बाहर बहुत शोर है।

to be

Breakdown of बाहर बहुत शोर है।

• बाहर: outside
• बहुत: very
• शोर: noise

Questions & Answers about बाहर बहुत शोर है।

What does each word in बाहर बहुत शोर है do in the sentence?

A simple breakdown is:

• बाहर = outside
• बहुत = a lot of / very much
• शोर = noise
• है = is

So structurally, Hindi is saying something like:

• Outside
  • a lot of
    • noise
      • is

That sounds unusual in English word-for-word, but it is a very normal Hindi sentence pattern.

Why is the verb है at the end?

Because Hindi usually puts the verb at the end of the sentence. This is one of the biggest differences from English.

English often follows:

• Subject + verb + other information

Hindi often follows:

• Subject/topic + other information + verb

So in बाहर बहुत शोर है, the verb है comes last, which is exactly what you would expect in Hindi.

Why is there no word for there is, as in There is a lot of noise outside?

Hindi often does not use a separate dummy subject like English there.

In English, we say: