Questions & Answers about इसका मतलब सही है।
What does इसका mean here, and how is it formed?
इसका means of this, its, or sometimes his/her/that thing's, depending on context.
It is made from:
- यह = this / it
- oblique stem इस-
- का = possessive marker meaning of
So:
- यह → direct form
- इस → oblique form
- इसका = of this / its
Hindi pronouns often change form before postpositions, so you do not say यहका.
Why is the word order इसका मतलब सही है instead of something more like English word order?
Hindi usually follows Subject–Object–Verb order, and in sentences with to be, the verb often comes at the end.
A literal breakdown is:
- इसका = its / of this
- मतलब = meaning
- सही = correct
- है = is
So the structure is basically:
its meaning correct is
That is normal Hindi word order. English puts is earlier, but Hindi usually places है at the end.
What exactly does मतलब do in this sentence?
is a noun here, meaning .