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Learn Hardcore Hindi: यह नई किताब है। - This is a new book.

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यह नई किताब है।

यह नई किताब है।

This is a new book.

Breakdown of यह नई किताब है।

किताब

Questions & Answers about यह नई किताब है।

What does each word in यह नई किताब है। do?

Here is the sentence word by word:

यह = this
नई = new
किताब = book
है = is

So the structure is literally:

this new book is

Natural English puts is earlier, but Hindi usually puts it at the end.

Why is नई used instead of नया?

Because किताब is a feminine noun in Hindi, and adjectives often agree with the gender of the noun.

masculine singular: नया
feminine singular: नई

So:

नया घर = new house
नई किताब = new book

Since किताब is feminine, नई is the correct form here.

How do I know that किताब is feminine?

In Hindi, every noun has a grammatical gender, either masculine or feminine. Unfortunately, you often have to learn the gender with the noun.

किताब is a feminine noun, so it takes feminine agreement:

यह नई किताब है।

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not यह नया किताब है।

A good learning habit is to memorize nouns together with an adjective, for example:

नई किताब
अच्छी किताब

That helps you remember the gender more naturally.

Why is है at the end of the sentence?

Hindi usually follows Subject–Object–Verb word order, and the main verb or linking verb often comes at the end.

So in Hindi:

यह नई किताब है।

Literally: This new book is.

In English, we say:

This is a new book.

Both are normal in their own languages. The important point is that Hindi often saves the verb for the end.

Why is there no word for a or the?

Hindi does not usually use articles the way English does.

So यह नई किताब है। can mean:

This is a new book
This is the new book

The exact meaning depends on context.

Hindi speakers usually do not need a separate word for a/an/the in simple sentences like this.

Does यह only mean this?

Most often, यह means this, especially for something near the speaker.

But in real Hindi, it can also work like:

he
she
it
this one

Its exact meaning depends on context.

In this sentence, because it is directly before नई किताब, it clearly means this.

How is यह pronounced? Is it yah or yeh?

In everyday modern Hindi, यह is usually pronounced yeh.

So the sentence is commonly pronounced:

yeh nayī kitāb hai

You may sometimes see learners write yah, because that matches the spelling more closely, but yeh is what you will usually hear in normal speech.

How do I pronounce the whole sentence?

A simple pronunciation guide is:

yeh na-yee ki-taab hai

A slightly more careful transliteration is:

yeh nayī kitāb hai

A few useful notes:

नई sounds like na-yee
किताब has a long aa sound at the end: ki-taab
है is usually pronounced something like hai

So altogether:

yeh nayī kitāb hai

Can I also say ये नई किताब है?

In everyday speech, many speakers use ये where learners might expect यह, especially in conversation.

So you may hear:

ये नई किताब है।

In careful written Hindi, यह is the standard singular form for this, while ये is often associated with these or polite/plural forms. But spoken Hindi is often more flexible.

For a beginner, it is safest to learn:

यह = this
ये = these

Then later you can get used to how people actually speak.

Can है ever be left out?

In full standard sentences, है should normally be included:

यह नई किताब है।

But in some situations, especially:

casual notes
titles
headlines
very informal speech

people may omit it.

For example, a label might just say:

नई किताब

But if you are making a complete sentence as a learner, it is best to keep है.

Why doesn’t यह change for gender here?

Unlike adjectives such as नया / नई, the word यह does not change here just because किताब is feminine.

So you say:

यह नया घर है।
यह नई किताब है।

The adjective changes to match the noun’s gender, but यह stays the same.

Is this the most natural way to say This is a new book in Hindi?

Yes, यह नई किताब है। is a perfectly natural and standard sentence.

You might also hear slightly different versions depending on emphasis, such as:

यह किताब नई है।

That version means something like:

This book is new

So the difference is mostly about focus:

यह नई किताब है। = This is a new book
यह किताब नई है। = This book is new

Both are correct.

What script is this written in?

It is written in the Devanagari script, which Hindi uses.

Here is the sentence again:

यह नई किताब है।

A transliteration into the Roman alphabet could be:

yeh nayī kitāb hai

Also notice the punctuation mark । at the end. This is called the danda, and it is traditionally used like a full stop in Hindi writing.

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