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

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

मैं
I
होना
to be
यह
this
नया
new
काम
work
लेकिन
but
सकना
to be able to
सीखना
to learn

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।

Here इसे means this / it as an object.

Why is नया after काम instead of before it?

Because here नया is being used as a predicate adjective.

  • यह काम नया है = this work is new

In this structure, the noun comes first, then the adjective, then है.

If you put the adjective before the noun, the structure changes:

  • यह नया काम है = this is a new task/job

Both are correct, but they are built differently.

Why is it नया and not नई?

Because काम is a masculine singular noun.

In Hindi, adjectives like नया change to match the gender and number of the noun:

  • masculine singular: नया
  • feminine singular: नई

So:

  • यह काम नया है because काम is masculine
  • यह नौकरी नई है because नौकरी is feminine

Grammatical gender in Hindi is something you usually have to learn with each noun.

Why do we have है in the first part but हूँ in the second?

Both are forms of होना = to be, but they match different subjects.

  • यह काम ... है → the subject is यह काम, which is third-person singular, so Hindi uses है
  • मैं ... हूँ → the subject is मैं, so Hindi uses हूँ

So the verb changes depending on who or what the subject is.

Why is it सकती हूँ and not सकता हूँ?

Because सकती shows that the speaker is female.

In Hindi, सकना changes for gender in this kind of sentence:

  • मैं सीख सकता हूँ = a male speaker
  • मैं सीख सकती हूँ = a female speaker

So this sentence tells you that the speaker is feminine.

How does सीख सकती हूँ work grammatically?

This is a very common Hindi pattern for expressing ability.

The structure is:

verb stem + सकता / सकती / सकते + form of होना

So:

  • सीख = learn
  • सकती = able to, feminine singular
  • हूँ = am

Together, सीख सकती हूँ means can learn or more literally am able to learn.

Similar examples:

  • मैं तैर सकती हूँ। = I can swim.
  • वह पढ़ सकता है। = He can read.
Why is there no को after काम in मैं यह काम सीख सकती हूँ?

Because सीखना usually takes a direct object without को.

Hindi does not put को after every object. With many inanimate things, especially with verbs like सीखना, the object appears without it.

So this is normal:

  • मैं यह काम सीख सकती हूँ।

Using को here would sound unnatural in standard Hindi.

Can the word order change?

Yes, somewhat. Hindi word order is flexible, but the verb usually stays near the end.

The original sentence is neutral and natural:

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

You can move things around for emphasis, for example:

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

These versions change the emphasis more than the core meaning. For learners, the original order is a very safe pattern to use.

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