Word
कई दोस्त पार्क में हैं।
Meaning
Several friends are in the park.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about कई दोस्त पार्क में हैं।
Why is the word order कई दोस्त पार्क में हैं instead of something like Friends are in the park?
Hindi often uses a different default word order from English.
A very common Hindi pattern is:
Subject + place/time/etc. + verb
So here:
- कई दोस्त = many friends
- पार्क में = in the park
- हैं = are
Literally, it is closer to:
Many friends in the park are.
That sounds odd in English, but it is normal in Hindi because the verb usually comes at the end.
What does कई mean exactly?
कई means many or several.
It is used before a noun to show an indefinite plural quantity:
- कई दोस्त = many friends
- कई लोग = many people
- कई किताबें = many books
It does not usually mean an exact number. It just tells you there is more than a small amount.
Why is में used after पार्क instead of before it, like in in English?
Because Hindi uses postpositions, not prepositions.
In English, words like in, on, and at usually come before the noun: