जीवनी उपयोगी है।

The biography is useful.

Breakdown of जीवनी उपयोगी है।

• होना: to be
• उपयोगी: useful
• जीवनी: biography

Questions & Answers about जीवनी उपयोगी है।

How do I pronounce जीवनी उपयोगी है?

A rough pronunciation is:

• जीवनी — jee-va-nee (many speakers reduce the middle vowel a bit)
• उपयोगी — u-pyo-gee
• है — hai (often sounding like heh/hai depending on accent)

So the whole sentence is roughly:

jee-va-nee u-pyo-gee hai

What does each word mean in this sentence?

Word by word:

• जीवनी = biography
• उपयोगी = useful
• है = is

A very literal word-for-word order would be:

Biography useful is.

Natural English: The biography is useful.

Why is उपयोगी after जीवनी instead of before it?