फोन बज रहा है।

to be

Breakdown of फोन बज रहा है।

• फोन: phone
• बजना: to ring; strike

Questions & Answers about फोन बज रहा है।

What does each word in फोन बज रहा है do?

A quick breakdown:

• फोन = phone
• बज = the verb stem from बजना, meaning to ring / to sound
• रहा = marks an ongoing action
• है = is

So the structure is basically:

• phone + ring + ongoing + is

That is why the sentence means The phone is ringing.

Why is the verb at the end instead of in the middle like in English?

Because Hindi normally prefers Subject–Object–Verb order, and the verb phrase usually comes at the end.

So:

• फोन = subject
• बज रहा है = verb phrase

In English, you say The phone is ringing.
In Hindi, the natural order is more like Phone ringing is.

You should not translate Hindi word-for-word into English order.

Why is it बज रहा है and not just बजता है?

These two forms mean different things:

• बज रहा है = is ringing right now, at this moment
• बजता है = rings in general, habitually, or regularly

Examples:

• फोन बज रहा है। = The phone is ringing.