कइसे

Asking How: कइसे

Level 1Sounds Like ka'isē

कइसे asks how.

How It Works

कइसे means how. It has two common uses.

  • In what way: ई कइसे बनत अहै? You expect an answer about a way or a method.
  • In what state: तुम कइसे हौ? You expect an answer like ठीक अही.
QuestionMeaning
तुम स्टेशन कइसे जात हौ?How do you get to the station?
अम्मा कइसे अहैं?How is Mom?
ऊ कइसे आवा?How did he come?

To ask what something is like, use कइसन: मौसम कइसन अहै? Use कइसे for how, and कइसन for what kind.

A friendly greeting is कइसे हौ? and the usual reply is ठीक अही, तुम कइसे हौ?

Examples (5)

  1. ई कइसे बनत अहै?

    How is this made?

    कइसे asks about the way.

  2. तुम कइसे हौ?

    How are you?

    कइसे asks about a state.

  3. तुम स्टेशन कइसे जात हौ?

    How do you get to the station?

    कइसे comes before the verb.

  4. अम्मा कइसे अहैं?

    How is Mom?

    The plural helper shows respect.

  5. ऊ कइसे आवा?

    How did he come?

    कइसे works in the past too.

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कइसेLevel 1Asking How: कइसे

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कइसे asks how an action is done, so you need the -त अहै form.

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