यह काम नया है, लेकिन मैं यह काम सीख सकती हूँ।

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Breakdown of यह काम नया है, लेकिन मैं यह काम सीख सकती हूँ।

• होना: to be
• यह: this
• नया: new

Questions & Answers about यह काम नया है, लेकिन मैं यह काम सीख सकती हूँ।

What does यह mean here, and how is it pronounced?

यह means this here.

In careful pronunciation, learners often say it as yeh. In everyday speech, many speakers say something closer to ye. You will also see it change to इस in some contexts, which is a different form of the same word.

Why is it यह काम and not इस काम?

यह is the direct form, and इस is the oblique form.

You use यह काम when the noun phrase is not followed by a postposition. You use इस काम when a postposition comes after it, such as:

• इस काम में = in this work
• इस काम से = from this work
• इस काम पर = on this work

In your sentence, there is no postposition after काम, so यह काम is correct.

Why is यह काम repeated in both parts of the sentence?

Hindi often repeats the noun phrase where English would use it.

So यह काम is repeated for clarity: यह काम नया है, लेकिन मैं यह काम सीख सकती हूँ।

This is correct, but it is a bit explicit. In more natural or compact Hindi, you could also hear:

• यह काम नया है, लेकिन मैं सीख सकती हूँ।
• यह काम नया है, लेकिन मैं इसे सीख सकती हूँ।