यह जवाब सही है, लेकिन सवाल गलत है।

to be

Breakdown of यह जवाब सही है, लेकिन सवाल गलत है।

• यह: this
• लेकिन: but
• सवाल: question

Questions & Answers about यह जवाब सही है, लेकिन सवाल गलत है।

What does each word in यह जवाब सही है, लेकिन सवाल गलत है। mean?

A word-by-word breakdown:

• यह = this
• जवाब = answer / reply
• सही = correct / right
• है = is
• लेकिन = but
• सवाल = question
• गलत = wrong / incorrect
• है = is

So the structure is very close to:

This answer correct is, but question wrong is.

Natural English: This answer is correct, but the question is wrong.

Why is यह used here? Does it only mean this?

यह usually means this, but in real usage it can also mean this/it/he/she depending on context.

In this sentence, यह जवाब clearly means this answer.

A few notes:

• यह = this
• वह = that

But in spoken Hindi, people often say:

• ये instead of यह
• वो instead of वह

So in conversation, you may hear:

ये जवाब सही है, लेकिन सवाल गलत है।

That sounds very natural in speech.