Questions & Answers about बस स्टेशन पर है।
What does each word in बस स्टेशन पर है। mean?
Word by word:
- बस = bus
- स्टेशन = station
- पर = on / at
- है = is
So the sentence means The bus is at the station.
Why is है at the end?
In Hindi, the verb usually comes at the end of the sentence. This is one of the most important word-order differences from English.
So:
- English: The bus is at the station
- Hindi: Bus station at is
That is completely normal in Hindi.
Why is पर used here?
पर is a postposition, often meaning on, at, or upon, depending on context.
In this sentence, स्टेशन पर means at the station.
Hindi uses postpositions instead of prepositions. That means the location word comes first, and then the postposition comes after it:
- स्टेशन पर = at the station
- literally: station at
Why is there no word for in the sentence?