दर्द बहुत ज़्यादा है।

to be

Breakdown of दर्द बहुत ज़्यादा है।

• बहुत: very
• ज़्यादा: more
• दर्द: pain

Questions & Answers about दर्द बहुत ज़्यादा है।

What does each word in दर्द बहुत ज़्यादा है mean?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• दर्द = pain
• बहुत = very / a lot
• ज़्यादा = more / much / a lot / excessive, depending on context
• है = is

So the sentence literally comes out as something like Pain is very much/excessive, which naturally means The pain is very severe or There is a lot of pain.

Why are both बहुत and ज़्यादा used? Don’t they both mean very or a lot?

Yes, they overlap, and that is exactly why they work together here.

• बहुत adds intensity: very
• ज़्यादा suggests more / much / a lot / excessive

Together, बहुत ज़्यादा means very much, far too much, or extremely.

So:

• दर्द है = There is pain / It hurts
• बहुत दर्द है = There is a lot of pain
• दर्द बहुत ज़्यादा है = The pain is very severe / The pain is too much

This combination is very common in spoken Hindi.

What is the role of है at the end?

है is the present-tense form of to be for he/she/it/this/that and also for many impersonal statements.