यह कसरत आसान है।

Breakdown of यह कसरत आसान है।

होना
to be
यह
this
आसान
easy
कसरत
exercise; workout

Questions & Answers about यह कसरत आसान है।

How do you pronounce यह कसरत आसान है?

A common pronunciation is:

yeh kasrat aasaan hai

A few notes:

  • यह is often pronounced yeh in everyday speech, even though a more formal spelling-based pronunciation is yah.
  • कसरत sounds roughly like kus-rut or kas-rut, depending on accent.
  • आसान is aa-saan.
  • है is hai, sounding a bit like heh or hai depending on the speaker.
What does यह mean here?

यह means this here.

It is the near demonstrative, used for something close to the speaker, just like this in English.

Examples:

  • यह किताब = this book
  • यह कसरत = this exercise

In everyday speech, यह is very often pronounced येह / yeh.

Why is है at the end of the sentence?

Because Hindi normally puts the verb at the end.

So the structure is:

यह + कसरत + आसान + है
this + exercise + easy + is

Hindi usually follows Subject–Object/Complement–Verb order, unlike English, which usually puts is earlier:

  • English: This exercise is easy
  • Hindi: This exercise easy is

That final है is the present-tense form of to be for a singular subject.

What exactly does कसरत mean?

कसरत usually means exercise, workout, or physical exercise.

Depending on context, it can refer to:

  • a physical exercise
  • a workout
  • exertion/training

So this sentence could also be understood as:

  • This exercise is easy
  • This workout is easy

The exact English translation depends on context.

Is कसरत masculine or feminine?

कसरत is a feminine noun.

That matters in Hindi because adjectives and verbs often agree with the gender of the noun.

For example, with an adjective like अच्छा / अच्छी:

  • अच्छी कसरत = good exercise

But in your sentence, the adjective is आसान, and that adjective does not change for gender, so you do not see any feminine ending here.

Why doesn’t आसान change form?

Because आसान is an indeclinable adjective in normal usage. That means it usually stays the same regardless of gender or number.

So you get:

  • यह कसरत आसान है = feminine singular
  • यह काम आसान है = masculine singular
  • ये कसरतें आसान हैं = feminine plural

Compare that with a changing adjective like अच्छा:

  • अच्छा लड़का
  • अच्छी लड़की
  • अच्छे लड़के

But आसान stays आसान.

Why is there no word for a or the in the Hindi sentence?

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

So Hindi often simply says:

  • यह कसरत आसान है

And English supplies the natural article when translating:

  • This exercise is easy

The demonstrative यह already helps identify the noun, so no separate article is needed.

Can यह ever mean something other than this?

Yes. Depending on context, यह can also function like this one or even it.

For example:

  • यह अच्छा है = This is good / It is good

But in your sentence, because कसरत is present, the meaning is clearly this exercise.

Could I also say ये कसरत आसान है?

In careful standard Hindi, for singular this, the written form is यह.

However, in everyday speech:

  • यह is commonly pronounced ये / yeh
  • so what you hear may sound close to ये

But in writing, you should keep:

  • यह कसरत आसान है

Be careful not to confuse it with ये, which in standard Hindi is usually the plural/oblique form meaning these or sometimes they.

How would I make this sentence plural: These exercises are easy?

You would say:

ये कसरतें आसान हैं।

Changes:

  • यह → ये = this → these
  • कसरत → कसरतें = plural
  • है → हैं = singular is → plural are

So:

  • यह कसरत आसान है। = This exercise is easy.
  • ये कसरतें आसान हैं। = These exercises are easy.
How would I turn this into a question: Is this exercise easy?

You can say:

क्या यह कसरत आसान है?

क्या at the beginning makes it a yes/no question.

So:

  • यह कसरत आसान है। = This exercise is easy.
  • क्या यह कसरत आसान है? = Is this exercise easy?

In speech, intonation also helps show that it is a question.

Can I leave out है in casual Hindi?

In standard Hindi, you should keep है:

  • यह कसरत आसान है।

In very casual conversation, native speakers sometimes drop forms of to be when the meaning is obvious, but learners should usually not do that at first.

So the safe and correct form is:

  • यह कसरत आसान है।
What is the basic grammar pattern of this sentence?

The pattern is:

Demonstrative + Noun + Adjective + Verb

So here:

  • यह = demonstrative (this)
  • कसरत = noun (exercise)
  • आसान = adjective (easy)
  • है = verb (is)

This is a very common Hindi sentence pattern, and you can reuse it easily:

  • यह किताब अच्छी है। = This book is good.
  • यह सवाल मुश्किल है। = This question is difficult.
  • यह रास्ता लंबा है। = This road is long.
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