"यह मकान नया नहीं है।"

Translation: This house is not new.

[MarcinM85]

What is the difference between मकान and घर?

[vinay92]

मकान is used, often impersonally, to refer to the building that constitutes a house. On the other hand, while घर can also be used to mean 'house', it is more often used to mean 'home'.

[MarksAaron]

शुक्रिया!

[ro_38]

This home is not new →यह घर नया नहीं है। WHY IS IT WRONG??!!!

[Srideviram4]

Both are house

[wihlke]

When do we use इस as opposed to यह?

[GEE_ZET]

I would also like to know the answer to this question.

[wihlke]

I have since learned that इस is the oblique form of यह. Which makes sense with the possessive pronouns like यह + के = इसके etc.

[insta.try_123]

Hey Vinay, why है is used here, is it optional?

[vinay92]

You can drop the है in negative sentences only when there is another verb in the sentence.

Since है is the only verb in यह मकान नया नहीं है, it cannot be dropped. (Just like an English, Hindi requires every complete sentence to have a verb)

[ph.YVFDHw]

Answer me

[ph.IGQRUN]

Moka question