क्या आपके पास पट्टा है?

Hindi usually does not use a direct verb like English to have for ordinary possession.

Instead, it commonly uses this pattern:

X के पास Y है

Literally, that is something like:

Y is with / near X

So क्या आपके पास पट्टा है? is literally Is a leash with you?, but naturally it means Do you have a leash?

This is one of the most common ways to express possession in Hindi.

आपके पास means with you, near you, or in your possession.

• आपके = a form related to आप used in this construction
• पास = near, close, with

Together, आपके पास does not only mean physical nearness. It can also mean that something is available to you or in your possession.

For example:

• मेरे पास किताब है = I have a book
• उसके पास समय नहीं है = He/She does not have time

At the beginning of a sentence, क्या is a yes/no question marker.

So:

• आपके पास पट्टा है। = You have a leash.
• क्या आपके पास पट्टा है? = Do you have a leash?

A very common learner confusion is that क्या can also mean what, but here it does not mean what. At the start of the whole sentence, it is simply marking the sentence as a yes/no question.

Yes, in conversation it can be.

Hindi can sometimes ask yes/no questions just by intonation:

आपके पास पट्टा है?

That is understandable and natural in speech.

However, for learners, क्या आपके पास पट्टा है? is the safest and clearest standard form.

You may also hear:

आपके पास पट्टा है क्या?

That is also common in spoken Hindi.

In this kind of possession sentence, है / हैं agrees with the thing being possessed, not with आप.

Here, the possessed thing is पट्टा, which is singular, so the verb is है.

• क्या आपके पास पट्टा है? = Do you have a leash?
• क्या आपके पास पट्टे हैं? = Do you have leashes?

So even though आप is polite or grammatically plural/respectful, the verb here follows पट्टा, not आप.

आपके goes with आप, which is the polite/respectful form of you.

So this sentence is formal, polite, or respectful.

Compare:

• क्या आपके पास पट्टा है? = polite/respectful
• क्या तुम्हारे पास पट्टा है? = informal
• क्या तेरे पास पट्टा है? = very intimate, very casual, or possibly rude depending on context

A learner will usually want to use आपके in unfamiliar or polite situations.

The sentence you have is a very normal and standard order:

क्या आपके पास पट्टा है?

But Hindi word order is somewhat flexible, especially in speech.

You may also hear:

• आपके पास पट्टा है क्या?
• आपके पास पट्टा है?

These can all work in conversation.

Still, for learning and for neutral standard Hindi, क्या आपके पास पट्टा है? is an excellent pattern to remember.

Yes, पट्टा is a masculine noun.

Its common forms are:

• singular direct: पट्टा
• plural direct: पट्टे
• plural oblique: पट्टों

So:

• क्या आपके पास पट्टा है? = Do you have a leash?
• क्या आपके पास पट्टे हैं? = Do you have leashes?

This is the normal masculine -ा pattern.

It is pronounced roughly paṭṭā.

A few important points:

• ट is a retroflex sound, made with the tongue curled back more than an English t
• the double ट्ट means the consonant is held or doubled slightly
• the final आ is a long vowel, so the ending is -ṭā, not -ta

So it is not pata and not patta with a regular English t. It is closer to paṭ-ṭā.

No. पट्टा can have several meanings depending on context, such as:

• leash
• strap
• belt
• strip
• title deed or lease document

So learners should not assume it always means only one thing. In your sentence, the intended meaning is the one already given to you, and context normally makes it clear.

Common answers would be:

• हाँ, मेरे पास पट्टा है। = Yes, I have a leash.
• नहीं, मेरे पास पट्टा नहीं है। = No, I do not have a leash.

If you want to sound a little more polite, you can also say:

• जी हाँ, मेरे पास पट्टा है।
• जी नहीं, मेरे पास पट्टा नहीं है।