ईंधन महँगा है।

Fuel is expensive.

Breakdown of ईंधन महँगा है।

• होना: to be
• महँगा: expensive
• ईंधन: fuel

Questions & Answers about ईंधन महँगा है।

Why does the sentence end with है?

In Hindi, the verb है (is) usually comes at the end of a simple statement.

So the structure is:

• ईंधन = fuel
• महँगा = expensive
• है = is

Hindi often follows a subject + description + verb pattern, so ईंधन महँगा है is literally fuel expensive is.

Why is the word order different from English?

Hindi and English do not use the same default word order.

English says:

• Fuel is expensive

Hindi says:

• ईंधन महँगा है
• literally: fuel expensive is

This is normal in Hindi. The descriptive word comes before है.

What exactly is महँगा here?