Word
कुत्ता और बिल्ली पशु चिकित्सालय में हैं।
Meaning
The dog and cat are at the veterinary clinic.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of कुत्ता और बिल्ली पशु चिकित्सालय में हैं।
होना
to be
में
in
और
and
पशु चिकित्सालय
veterinary clinic
Questions & Answers about कुत्ता और बिल्ली पशु चिकित्सालय में हैं।
Why does the sentence end with हैं instead of है?
Because the subject is compound: कुत्ता और बिल्ली = the dog and the cat.
That means there are two beings, so Hindi uses the plural form of to be:
- है = is for singular
- हैं = are for plural or respectful singular
So कुत्ता और बिल्ली ... हैं means the dog and the cat ... are.
Why is the verb not feminine, since बिल्ली is feminine?
In Hindi, when you have two nouns joined by और (and), the verb usually agrees with the whole group as plural. If the group is mixed gender—here कुत्ता is masculine and बिल्ली is feminine—Hindi normally uses masculine plural agreement.
So:
- कुत्ता = masculine
- बिल्ली = feminine
- together = mixed group
- result = हैं with masculine-plural-type agreement
This is a very common pattern in Hindi.
What does में do here?
में is a postposition meaning in, inside, or at in many contexts.