Questions & Answers about वह खाना ठंडा है।
What does each word in वह खाना ठंडा है do?
- वह = that (and in other contexts it can also mean he or she)
- खाना = food here
- ठंडा = cold
- है = is
So the sentence is built like:
वह + खाना + ठंडा + है
that + food + cold + is
Why does खाना mean food here? I thought खाना means to eat.
Good question. खाना can be:
- a verb: to eat
- a noun: food or meal
In this sentence, it is clearly a noun because it is being described by the adjective ठंडा (cold).
So here:
- खाना ठंडा है = The food is cold
Compare:
- मैं खाना खाता हूँ = I eat food / I eat
- खाना ठंडा है = The food is cold
Hindi often uses the same form for related noun and verb ideas, so context matters a lot.