यह कमरा है।

to be

Breakdown of यह कमरा है।

• यह: this
• कमरा: room

Questions & Answers about यह कमरा है।

What does each word in यह कमरा है। do?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• यह = this
• कमरा = room
• है = is

So the sentence is literally structured as this room is, which is a normal Hindi way to say This is a room / This is the room / This room is ..., depending on context.

Why is the word order different from English?

Hindi usually puts the verb at the end of the sentence. So instead of English This is a room, Hindi says:

• यह = this
• कमरा = room
• है = is

That gives यह कमरा है.

A very common pattern in Hindi is:

subject / description + verb

So English X is Y often becomes X Y is in Hindi.

Why is there no word for a or the?

Hindi usually does not use articles the way English does.

So कमरा can mean:

• a room
• the room
• just room

The exact meaning depends on context.

That means यह कमरा है could be understood as something like: