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I assume this will come later in the course but such a verbal form/tense exists in Hindi indeed. I think the following would work (for a male speaker here): मैं खाता हूं (I eat) vs मैं खा रहा हूं (I am eating)
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Yes very much difference because they are in different tense. I eat- मैं खाता/खाती हूं I am eating- मैं खा रहा/रही हूं U should be careful with this
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This explains why I get so many texts from India where they constantly omit the definite article!
This sentence can mean both “I eat the banana” and “I eat a banana.” However, you can’t write “I eat banana” because that’s just not proper English :)
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'I eat bananas' is though; yet it's incorrect. Is it correct really, or would it be different if plural?
Yes. The Hindi sentence would have to be different for you to be eating bananas rather than a banana.
I think, kéla = banana केला
kélé केले = bananas
मैं केले खाता हूँ
Mɛ̃ kélé khaataa houn
I eat bananas/the bananas
मैं केला खाता हूँ
I eat a/the banana
Mɛ̃ kéla khaataa houn
(ɛ̃ is the IPA letter)
Hindi doesn't have an explicit definite article so you have to put one in there when translating as appropriate.
both are acceptable. खाती is feminine, whereas खाता is masculine. So if a woman says that "I eat a banana" it would be "मैं केला खाती हूं"
Why is it not मैं एक केला खाता हूँ? I'm asking because in the first lessons they said वह एक आदमी है, but without एक the answer was wrong.
Why is the translation (in Hindi) omitting the 'a' in 'a banana'? Is the 'a' optional? Is it always optional or are there rules as to when you have to use it verses when it's optional?
मैं एक केला खाती हूँ।is also correct but omitting एक is mostly in use
This questions right answer is become- i eat banana, I eat a banana means- मैं एक केला खाता हूँ, (mein ek kela khata hun). So i think the answer is become i eat banana
