जब मुझे ऊब होती है, तब मैं किताब पढ़ती हूँ।

When I am bored, I read a book.

Breakdown of जब मुझे ऊब होती है, तब मैं किताब पढ़ती हूँ।

• मैं: I
• होना: to be
• किताब: book
• मुझे: me

Questions & Answers about जब मुझे ऊब होती है, तब मैं किताब पढ़ती हूँ।

Why does the sentence use जब ... तब?

जब ... तब is a very common Hindi correlative pair meaning when ... then.

So:

• जब मुझे ऊब होती है = when I feel bored / when I get bored
• तब मैं किताब पढ़ती हूँ = then I read a book

In natural English, we usually do not say then every time, but in Hindi, जब ... तब is a very normal pattern.

Also, तब is sometimes omitted in everyday speech if the meaning is already clear:

• जब मुझे ऊब होती है, मैं किताब पढ़ती हूँ।

That still sounds fine.

Why is it मुझे and not मैं in the first part?

Hindi often expresses feelings, sensations, and experiences using मुझे rather than मैं.

Here, मुझे literally means something like:

• to me
• for me

So मुझे ऊब होती है is literally closer to:

• boredom happens to me
• I experience boredom

This is a very common Hindi pattern with feelings and physical states. Compare:

• मुझे ठंड लगती है = I feel cold
• मुझे भूख लगती है = I feel hungry
• मुझे डर लगता है = I feel afraid

So even though English uses I, Hindi often uses for this kind of meaning.