"वह एक काली गाय है ।"

Translation: That is a black cow.

[limacake_]

Couldn’t you also say “that is one black cow”?

[ph.x1pSeH]

Why it is wrong

[RevatiNiha]

It's correct as I am an Indian. Actually do we that is 1 bag? No right so like that it should be that is a bag...got it?

[Taalmans]

I wrote that cow is black, but that seems to be wrong. How would you write that?

[lameskydiver]

I think that would be वह गाय काली है।

[Azleenka]

"That is a black cow" is most appropriate

[Ziyan819860]

Audio: Vhah ek kaali gaeh hai - There is a black cow over there
Correct Solution: Voh ek kaali gaeh hai - That is a black cow
Whoever made this Hindi course must be high. Please know the difference between "Vhah" and "Voh"

[RajasDaithankar]

@Ziyan - I'm quite keen to understand the difference between "Vhah" and "Voh". Because as far as I know there is no difference between "Vah" and "Vo". It is just a pronunciation convention - you write "Vah" and pronounce it as "Vo".

[Viv1891]

Vaha... is the actual word, meaning that / out there, which is pronounced as Vo / woh in day to day use.... both are effective the same.

[mikidadial]

Word order in Hindi is complicated

[Sandra669766]

That cow is black. Why is this wrong?

[RajasDaithankar]

@Sandra - because the Hindi sentence does not refer to "that cow"..

That cow = वह गाय.

And the sentence you propose "That cow is black" would be वह गाय काली है..

Which is NOT the same as the given sentence वह एक काली गाय है.. which means "That is a black cow"..

Hope this helps.

[Sandra669766]

That cow is black. Why is this wrong??????

[ph.9l3gcU]

That is a black cow

[Azleenka]

That cow is black would mean 'veh gaye kaali hai(वह गाय काली है)'

[Bonnie486921]

I did not hear the word eyk. Why are you forcing me to use it?

[premsharma208466]

Follow me

[ph.n1DSeF]

That is a black cow

[irakirve]

Couldn't it also mean there is a black cow over there?

[zeebo7]

No, that would be वहाँ एक काली गाय है

[vj-]

Yeah, this course is really exposing my lax Hindi grammar (I speak Hindi & Punjabi a lot at home) - I typed "There is a black cow" as well because "वह" is very often slopplyly pronounced as "वो" by me in informal speech, so my brain made it into "वह" into "वहाँ"

[CathyIsAwesome]

What would it be if it was "That cow is black" ?

[PradeepKumar95]

I guess it would be
Vah gaay kaali hai

[DevikaMishra]

वह गाय काली है

[PriyankaPriyanka]

i think, it would be 'Vhah gai kali hain'

[kibasha]

I wrote black with bold first letter by mistake and my complete answer was marked as not correct!!

[navdeepkau636177]

That is a black cow. Is this correct answer or not?

[navdeepkau636177]

that cow is black... pls tell me is this correct answer or not?

[Talaith1]

surely the same thing as that cow is black?

[RajasDaithankar]

Oh, so if someone asked you "What is that thing?", you answer them "That cow is black"..

Got it!! :-)

[ph.WLhDZx]

Yes

[KiranHarih1]

I didnt even hear it say ek

[Gabb318_PHL]

What does "ek" mean

[RajasDaithankar]

"Ek" means "one" in the numbering system. But it also means "a" in the current context, i.e. as an indefinite article. So instead of "That is one black cow", the sentence means "That is a black cow".

Hope this helps.

[Gabb318_PHL]

Thanks!