words?
जमा किया is a very common Hindi verb phrase meaning deposited.
It consists of:
- जमा = deposited / collected / accumulated
- किया = did
This is an example of a compound or light-verb construction, which is very common in Hindi. Instead of using one single verb, Hindi often uses:
- a noun/adjective/verbal element + करना
- then conjugates करना
So:
- जमा करना = to deposit
- जमा किया = deposited
This pattern is extremely common, so it is worth getting used to.
Why is it किया and not की or किए?
Because in this perfective sentence, the subject is marked with ने (मैंने), so the verb often agrees with the direct object instead of the subject.
The object here is:
- पैसा = money
Grammatically, पैसा is:
- masculine
- singular
So the verb appears as:
- किया = masculine singular
Compare:
- मैंने पैसा जमा किया।
- मैंने रकम जमा की। → if the object were feminine singular
- मैंने पैसे जमा किए। → if the object were masculine plural
Why is it पैसा and not पैसे?
In Hindi, पैसा can sometimes be used in a broad, general sense to mean money, even though literally it is also the singular form of coin / penny / money amount.
So:
- पैसा जमा किया = deposited money
You may also hear:
- पैसे जमा किए = deposited money / deposited funds
Both can be natural depending on style and context.
A simple learner-friendly way to think about it:
- पैसा can behave like a mass noun meaning money
- पैसे often sounds more like funds / money amounts / monies
Why is लेकिन used here?
लेकिन means but.
It connects two clauses that contrast with each other:
- शेष राशि कम है = the remaining balance is low
- लेकिन मैंने पैसा जमा किया = but I deposited money
So the speaker is expressing a contrast: the balance is low, but money was deposited.
Other Hindi words that can also mean but include:
- पर
- मगर
Among these, लेकिन is very common and neutral.
What is the basic word order in this sentence?
Hindi usually prefers Subject–Object–Verb order, unlike English, which usually uses Subject–Verb–Object.
In the second clause:
- मैंने = subject
- पैसा = object
- जमा किया = verb
So the order is:
- I money deposited
That is normal Hindi structure.
In the first clause:
- शेष राशि = subject
- कम = predicate adjective
- है = is
So Hindi puts the main descriptive word before है.
Is this sentence formal, neutral, or casual?
It sounds mostly neutral to slightly formal.
Why?
- शेष राशि is more formal than everyday बैलेंस
- पैसा जमा किया is neutral and common
- लेकिन is also neutral standard Hindi
A more casual everyday version might be something like:
- बैलेंस कम है, लेकिन मैंने पैसे जमा किए।
Both are understandable, but the original sentence sounds a bit more official or financial.
How is this sentence pronounced?
A rough pronunciation guide:
- शेष ≈ shesh
- राशि ≈ raa-shi
- कम है ≈ kum hai
- लेकिन ≈ lay-kin
- मैंने ≈ maine
- पैसा ≈ pai-saa
- जमा किया ≈ ja-maa ki-yaa
Putting it together:
shesh raashi kum hai, lekin maine paisaa jamaa kiyaa
A few useful sound notes:
- श sounds like sh
- ै in मैंने and पैसा sounds like the vowel in my / eye
- ष in शेष is usually pronounced close to sh in modern Hindi
Could the sentence also be said in slightly different ways?
Yes. Hindi often allows small variations depending on tone and context. For example:
- शेष राशि कम है, लेकिन मैंने पैसे जमा किए।
- बैलेंस कम है, लेकिन मैंने पैसा जमा किया।
- शेष राशि कम है, मगर मैंने पैसा जमा किया।
These versions are all natural, but they differ slightly in:
- formality
- vocabulary choice
- agreement with पैसा / पैसे
The original sentence is perfectly valid and understandable.
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