बहन अस्पताल से घर आ रही है; वह डॉक्टर है।

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Breakdown of बहन अस्पताल से घर आ रही है; वह डॉक्टर है।

• बहन: sister
• रहना: to stay
• से: from

Questions & Answers about बहन अस्पताल से घर आ रही है; वह डॉक्टर है।

Why does बहन appear without my, the, or a?

Hindi often leaves things like my, the, or a/an unstated when the context makes them clear.

So बहन literally means sister, but depending on context it could mean:

• my sister
• the sister
• a sister
• sometimes even one’s sister

In real conversation, Hindi frequently relies on context more than English does. If the speaker wanted to be very explicit, they could say मेरी बहन for my sister.

What does से mean in अस्पताल से?

Here से means from.

So:

• अस्पताल = hospital
• अस्पताल से = from the hospital

This is very common in Hindi. English uses prepositions before a noun, but Hindi usually uses postpositions, which come after the noun.

Examples:

• घर से = from home
• स्कूल से = from school
• दिल्ली से = from Delhi

Why is it घर आ रही है and not घर जा रही है?