यह पुस्तकालय कार्ड नया है।

to be

Breakdown of यह पुस्तकालय कार्ड नया है।

• यह: this
• नया: new
• पुस्तकालय कार्ड: library card

Questions & Answers about यह पुस्तकालय कार्ड नया है।

What is the basic structure of यह पुस्तकालय कार्ड नया है?

The sentence follows a very common Hindi pattern:

[this] [noun] [adjective] [is]

So here:

• यह = this
• पुस्तकालय कार्ड = library card
• नया = new
• है = is

Hindi usually puts the adjective before है, and the verb to be often comes at the end of the sentence.

Why does यह come at the beginning?

यह is a demonstrative word meaning this. It usually comes before the noun it describes, just like in English:

• यह कार्ड = this card
• यह पुस्तक = this book

So यह पुस्तकालय कार्ड means this library card.

What does पुस्तकालय कार्ड mean exactly? Why are there two nouns together?