मरीज को खाँसी है।

The patient has a cough.

Breakdown of मरीज को खाँसी है।

• होना: to be
• मरीज: patient
• खाँसी: cough

Questions & Answers about मरीज को खाँसी है।

Why is को used after मरीज here?

In this sentence, को marks the person who is experiencing the condition.

Hindi often expresses things like having a fever, having pain, feeling cold, or having a cough with this pattern:

[person] + को + [condition] + है

So:

• मरीज को खाँसी है = The patient has a cough
• literally, it is closer to To the patient, there is a cough

This is a very common Hindi structure for physical symptoms and sensations.

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Why doesn’t Hindi use a direct equivalent of has here?

Hindi often does not use a separate verb like English have/has in these kinds of sentences.

Instead, Hindi commonly uses:

• को for the experiencer
• है for is / exists

So rather than saying The patient has a cough with a verb meaning has, Hindi says something more like:

To the patient, cough is.

This is normal Hindi grammar, especially with illnesses and bodily states.

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What exactly does मरीज mean, and is it masculine or feminine?

मरीज means patient.

It can refer to either a male or female patient. In many contexts, it behaves as a common-gender noun unless the sentence gives more information.