"मैं पीता हूँ।"

[Surya.h]

Submitted "I am drinking," not sure why that's not correct.

[Purva1405]

"I am drinking" is a continuous tense.

Continuous Tense is handled differently in Hindi.

The correct translation for "I am drinking" is

" मैं पी रहा हूँ " [If the speaker is male]

" मैं पी रही हूँ " [If the speaker is female]

[Surya.h]

Thank you!

[mjime003]

On these where I just see Devanagari, it's a pure guess.

[WolfsonOmer]

What is the meaning/purpose of the हूँ at the end of the sentence?

[bmpurifoy]

I was confused by that as well because up until now I understood it as "to be." Now all that I know about it is that it indicates the first person.

[MentuRhemP]

That's why I put "I am drinking" BEcause I understood it "hum", to REpresent (is, am, BE)

[vanessachanice]

Wasnt it supposed to be "i drink water"?