वह सेब लाल है।

to be

Breakdown of वह सेब लाल है।

• वह: that
• लाल: red
• सेब: apple

Questions & Answers about वह सेब लाल है।

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

In this sentence, वह means that.

Hindi वह can mean:

• he
• she
• that

So the meaning depends on context. In वह सेब लाल है, because सेब means apple, the most natural reading is that apple is red.

A useful pronunciation note: वह is often said more like voh / woh in everyday speech.

Why is the sentence word order so different from English?

Hindi usually follows Subject – Object/Complement – Verb order, and the verb often comes at the end.

So:

• वह = that
• सेब = apple
• लाल = red
• है = is

Literal order: That apple red is.

Natural English order: That apple is red.

This is very normal in Hindi. The describing word लाल comes before है.

Why is है at the end?