वह बच्चा स्कूल जाता है।

to be

Breakdown of वह बच्चा स्कूल जाता है।

• वह: that
• बच्चा: child
• स्कूल: school

Questions & Answers about वह बच्चा स्कूल जाता है।

What does वह mean here? Is it he or that?

In this sentence, वह is most naturally understood as that because it comes directly before the noun बच्चा:

• वह बच्चा = that child

By itself, वह can also mean he, she, or that, depending on context. Hindi often uses the same word for both a third-person pronoun and a demonstrative.

So:

• वह जाता है = he goes
• वह बच्चा जाता है = that child goes

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Why is बच्चा used here, and what exactly does it mean?

बच्चा means child or kid. It is a masculine singular noun.

So:

• बच्चा = a boy child / child (masculine grammatical form)
• बच्ची = girl / female child
• बच्चे = children, or sometimes masculine plural

In this sentence, the grammar shows that the child is treated as masculine singular.

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