Language/Hindi/Grammar/Questions

Hindi Grammar - How to Ask Questions

Hi Hindi learners! 😊
In today's lesson, we will be learning about how to ask questions in Hindi. Asking questions is an important part of any language, and it's no different in Hindi. We will be covering the basics of forming questions, as well as some more advanced topics.

Basic Question Formation

The basic structure for forming questions in Hindi is quite simple. All you need to do is add the word क्या (kya) at the beginning of the sentence. For example:

• आप क्या कर रहे हैं? (Aap kya kar rahe hain?) - What are you doing?
• आप क्या खा रहे हैं? (Aap kya kha rahe hain?) - What are you eating?

You can also use the word क्यों (kyon) to form questions. This is used when asking why something happened or why someone did something. For example:

• आप क्यों गए? (Aap kyon gaye?) - Why did you go?
• आप क्यों नहीं आये? (Aap kyon nahi aaye?) - Why didn't you come?

Yes/No Questions

Yes/no questions are formed by adding the word क्या (kya) at the beginning of the sentence. For example:

• आप क्या जानते हैं? (Aap kya jaante hain?) - Do you know?
• आप क्या सो रहे हैं? (Aap kya so rahe hain?) - Are you sleeping?

Wh-Questions

Wh-questions are formed by using the appropriate wh-word at the beginning of the sentence. The most common wh-words are कौन (kaun), क्या (kya), कहाँ (kahaan), कब (kab), कैसे (kaise), क्यों (kyon). For example:

• आप कौन हैं? (Aap kaun hain?) - Who are you?
• आप कहाँ रह रहे हैं? (Aap kahaan rah rahe hain?) - Where are you living?
• आप कब आएंगे? (Aap kab aayenge?) - When will you come?
• आप कैसे कर रहे हैं? (Aap kaise kar rahe hain?) - How are you doing?
• आप क्यों आये हैं? (Aap kyon aaye hain?) - Why have you come?

Advanced Topics

In addition to the basic question formation, there are some more advanced topics that you should be aware of.

Negation

Negation is used to form questions that expect a negative answer. To form a negation question, you need to add the word नहीं (nahin) after the wh-word. For example:

• आप कौन नहीं हैं? (Aap kaun nahin hain?) - Who are not you?
• आप कहाँ नहीं रह रहे हैं? (Aap kahaan nahin rah rahe hain?) - Where are you not living?
• आप कैसे नहीं कर रहे हैं? (Aap kaise nahin kar rahe hain?) - How are you not doing?

Tag Questions

Tag questions are used to confirm information or to ask for confirmation. To form a tag question, you need to add the word क्या (kya) at the end of the sentence. For example:

• आप गायब हैं क्या? (Aap gaayab hain kya?) - You are missing, right?
• आप अच्छे हैं क्या? (Aap ache hain kya?) - You are fine, right?

Alternative Questions

Alternative questions are used to ask for a choice between two or more options. To form an alternative question, you need to add the words या (ya) or या फिर (ya phir) between the options. For example:

• आप कौन या कौन से हैं? (Aap kaun ya kaun se hain?) - Who are you or which one are you?
• आप कहाँ या फिर कहाँ रह रहे हैं? (Aap kahaan ya phir kahaan rah rahe hain?) - Where are you living or where else are you living?

Conclusion

In this lesson, we have learned about how to ask questions in Hindi. We have covered the basics of forming questions, as well as some more advanced topics such as negation, tag questions, and alternative questions. With this knowledge, you should now be able to ask questions in Hindi with confidence.

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