सुबह दूध ठंडा है।

to be

Breakdown of सुबह दूध ठंडा है।

• ठंडा: cold
• सुबह: in the morning
• दूध: milk

Questions & Answers about सुबह दूध ठंडा है।

Why is the word order सुबह दूध ठंडा है and not something closer to English?

Hindi usually prefers Subject–Object/Complement–Verb order, so the main verb often comes at the end.

In this sentence:

• सुबह = in the morning / morning
• दूध = milk
• ठंडा = cold
• है = is

So the structure is roughly:

• सुबह — time expression
• दूध — subject
• ठंडा — adjective/predicate
• है — linking verb

A very literal arrangement would be:

• In the morning, milk cold is.

That sounds strange in English, but it is normal in Hindi.

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What exactly does सुबह mean here?

Here सुबह means in the morning or during the morning.

By itself, सुबह literally means morning, but Hindi often uses time words without adding an extra preposition-like word, especially when the meaning is clear.

So:

• सुबह दूध ठंडा है। = The milk is cold in the morning.

Depending on context, it can also feel like:

• Morning-time, the milk is cold.

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Why is there no में after सुबह? Shouldn’t it be ?