का

Asking What

Level 1Sounds Like kā

का asks what and usually sits just before the verb.

How It Works

का means what. It does not change for person, gender or number.

QuestionPossible answer
तू का पियत बाड़ऽ?हम चाय पियत बानी।
ई का ह?ई किताब ह।
रउआ का खाइब?हम रोटी खाइब।

Put का just before the verb or ह. The thing you name in the answer usually goes into the same place.

The same word at the end of a sentence turns it into a yes or no question: तू आवत बाड़ऽ का? That use has its own entry.

Other question words are separate: काहे (why) and कवन (which).

Examples (5)

  1. तू का करत बाड़ऽ?

    What are you doing?

    का sits before the verb.

  2. ई का ह?

    What is this?

    का with ह for identity.

  3. रउआ का खाइले?

    What do you eat?

    का with a habit verb.

  4. तू का कहत बाड़ऽ?

    What are you saying?

    का with a progressive verb.

  5. नेहा का पढ़ेली?

    What does Neha read?

    का before a habit verb.

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काLevel 1Asking What

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का sits just before the verb, so you need the verb-last order.

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