Here is the breakdown:
So the structure is basically:
Hindi often puts the adjective before है, so the sentence literally follows the pattern:
this device new is
Because उपकरण is a masculine singular noun.
In Hindi, many adjectives change form to match the gender and number of the noun they describe.
For the adjective new:
Since उपकरण is treated as masculine singular, the correct form is नया.
For comparison:
Here मशीन is feminine, so the adjective becomes नई.
Unfortunately, in Hindi you often have to learn a noun’s gender along with the noun itself.
There are some patterns that help, but they are not always reliable. उपकरण is simply a noun that is treated as masculine.
A good habit is to memorize new nouns together with an adjective or verb form, for example:
That helps you remember the gender naturally.
Hindi does not normally use articles the way English does.
English says:
Hindi usually just uses the noun directly, and the meaning comes from context.
So:
This is very normal in Hindi.
Hindi and English organize sentences differently.
English says:
Hindi says:
Hindi usually places:
So this sentence follows a very common Hindi pattern:
[subject] + [description] + [is]
You will see the same pattern in many simple sentences:
यह usually means this, especially for something near the speaker.
It can also sometimes work like he, she, or it in certain contexts, especially in more formal Hindi grammar descriptions. But for a beginner, the most helpful meaning here is simply this.
Examples:
In everyday speech, यह is very often pronounced more like ये.
In careful or formal Hindi, यह is often taught as yah.
But in everyday speech, many speakers pronounce it more like yeh.
So you may hear:
This is completely normal. As a learner, you should be able to recognize both the written form यह and the common spoken pronunciation yeh.
है is the present-tense form of to be for a singular subject in this kind of sentence. It corresponds to is.
So:
Compare:
Notice that singular uses है, while plural uses हैं.
Because the subject here is singular:
So the verb is singular too:
If the noun were plural, you would use हैं:
So:
Yes. उपकरण is a somewhat broad and fairly formal word.
Depending on context, it can mean:
The exact English translation depends on what kind of object is being discussed.
So in a technical context, यह उपकरण नया है। could mean:
It is grammatically correct and fairly neutral to formal.
The word उपकरण sounds a bit formal or technical. In everyday conversation, people might choose a more specific word depending on the object, such as:
So the sentence is natural, especially in written Hindi, technical Hindi, or careful speech.
You would change both the demonstrative, the adjective, and the verb:
Breakdown:
So the changes are:
In standard Hindi, है is normally included in a full present-tense sentence like this.
So the standard sentence is:
You may sometimes hear people omit है in very informal speech, headings, labels, notes, or poetic style, but learners should treat है as necessary here.
So the safest rule is:
Yes, but it means something slightly different in emphasis.
यह उपकरण नया है। = This device is new.
Focus: the device has the quality new.
यह नया उपकरण है। = This is a new device.
Focus: identifying what kind of thing this is.
So both are correct, but the structure changes what is being emphasized: