चाय मीठी है।

The tea is sweet.

Breakdown of चाय मीठी है।

• होना: to be
• चाय: tea
• मीठा: sweet

Questions & Answers about चाय मीठी है।

Why is मीठी used here instead of मीठा?

Because चाय is a feminine noun in Hindi, and the adjective मीठा changes to match it.

• masculine singular: मीठा
• feminine singular: मीठी

So:

• मीठा आम = a sweet mango
• मीठी चाय = sweet tea

In चाय मीठी है, the adjective agrees with चाय, so मीठी is correct.

Is चाय always feminine in Hindi?

Yes, in standard Hindi, चाय is treated as a feminine noun. That is why words connected to it usually take feminine forms.

For example:

• गरम चाय = hot tea
  (गरम does not change here)
• अच्छी चाय = good tea
• मीठी चाय = sweet tea

So even though grammatical gender may feel arbitrary to an English speaker, you simply need to learn चाय as feminine.

What does है do in this sentence?

है is the present-tense form of to be for he/she/it/this/that and for singular nouns.

So the structure is:

• चाय = tea
• मीठी = sweet
• = is