"वह छोटा आदमी है ।"

Translation: He is a short man.

[bryanvold]

I wrote “that man is short” - how would you say that?

[KyoCobran]

You would say, "Vah admi chota hai."

[KyoCobran]

Oh I see where you got confused:

That is a short man
"Vah admi chota hai."
Vah admi (noun clause)
Chota hai (predicate)

Versus

"Vah chota admi hai"
Vah (Subject noun clause)
chota admi hai (predicate)

Does that make sense?

[AndrewFour]

That's perfect.
Thank you
:)

[Sivapriya15]

वह आदमी छोटा है|

[Alex.Essilfie]

Given this Hindi sentence, how does one tell the difference between "he is a short man" and "he is a small man"?
Thanks

[vinay92]

You can't, unless the context is abundantly clear. छोटा can mean short, small or young.

This is why it might be a good idea to clatify what you mean within the sentence. वह आदमी लंबाई में छोटा है - that man is short in stature

[tsuj1g1r1]

This sounds kind of mean in English. "He is short" is cool, it's a description of a random feature; "He is a short man" turns it into something more defining. Does it feel the same way in Hindi? Do Hindi-speakers expect a noun here or are we just practising using unnatural sentences because we only know five words at this point? :P

[mayateacher]

Is it wrong if we say " vah ek choti admi hai" ? (using ek)

[smonics]

I think it's just for the practice and the exercise is intended for memory of animals not adjectives and colors। So they chose black and short
।

[Veera22551]

Review required

[OinauJengr]

If i say i live in in India translate it into hindi

[Nena809833]

Why do I not need " एक " in this?

[avyukt29]

https://www.duolingo.com/skill/hi/Animals/2