जब माँ बाज़ार जाती है, तब बहन घर में खाना बनाती है।

to be

Breakdown of जब माँ बाज़ार जाती है, तब बहन घर में खाना बनाती है।

• घर: house
• खाना: food
• में: in

Questions & Answers about जब माँ बाज़ार जाती है, तब बहन घर में खाना बनाती है।

Why does the sentence use जब ... तब?

जब ... तब is a very common Hindi pair meaning when ... then.

• जब माँ बाज़ार जाती है = when mother goes to the market
• तब बहन घर में खाना बनाती है = then sister cooks food at home

In natural English, we often do not say then, but Hindi often likes this matching structure.

You can think of it like:

• जब = when
• तब = then / at that time

Sometimes तब can be omitted in casual speech if the meaning is clear, but using जब ... तब is very normal and clear.

Why is it जाती है and not जाता है?

Because the subject माँ is feminine.

In the habitual present, Hindi verbs often agree with the subject in gender and number when there is no special ergative construction involved.

So:

• वह जाता है = he goes
• वह जाती है = she goes

Since माँ is feminine singular, we use जाती है.

Why is it बनाती है and not बनाता है?

For the same reason: बहन is feminine.

So the verb agrees with बहन:

• भाई खाना बनाता है = brother cooks food