Questions & Answers about आज बस बहुत धीरे जा रही है, इसलिए हम देर से पहुँचेंगे।
Why is it जा रही है and not जा रहा है?
Because बस is grammatically feminine in Hindi.
In the progressive form:
- जा रहा है = masculine singular
- जा रही है = feminine singular
- जा रहे हैं = masculine plural / mixed plural
Since बस is feminine singular, the correct form is जा रही है.
What does जा रही है literally mean?
It is the present progressive form of जाना (to go).
It breaks down like this:
- जा = the verb stem from जाना
- रही = marks an ongoing action for a feminine subject
- है = is
So जा रही है literally means is going or is in the process of going.
In this sentence, it means the bus is currently moving slowly.
Why is धीरे used here instead of धीमी?
Because धीरे is being used like an adverb, modifying the verb जा रही है.
- धीरे = slowly
- धीमी = slow, feminine adjective
So: