चाबी बैग में है।

to be

Breakdown of चाबी बैग में है।

• में: in
• बैग: bag
• चाबी: key

Questions & Answers about चाबी बैग में है।

What does each word in चाबी बैग में है। do?

Here is the breakdown:

• चाबी = key
• बैग = bag
• में = in
• है = is

So the sentence is literally structured like:

key bag in is

Natural English: The key is in the bag.

Why is में after बैग instead of before it?

Because Hindi uses postpositions, not prepositions.

• English: in the bag
• Hindi: बैग में = bag in

So में comes after the noun it belongs to.

This is very common in Hindi:

• घर में = in the house
• किताब में = in the book
• बैग में = in the bag

Why is the word order different from English?

Hindi usually follows Subject–Object/Complement–Verb order, and the verb often comes at the end.

So instead of English:

• The key is in the bag

Hindi says:

• चाबी बैग में है
• literally: Key bag in is