A Door Into Hindi: Lesson 1

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1.1

Word Order

Hindi word order is different from English word order. The most important difference is that the verb or verbal phrase almost always goes at the end of the sentence. In general, Hindi word order follows the following pattern:

Subject + Modifiers/Object + Verb (Verbal Phrase)

Examples:

Subject	Modifiers/Object	Verb
My name	Deepa	is.
मेरा नाम	दीपा	है।
These tomatoes	cheap	are.
ये टमाटर	सस्ते	हैं।
This	your squash	is.
यह	आपकी लौकी	है।