Questions & Answers about स्कोर कम है।
Why is है at the end of the sentence?
Hindi usually follows Subject–Object/Complement–Verb order, so the verb often comes last.
So:
- स्कोर = score
- कम = low / less
- है = is
A very literal word-for-word order is:
score low is
But natural English is:
The score is low.
What does कम mean here?
Here, कम means low or less.
Its exact English translation depends on context:
- पैसे कम हैं = The money is less / There is not much money
- लोग कम हैं = There are few people
- स्कोर कम है = The score is low
So कम is a very common word meaning less, fewer, low, not much, depending on what it describes.
Why doesn’t Hindi use a word for the or a here?
Hindi does not normally have articles like a, an, and the in the way English does.
So स्कोर कम है can mean:
- The score is low
- A score is low
In real context, English chooses the article, but Hindi usually does not need one.
Why is it है and not हैं?
है is used with a singular subject, while हैं is usually used with plural subjects or for respectful singular.
Here, स्कोर is being treated as singular:
- स्कोर कम है = The score is low.
Compare:
- अंक कम हैं = The marks are low / The points are few
So है is correct because score here is one singular thing.
Does कम change form for gender or number?
Usually, कम does not change form here. It is commonly used as an indeclinable word, so it stays कम whether the noun is masculine, feminine, singular, or plural.
Examples:
- रोटी कम है = The bread is little / insufficient
- रोटियाँ कम हैं = The breads/rotis are few
- स्कोर कम है = The score is low
The verb may change, but कम usually stays the same.
Is स्कोर really a Hindi word?
स्कोर is a borrowed word from English, written in Devanagari script. Hindi very often uses English loanwords, especially in sports, school, technology, and everyday speech.
So स्कोर कम है sounds natural in many contexts.
A more traditionally Hindi option may depend on context, for example:
- अंक कम हैं = The marks are low / There are few marks
But स्कोर is very common and understandable.
How do I pronounce स्कोर कम है?
A simple pronunciation guide is:
skor kam hai
More roughly:
- स्कोर = skor
- कम = kum or kam with a short u/a-like sound
- है = hai, sounding a bit like heh or hai depending on accent
A natural flow would be:
skor kam hai
The है in everyday speech may sound lighter than learners expect.
Can I also say मेरा स्कोर कम है?
Yes. That means:
My score is low.
Adding a possessor often makes the sentence more specific:
- मेरा स्कोर कम है = My score is low
- उसका स्कोर कम है = His/Her score is low
- टीम का स्कोर कम है = The team’s score is low
Without that, स्कोर कम है is a general statement: The score is low.
Is this sentence describing quantity or quality?
It is describing a state/level of the score, not an action.
In other words, कम here tells you that the score is at a low level.
So this is a descriptive sentence:
- स्कोर कम है = The score is low
It is not saying someone reduced the score. For that, Hindi would use a different structure with a main verb.
Could this sentence mean The score is less instead of The score is low?
Yes, depending on context.
If you are comparing it with something else, कम can feel more like less/lower:
- पहले से स्कोर कम है = The score is lower than before
If there is no comparison stated, English often translates it more naturally as:
- The score is low
So the exact English wording depends on context, but the Hindi sentence itself is perfectly normal either way.
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