Hindi grammar
Hindi question words
Hindi wh-questions use a fixed set of question words placed where the answer would go; क्या (kyā) can also mark a plain yes/no question at the start of a sentence.
what
क्या
kyā
Placed at the start of a sentence, it also signals a yes/no question.
where
कहाँ
kahāṅ
—
when
कब
kab
—
who
कौन
kaun
—
why
क्यों
kyoṅ
—
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