वह लड़की साइकिल से बाज़ार जाती है क्योंकि माँ वहाँ काम करती है।

to be

Breakdown of वह लड़की साइकिल से बाज़ार जाती है क्योंकि माँ वहाँ काम करती है।

• वहाँ: there
• वह: that
• लड़की: girl

Questions & Answers about वह लड़की साइकिल से बाज़ार जाती है क्योंकि माँ वहाँ काम करती है।

Why does the sentence start with वह? Does it mean he, she, or that?

वह can mean he, she, or that, depending on context.

In this sentence, वह लड़की means that girl or simply the girl. Since लड़की already tells us the person is female, वह is naturally understood as referring to a girl.

A useful thing to know: Hindi does not have separate words for he and she in the third person. Context usually makes it clear.

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Why is it लड़की and not something like a girl or the girl?

Hindi does not use articles like a, an, and the the way English does.

So लड़की can mean:

• a girl
• the girl
• just girl, depending on context

Here, because of वह, the phrase वह लड़की most naturally means that girl or the girl.

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Why is it साइकिल से? What does से mean here?

Here से shows the means or method of travel.