Breakdown of मुझे उस शहर का नाम याद है, लेकिन मुझे उस गाँव का नाम याद नहीं है।
वह
that
मुझे
me
नहीं
not
लेकिन
but
Questions & Answers about मुझे उस शहर का नाम याद है, लेकिन मुझे उस गाँव का नाम याद नहीं है।
Why is मुझे used instead of मैं for I?
Because Hindi expresses remembering differently from English here.
In English, you say I remember... and I is the subject.
In Hindi, this pattern is more like:
To me ... remembered is
So मुझे means to me, not plain I. This is a very common Hindi structure for feelings, experiences, and mental states.
So:
मुझे ... याद है
literally: To me ... is remembered
natural English: I remember ...
What does याद है mean exactly?
याद relates to memory or being remembered, and है means is.
So याद है literally means something like:
is remembered
or
is in memory
In natural English, depending on context, it can mean:
- I remember
- I know by memory
- I still remember
In this sentence:
मुझे उस शहर का नाम याद है
means I remember the name of that city.
Why is उस used instead of वह?