वह बच्ची माँ के साथ बाज़ार जा रही है।

to be

Breakdown of वह बच्ची माँ के साथ बाज़ार जा रही है।

• वह: that
• जाना: to go
• माँ: mother

Questions & Answers about वह बच्ची माँ के साथ बाज़ार जा रही है।

What does वह mean here? Is it she or that?

वह can mean both he/she/it and that, depending on context.

In this sentence, वह बच्ची most naturally means that girl or the girl. If the context is already clear, it can also feel close to she.

The verb helps too: जा रही है is feminine singular, so we know the person being talked about is female.

Why is it बच्ची and not बच्चा?

बच्चा is the masculine form meaning child/boy, while बच्ची is the feminine form meaning girl child/little girl.

Because the sentence is about a female child, Hindi uses बच्ची.

You can also notice that the verb matches this feminine subject:

• बच्चा जा रहा है = a boy/child is going
• बच्ची जा रही है = a girl is going

What does माँ के साथ mean?

माँ के साथ means with mother / with her mother.

The postposition के साथ means with. So the structure is:

• माँ = mother
• के साथ = with

Together: माँ के साथ = with mother