यह करतब मुश्किल है।

to be

Breakdown of यह करतब मुश्किल है।

• यह: this
• मुश्किल: difficult
• करतब: trick; feat

Questions & Answers about यह करतब मुश्किल है।

What does यह mean here?

यह means this. It points to something near the speaker, or something currently being discussed.

So in यह करतब मुश्किल है, यह refers to this trick / this stunt / this feat.

A useful contrast:

• यह = this
• वह = that

In everyday speech, यह is often pronounced more like ये.

How do you pronounce यह करतब मुश्किल है?

A natural pronunciation is roughly:

yeh kartab mushkil hai

A more detailed approximation:

• यह = yeh
• करतब = kar-tab
• मुश्किल = mush-kil
• है = hai

In fast speech, यह often sounds closer to yeh than to a careful yah.

What does करतब mean exactly?