कटर मेज़ पर है।

A very literal breakdown is:

• कटर = cutter
• मेज़ = table
• पर = on
• है = is

So the structure is roughly cutter table on is.

Natural English puts this as The cutter is on the table or A cutter is on the table, depending on context.

Because Hindi uses postpositions, not prepositions.

In English, we say on the table with on before the noun.
In Hindi, the equivalent is मेज़ पर, with पर after the noun.

So:

• English: on the table
• Hindi: मेज़ पर

This is a very common pattern in Hindi.

Hindi usually places the verb at the end of the clause.

So instead of English word order:

• The cutter is on the table

Hindi prefers:

• कटर मेज़ पर है

This final है is the normal present-tense form of to be for is/am/are in many simple sentences.

Hindi normally does not use articles the way English does.

So कटर मेज़ पर है can mean:

• The cutter is on the table
• A cutter is on the table

The exact meaning depends on context.

If you really want to make a explicit, you can often use एक:

• एक कटर मेज़ पर है = A cutter is on the table

But in many everyday sentences, Hindi simply leaves the article unstated.

Grammatically, nouns before postpositions usually go into the oblique case.

However, not every noun shows a visible change.
मेज़ is one of those nouns that looks the same here.

So even though पर requires the oblique form, you still see:

• मेज़ पर

Compare that with a noun that does visibly change:

• लड़का → लड़के
• लड़के पर = on the boy

So yes, the grammar is there, but with मेज़ you do not see a spelling change.

मेज़ is pronounced roughly like mez.

The letter ज़ is ज with a dot under it, called a nukta.
That dot changes the sound so it is closer to an English z sound.

So:

• ज sounds like j
• ज़ sounds like z

That is why मेज़ sounds more like mez, not mej.

It is best understood as a loanword from English.

Modern Hindi uses many borrowed words, especially for tools, technology, office items, and everyday objects. कटर comes from English cutter, but it is written in Devanagari and used as part of Hindi speech.

The exact object can depend on context:

• a cutter tool
• a box cutter
• a cutting instrument

So yes, it is normal for Hindi to contain words like this.

Yes, but the nuance is slightly different.

• मेज़ पर = on the table
• मेज़ के ऊपर = above/on top of the table

If something is simply resting on the surface, मेज़ पर is usually the most natural choice.

मेज़ के ऊपर is more explicit and can sometimes feel a bit more literal or emphatic.

So for a simple sentence like this, कटर मेज़ पर है is very natural.

Yes, Hindi has some flexibility in word order, especially for emphasis or topic.

For example:

• कटर मेज़ पर है = neutral, straightforward
• मेज़ पर कटर है = puts more focus on on the table

The second version might feel more natural if you are answering a question like:

• मेज़ पर क्या है? = What is on the table?

So both are possible, but the emphasis shifts a little.

In this sentence, you usually cannot tell from है alone.

That is because है does not show gender here.

Gender would become clearer with adjectives or other forms, for example:

• यह कटर नया है = if treated as masculine
• यह कटर नई है = if treated as feminine

With loanwords, gender can sometimes vary by usage, though many speakers settle on one form naturally. The best way to learn it is from real usage, dictionary notes, or the adjectives speakers use with the noun.