आपका कमरा छोटा है।

Your room is small.

Breakdown of आपका कमरा छोटा है।

• होना: to be
• कमरा: room
• छोटा: small
• आपका: your

Questions & Answers about आपका कमरा छोटा है।

Why is it आपका and not आपकी or आपके?

Because आपका must agree with the noun being possessed, not with the person who owns it.

Here, the possessed noun is कमरा (room), which is:

• masculine
• singular
• in the direct case

So the correct possessive form is आपका.

Quick comparison:

• आपका कमरा = your room
• आपकी किताब = your book (किताब is feminine singular)
• आपके कमरे = your rooms / your room in some oblique contexts

This is a very common feature of Hindi possessives like मेरा / मेरी / मेरे, तुम्हारा / तुम्हारी / तुम्हारे, आपका / आपकी / आपके.

Why is छोटा masculine?

Because छोटा is agreeing with कमरा, which is a masculine singular noun.

In Hindi, many adjectives change form to match the noun they describe. Since कमरा is masculine singular, the adjective takes the masculine singular form:

• छोटा कमरा = small room
• छोटी किताब = small book
• छोटे कमरे = small rooms / small room in certain oblique contexts

So in आपका कमरा छोटा है, both आपका and छोटा match कमरा.

What does each word do in the sentence?

Here is the breakdown:

• आपका = your
• कमरा = room
• छोटा = small
• है = is

So the structure is basically:

your room small is

That is normal Hindi word order.

Why does Hindi say your room small is instead of your room is small?

Hindi usually places the verb at the end of the sentence. So a sentence like this often follows:

subject + description + verb

That is why:

• आपका कमरा छोटा है
• literally: your room small is

This is one of the biggest word-order differences from English.

What is है doing here?

है is the present tense form of the verb to be for he/she/it/this/that and for singular things in general.

In this sentence, कमरा is singular, so है is used:

• कमरा छोटा है = the room is small

If the noun were plural, you would usually use हैं instead:

• कमरे छोटे हैं = the rooms are small

Can है ever be omitted?

In standard full sentences, you should keep है.

So:

• आपका कमरा छोटा है = correct, complete sentence

In very informal speech, poetry, headlines, or notes, Hindi sometimes drops forms of to be, but learners should not do that at first. If you want natural, correct basic Hindi, include है.

Why is छोटा after कमरा here, when I sometimes see adjectives before nouns in Hindi?

Good question. Hindi adjectives can appear in two different roles:

1. Before the noun when directly describing it

   • छोटा कमरा = a small room

2. After the noun when used with to be

   • कमरा छोटा है = the room is small

In your sentence, छोटा is part of the predicate, so it comes after कमरा and before है.

Is आपका formal? What if I want to say this less formally?

Yes. आपका goes with आप, which is polite/formal/respectful you.

Less formal alternatives include:

• तुम्हारा कमरा छोटा है = your room is small
• तेरा कमरा छोटा है = your room is small (very informal, used only in certain relationships)

So आपका is the safest and most polite form.

Why doesn’t Hindi use a or the here?

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

So कमरा can mean:

• a room
• the room

The exact meaning depends on context.

That is why Hindi can say simply:

• कमरा छोटा है

without needing a separate word for the.

How do I know कमरा is masculine?

In Hindi, noun gender has to be learned, though some endings give clues. Many masculine nouns end in -ा, and कमरा is one of them.

Because कमरा is masculine, words agreeing with it also take masculine forms:

• आपका कमरा
• छोटा कमरा
• कमरा छोटा है

But you cannot always rely only on the ending, so it is best to learn nouns together with their gender.

Would आपके कमरा छोटा है be wrong?

Yes, that would be incorrect in standard Hindi.

Since कमरा is masculine singular direct, the possessive should be आपका, not आपके.

Use:

• आपका कमरा छोटा है ✅

You would use आपके with masculine plural nouns or with certain oblique forms, for example:

• आपके कमरे = your rooms
• आपके कमरे में = in your room

How is this sentence pronounced?

A simple pronunciation guide is:

aap-kaa kam-raa chho-taa hai

A bit more naturally:

aapkaa kamraa chhoṭaa hai

A few notes:

• आ is a long aa sound
• छ is an aspirated chh
• ट in छोटा is a retroflex ṭ, made with the tongue curled back a little
• है is usually pronounced roughly like hai or heh, depending on accent

Can the word order be changed?

Hindi word order is somewhat flexible, but not every version sounds equally natural.

The most neutral sentence is:

• आपका कमरा छोटा है

If you change the order, you may create emphasis or sound unnatural to a learner’s ear. For example:

• कमरा छोटा है = the room is small
• आपका कमरा छोटा है = your room is small

Putting आपका first is the normal and expected way here. As a beginner, it is best to stick with that order.

If I want to say Your room is very small, where does very go?

You would usually put बहुत before the adjective:

• आपका कमरा बहुत छोटा है = your room is very small

So the pattern becomes:

possessive + noun + बहुत + adjective + है

If the noun were feminine, how would the sentence change?

Then both the possessive and the adjective would change to feminine forms.

For example, with किताब (book, feminine):

• आपकी किताब छोटी है = your book is small

Compare:

• आपका कमरा छोटा है
• आपकी किताब छोटी है

This shows how Hindi agreement works very clearly.