वह बच्चा भाई के साथ वहाँ बैठता है।

to be

Breakdown of वह बच्चा भाई के साथ वहाँ बैठता है।

• वहाँ: there
• वह: that
• बच्चा: child

Questions & Answers about वह बच्चा भाई के साथ वहाँ बैठता है।

What does वह mean here?

Here वह is most naturally that, because it comes directly before the noun बच्चा. So वह बच्चा means that child.

A useful thing to know is that वह can also mean he, she, or that, depending on context. Hindi often uses the same word for a demonstrative and a third-person pronoun. In everyday speech, वह is often pronounced more like वो.

Why is there no word for the in this sentence?

Hindi normally does not use articles like a, an, and the. Whether something is definite or indefinite is usually understood from context.

So वह बच्चा already tells you which child is meant, and Hindi does not need a separate word for the.

Why is the word order different from English?

Hindi usually prefers Subject + other information + Verb. English usually prefers Subject + Verb + other information.

So in this sentence, the main verb बैठता है comes at the end. That is very normal in Hindi.

A rough structure is:

• वह बच्चा = subject
• भाई के साथ = with brother
• वहाँ = there
• बैठता है = sits