Questions & Answers about यह जगह सुरक्षित है।
How do I pronounce यह जगह सुरक्षित है?
A common pronunciation is yeh jagah surakshit hai.
A quick guide:
- यह → yeh in everyday speech, though the standard spelling is यह
- जगह → jagah
- सुरक्षित → surakshit
- है → hai
So the whole sentence sounds roughly like yeh jagah surakshit hai.
What does each word do in this sentence?
Here is the breakdown:
- यह = this
- जगह = place
- सुरक्षित = safe / secure
- है = is
So the structure is literally this place safe is, which is normal in Hindi.
Why is the word order different from English?
Hindi often puts the verb at the end, and in a sentence like this the describing word comes before है.
So:
- English: This place is safe
- Hindi pattern: This place safe is
That does not sound strange in Hindi; it is the normal structure.
Why is यह used here? Could it be ये?
In standard written Hindi, यह is the singular form meaning this.
A learner should know two things:
- यह is the standard form you write in sentences like this
- In everyday speech, many speakers pronounce it like yeh, and colloquially you may also hear ये used for singular nearby things
So for clear standard Hindi, यह जगह सुरक्षित है is a very good model sentence.
Is जगह masculine or feminine?
जगह is feminine.
You cannot tell that from सुरक्षित, because सुरक्षित does not change form here. But you can see the gender with a changing adjective:
- यह अच्छी जगह है = feminine
- not यह अच्छा जगह है
So yes, जगह is feminine and you should learn it that way.
Why doesn’t सुरक्षित change to match the feminine noun जगह?
Because सुरक्षित is an invariable adjective in Hindi. That means it usually stays the same regardless of gender or number.
Compare:
- अच्छा changes: अच्छा / अच्छी / अच्छे
- सुरक्षित stays सुरक्षित
So you get:
- यह जगह सुरक्षित है
- ये जगहें सुरक्षित हैं
In both sentences, सुरक्षित stays the same.
What exactly does है mean here?
है is the singular present form of होना, the verb to be.
In this sentence, it works like English is.
So:
- है = is
- हैं = are
That is why a plural version would use हैं, not है.
Can I leave out है?
Usually, no.
In normal Hindi, especially as a learner, you should keep है in a sentence like this:
- यह जगह सुरक्षित है
You may sometimes see or hear omission in:
- headlines
- notes
- very casual clipped speech
- poetry
But in standard everyday Hindi, keep है.
Could I also say यह सुरक्षित जगह है?
Yes, and it is very close, but the structure is a little different.
- यह जगह सुरक्षित है = the place is safe
- यह सुरक्षित जगह है = this is a safe place
In the first sentence, safe is the main statement about the place. In the second, safe directly modifies place.
Both are natural; they just package the idea differently.
Is there no word here for a, an, or the?
Hindi does not have articles the way English does.
So Hindi does not usually use separate words equivalent to a/an/the in every sentence.
Instead, Hindi uses:
- context
- demonstratives like यह and वह
- sometimes एक when one / a is needed
Here, यह already points to a specific place, so no article is needed.
How do I make this sentence negative?
You add नहीं before है:
यह जगह सुरक्षित नहीं है।
A very useful pattern is:
- X + adjective + नहीं है
So:
- यह जगह सुरक्षित है = positive
- यह जगह सुरक्षित नहीं है = negative
How would I say the plural version, like These places are safe?
A standard plural version is:
ये जगहें सुरक्षित हैं।
The changes are:
- यह → ये
- जगह → जगहें
- है → हैं
- सुरक्षित stays the same
So the adjective still does not change, but the noun and verb do.
What is the symbol । at the end?
That mark is the Devanagari full stop, called a danda.
It works like a period in English:
- । = .
So यह जगह सुरक्षित है। ends with the normal Hindi sentence-ending mark.
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