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Learn Hardcore Hindi: वह बच्चा अच्छा है। - That child is good.

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/वह बच्चा अच्छा है।

वह बच्चा अच्छा है।

Word

वह बच्चा अच्छा है।

Meaning

That child is good.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

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Breakdown of वह बच्चा अच्छा है।

अच्छा

बच्चा

Questions & Answers about वह बच्चा अच्छा है।

What does each word in वह बच्चा अच्छा है। do grammatically?

A simple breakdown is:

वह — a demonstrative/pronoun: that, he, or she, depending on context
बच्चा — child/boy; here it is a masculine singular noun
अच्छा — good, an adjective
है — is, the present-tense form of होना (to be)

So the structure is basically:

that/he + child + good + is

In natural English, the meaning is usually expressed as That child is good or The child is good, depending on context.

Why does वह sometimes mean he/she and sometimes that?

In Hindi, वह can function both as:

a demonstrative: that
a third-person pronoun: he/she/it

Context tells you which meaning is intended.

In वह बच्चा अच्छा है, because वह is directly followed by a noun (बच्चा), learners will often understand it as a demonstrative: that child.

If the noun were missing, as in वह अच्छा है, then वह would more naturally mean he/she/it:

वह अच्छा है = He is good / That one is good

Hindi does not mark he vs in itself.

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Why is the adjective अच्छा ending in -ा?

Because it agrees with बच्चा, which is masculine singular.

Many Hindi adjectives change their endings to match the gender and number of the noun they describe. अच्छा is one of those changeable adjectives.

Here are the common forms:

अच्छा — masculine singular
अच्छी — feminine singular
अच्छे — masculine plural
अच्छी — feminine plural in many contexts

So:

वह बच्चा अच्छा है। — masculine singular
वह बच्ची अच्छी है। — feminine singular

How would this sentence change if the child were a girl?

You would change both the noun and the adjective:

बच्चा → बच्ची
अच्छा → अच्छी

So:

वह बच्ची अच्छी है।

That is because both the noun and the adjective must match feminine gender here.

What is है, and can Hindi leave it out?

है is the singular present-tense form of होना (to be), so here it means is.

In standard Hindi:

है = is
हैं = are / respectful is

So वह बच्चा अच्छा है is the full standard sentence.

In very casual speech, especially in conversation, people may sometimes drop forms of होना in certain contexts, but learners should treat है as necessary here. If you are writing or speaking standard Hindi, keep it.

Why is the word order different from English?

Hindi usually places the predicate before the verb है. So the pattern is often:

subject + description + is

In this sentence:

वह बच्चा = subject
अच्छा = description
है = is

So Hindi says, literally:

That child good is.

This is normal Hindi word order. English requires is before the adjective, but Hindi puts है at the end.

Where is the word for a or the?

Hindi does not have articles like English a, an, and the.

So बच्चा can mean:

a child
the child
sometimes child in a general sense

Context decides which English article is appropriate in translation.

That is why वह बच्चा अच्छा है may be translated as:

That child is good
The child is good

depending on the situation.

Is बच्चा always masculine? Does it specifically mean boy?

बच्चा is grammatically masculine singular. Depending on context, it can mean:

child
boy
kid

If you want to clearly refer to a girl, you usually use बच्ची.

So grammatically:

बच्चा = masculine singular
बच्ची = feminine singular

Sometimes बच्चा may be used in a more general sense, but for learners it is safest to think of it as the masculine form.

How is this sentence pronounced?

A learner-friendly pronunciation is roughly:

vah bach-chaa ach-chhaa hai

A few notes:

वह is often pronounced more like voh in everyday speech, even though it is written वह
बच्चा has a doubled च sound: bach-chaa
अच्छा is pronounced roughly ach-chhaa, with an aspirated छ
है sounds like hai, rhyming roughly with high

A natural spoken form may sound close to:

voh bachchaa achchhaa hai

What is the difference between वह and वो?

They are closely related.

वह is the standard written form
वो is very common in everyday speech and informal writing

So you may hear:

वह बच्चा अच्छा है
वो बच्चा अच्छा है

Both are common, but if you are learning standard written Hindi, use वह.

Could I say यह बच्चा अच्छा है instead?

Yes, but that changes the meaning.

यह = this
वह = that

So:

यह बच्चा अच्छा है। = This child is good.
वह बच्चा अच्छा है। = That child is good.

In modern speech, यह is often pronounced more like ये, just as वह is often pronounced more like वो.

How would I make it plural?

You need to change the demonstrative, noun, adjective, and verb as needed.

For masculine plural:

वे बच्चे अच्छे हैं।

Breakdown:

वे — those / they
बच्चे — children/boys, masculine plural
अच्छे — good, masculine plural
हैं — are

So the singular sentence:

वह बच्चा अच्छा है।

becomes:

वे बच्चे अच्छे हैं।

Can Hindi drop वह and just say बच्चा अच्छा है?

Yes, if the context already makes it clear which child you mean.

वह बच्चा अच्छा है। — That child is good
बच्चा अच्छा है। — The child/A child is good

Hindi often leaves out words that are understood from context. Adding वह makes the reference more specific: that child.

Is this sentence formal, neutral, or informal?

It is neutral and standard.

It is perfectly fine in normal speech.
It is also correct in writing.
The only slightly formal-looking thing is the spelling वह, since in casual speech people often say वो.

So as a learner, वह बच्चा अच्छा है। is a very good model sentence.

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