टिकट निरीक्षक कोच के पास नहीं है।

In Hindi, it is very common to put two nouns together to make a compound expression. Here:

• टिकट = ticket
• निरीक्षक = inspector

So टिकट निरीक्षक means ticket inspector.

This works like English noun+noun combinations such as school bus, train station, or coffee cup. Hindi often does this without adding a word like of.

So this is more natural than something like टिकट का निरीक्षक for this job title.

Here के पास means near or by.

So कोच के पास means near the coach.

A very important thing to know is that के पास can also mean with / in someone’s possession in other sentences. For example:

• मेरे पास टिकट है। = I have a ticket.
• वह स्टेशन के पास है। = He/She is near the station.

So के पास has two common uses:

• location: near
• possession: with / have

In this sentence, the location meaning is the right one.

Because Hindi usually uses postpositions where English uses prepositions.

English says:

• near the coach

Hindi says:

• coach near
• more exactly: कोच के पास

So के पास is the full postpositional phrase. You normally need it to express this meaning.

In this expression, के पास works as a set phrase.

You can think of it as one unit meaning:

• near
• with / in the possession of

The noun before it goes into the oblique form when possible. With कोच, there is no visible change, because many loanwords and consonant-ending nouns look the same in direct and oblique forms.

So:

• कोच stays कोच
• then you add के पास

For learners, the easiest approach is to memorize के पास as a whole expression.

In Hindi, नहीं usually comes before the verb or before the verbal part being negated.

So:

• है = is
• नहीं है = is not

That is the normal Hindi order.

Compare:

• वह यहाँ है। = He/She is here.
• वह यहाँ नहीं है। = He/She is not here.

So नहीं है is exactly what you should expect.

Because the thing being talked about is singular: टिकट निरीक्षक = the ticket inspector.

So Hindi uses singular है.

Compare:

• टिकट निरीक्षक कोच के पास नहीं है। = The ticket inspector is not near the coach.
• टिकट निरीक्षक कोच के पास नहीं हैं। could be used for ticket inspectors if you meant more than one, or sometimes for one respected person.

In the basic reading of this sentence, singular है is correct.

Hindi does not have articles like English a, an, and the.

So a sentence like this can often be translated into English in more than one way depending on context:

• The ticket inspector is not near the coach.
• A ticket inspector is not near the coach.

English requires an article, but Hindi often does not.

That means you usually get definiteness from context, not from a separate word.

Yes, Hindi word order is somewhat flexible, but this sentence uses a very normal, neutral order.

Current order:

• टिकट निरीक्षक = topic/subject
• कोच के पास = location
• नहीं है = is not

If you change the order, the basic meaning may stay similar, but the emphasis can change. For example:

• कोच के पास टिकट निरीक्षक नहीं है।

This can sound more like There is no ticket inspector near the coach or put extra focus on the location.

So the original sentence is a straightforward way to say it.

No, कोच is a borrowed word, ultimately from English coach.

In modern Hindi, many transport-related words are borrowed or adapted from English, especially in everyday usage. Depending on context, कोच can mean:

• a train coach / carriage
• sometimes a bus coach

In this sentence, it most likely means a train coach.

Yes.

With a place or object, it often means near:

• स्टेशन के पास = near the station
• दरवाज़े के पास = near the door
• कोच के पास = near the coach

With a person, it often means with / in the possession of:

• रमेश के पास पैसा है। = Ramesh has money.
• मेरे पास समय नहीं है। = I do not have time.

So the same structure appears in both meanings, and context tells you which one is intended.

Yes. Hindi commonly uses forms of होना to say that someone or something is in a place.

So instead of using a special verb like to stand or to be located, Hindi often just uses है:

• वह घर पर है। = He/She is at home.
• किताब मेज़ पर है। = The book is on the table.
• टिकट निरीक्षक कोच के पास नहीं है। = The ticket inspector is not near the coach.

So this is a very standard Hindi pattern for expressing location.