"A pigeon is sitting on the window."

Translation: खिड़की पर कबूतर बैठा है।

[CCanton675]

kabutar khiRki par beiThaa hai should also be acceptable for sure

[thebikeryogi]

ditto. cannot understand how कबूतर खिड़की पर बैठा है is wrong?

[oakleydr]

It has been corrected and now accepted.

[LobsangC]

It was not accepted just now!

[giuliet_]

True!

[ph.wD4MAb]

Not wrong

[DiotimaNath.]

Really, I wrote and it is right

[JGvXPd]

Agreed!

[Amos_7]

एक कबूतर खिड़की पर बैठा है should also be correct, shouldn't it..?

[SteveHaley4]

कबूतर at the beginning of the sentence now accepted but एक कबूतर at the beginning not accepted

[sanjeev119]

why is it "...beithaa hai" and not "...beith raha hai"? since it says "is sitting" (beith raha hai) and not just "sits" (beithaa hai)

[RADHIKA108]

I am wondering this too. What is the rule for this and which verbs are affected? Can Vinny reply please

[Gita-ji]

The Hindi words for sitting (बैठा) and standing (खड़ा) are adjectives, not verbs, so they don't use continuous tense—the -ing ending = verb stem raha hai—unless you happen to be performing the action at this moment.

[nbbarathy]

एक कबूतर खिड़की पर बैठा है this is wrong. Why? Please any one explain me?

[RaajkumarMS]

Kabhutar when in front places emphasis on the pigeon and the sentence tells about its location (on the window).
When kabhutar is in the middle, the emphasis is on the window, and the pigeon is something that is sitting on the window.
There is a subtle change in meaning. Hope this helps.

[Linus130441]

I said "एक कबूतर खिड़की पर बैठा है", why was this marked as incorrect??

[shivnathMi1]

Gzyuahsfx

[TanishkaJ1]

Kabutar khidki per beta ha or khidki per kabutar beta hai