Breakdown of फार्मासिस्ट दवा की दुकान में डॉक्टर की पर्ची देख रहा है।
होना
to be
में
in
रहना
to stay
देखना
to see
Questions & Answers about फार्मासिस्ट दवा की दुकान में डॉक्टर की पर्ची देख रहा है।
Why are there two instances of की in this sentence?
They are doing the same general job: linking one noun to another, roughly like of or 's in English.
- दवा की दुकान = medicine shop / shop of medicine
- डॉक्टर की पर्ची = doctor's prescription
In both cases, की agrees with the noun that comes after it:
- दुकान is feminine singular, so की
- पर्ची is feminine singular, so की
If the following noun were masculine singular, you would often see का instead:
- डॉक्टर का कमरा = the doctor's room
What exactly does दवा की दुकान mean?
Literally, it means shop of medicine. In natural English, that is pharmacy, chemist's shop, or drugstore, depending on the variety of English.
So:
- दवा = medicine
- दुकान = shop
- दवा की दुकान = medicine shop / pharmacy
This is a very normal Hindi way to express this idea.
Why is में used here?
में is a postposition meaning in, inside, or sometimes depending on context.