Questions & Answers about क्या तुम कभी-कभी घर से काम करती हो?
What does क्या mean at the beginning of the sentence?
At the beginning, क्या marks a yes/no question. So in this sentence, it works like English do / are / is in a question.
- क्या तुम कभी-कभी घर से काम करती हो? = Do you sometimes work from home?
Important: क्या can also mean what, but not here.
When it comes at the start like this, it usually just signals that the whole sentence is a question.
Why is तुम used here instead of आप or तू?
Hindi has different words for you, depending on formality and closeness:
- तू = very informal, very intimate, sometimes rude in the wrong context
- तुम = informal but normal and polite in many everyday situations
- आप = formal or respectful
So तुम suggests the speaker is talking to someone they know fairly well.
If you wanted the formal version, you would say:
- क्या आप कभी-कभी घर से काम करती हैं?
if speaking to a woman - क्या आप कभी-कभी घर से काम करते हैं?
if speaking to a man or in a mixed/neutral respectful context
What does कभी-कभी mean, and why is it repeated?
कभी-कभी means sometimes or from time to time.