शाम को मैं हिंदी पढ़ूँगी।

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Breakdown of शाम को मैं हिंदी पढ़ूँगी।

• हिंदी: Hindi
• पढ़ना: to study
• शाम: in the evening

Questions & Answers about शाम को मैं हिंदी पढ़ूँगी।

What does शाम को mean, and why is को there?

शाम means evening. In this sentence, शाम को means in the evening or sometimes this evening, depending on context.

The postposition को is often used with expressions of time in Hindi. With parts of the day, it is very common to say things like:

• सुबह को = in the morning
• शाम को = in the evening
• रात को = at night

So here, को is marking the time when the action happens.

Could I also say मैं शाम को हिंदी पढ़ूँगी instead?

Yes. मैं शाम को हिंदी पढ़ूँगी is also correct.

Hindi word order is fairly flexible, although the most neutral pattern is often time + subject + object + verb or subject + time + object + verb. So both of these are natural:

• शाम को मैं हिंदी पढ़ूँगी।
• मैं शाम को हिंदी पढ़ूँगी।

Putting शाम को first gives a little more focus to the time.

Where is the word will in this Hindi sentence?

Hindi usually does not use a separate word for will the way English does. Instead, the future meaning is built into the verb form itself.

Here, पढ़ूँगी already means will study / will read for a female speaker. So the future is expressed by the verb ending, not by a separate word.