असल वजह किराया है।

The real reason is the rent.

Breakdown of असल वजह किराया है।

• होना: to be
• वजह: reason
• किराया: rent
• असल: real; actual

Questions & Answers about असल वजह किराया है।

What does each word in असल वजह किराया है। mean?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• असल = real, actual
• वजह = reason, cause
• किराया = rent, fare
• है = is

So the sentence structure is literally something like:

actual reason rent is

Natural English: The real reason is the rent or The real reason is rent.

Why is the word order different from English?

Hindi often puts the verb at the end, so है usually comes last.

English:

• The real reason is rent

Hindi:

• असल वजह किराया है।
• literally: real reason rent is

So in this sentence:

• असल वजह = the real reason
• किराया = rent
• है = is

This is completely normal Hindi word order.

Why is there no word for the in the sentence?

Hindi usually does not have articles like a, an, and the.

So:

• वजह can mean a reason, the reason, or just reason
• can mean , , or , depending on context