वह आज घर में आराम कर रहा है।

to be

Breakdown of वह आज घर में आराम कर रहा है।

• घर: house
• में: in
• करना: to do

Questions & Answers about वह आज घर में आराम कर रहा है।

Why does वह mean both he and she?

Hindi third-person pronouns do not usually mark gender the way English does.

• वह can mean he, she, it, or even that
• The exact meaning comes from context
• In this sentence, रहा shows the subject is masculine, so वह here is understood as he (unless the speaker is using nonstandard agreement)

If the subject were female, you would normally say:

• वह आज घर में आराम कर रही है।

So the verb phrase often helps you identify gender.

Why is वह sometimes translated as that instead of he/she?

Hindi uses the same pronoun forms for both demonstratives and third-person pronouns.

So:

• वह = that / he / she
• यह = this / he / she (when the person is near the speaker)

Hindi does not have completely separate everyday words for he/she like English does. Instead, it often uses a word that originally means something like that person or this person.

What is the function of आज in this sentence?