Questions & Answers about इस केक का आकार बड़ा है।
Why is इस used here instead of यह for this?
Because इस is the oblique form of यह.
In Hindi, यह becomes इस when it is followed by a postposition, or when it is part of certain noun phrases like this one:
- यह केक = this cake
- इस केक का = of this cake
So in इस केक का आकार, इस is the correct form before the rest of the phrase.
What does का mean in this sentence?
का shows a relationship like of or 's in English.
So:
- इस keक का आकार = the shape/size of this cake
- literally: this cake's shape/size
A very common Hindi pattern is:
- X का Y = Y of X / X's Y
For example:
- राम का घर = Ram's house
- किताब का रंग = the color of the book
Here, का connects केक and आकार.
Why is it का and not की or के?