Questions & Answers about क्या डॉक्टर के पास दवा है?
Why does the sentence begin with क्या?
At the beginning of a sentence, क्या is a common marker for a yes/no question.
So:
- क्या डॉक्टर के पास दवा है? = Does the doctor have medicine?
This sentence is not asking what. Here, क्या does not mean what. It is just marking the whole sentence as a yes/no question.
Compare:
- क्या डॉक्टर के पास दवा है? = Does the doctor have medicine?
- डॉक्टर के पास क्या है? = What does the doctor have?
Position matters.
Can you ask the same question without क्या?
Yes. In everyday speech, Hindi can sometimes ask a yes/no question just by intonation:
- डॉक्टर ke पास दवा है?
This can also mean Does the doctor have medicine?
However, starting with क्या makes the question clearer and more standard, especially for learners.
Why does Hindi use के पास here?