4.8 “There” Construction
“There” Construction Video
Instructor Video: There Construction
English is not a pro-drop language, in other words, you cannot have an English sentence in which subject is not available. This’s why, we need dummy subjects like ‘there’ and ‘it’ in English.
For examples:
- There is a car.
- There are ten students.
Unlike English though, Hindi is a pro-drop language hence subject can be dropped, or it is not needed in ‘there’ or ‘it’ sentences. In these sentences, the verb agrees with the object.
For Examples:
| 1. | English | In my town, there is a museum. |
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| Hindi Word order | My town in + (there) + a museum + is | |
| Hindi | मेरे शहर में (___) एक संग्रहालय है | | |
| 2. | English | In my room, there are ten books. |
| Hindi Word order | My room in + (there) + ten books + are | |
| Hindi | मेरे कमरे में (___) दस किताबें हैं | | |
| 3. | English | There is a computer on my desk. |
| Hindi Word order | My desk on + (there) + a computer + is | |
| Hindi | मेरी मेज़ पर (___) एक कंप्यूटर है | |
Activities
With “there construction,” please form five sentences for describing places given below.
| Place | Sentences | |
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| मेरी रसोई में,
In my kitchen, |
1 | Example: मेरी रसोई में एक चूल्हा है “There is a stove in my kitchen.” |
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| मेरी बैठक में,
In my living room, |
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| मेरे थैले में,
In my bag, |
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| मेरे स्कूल में,
In my school, |
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धन्यवाद!
