"Men do not read books."

Translation: आदमी किताबें नहीं पढ़ते हैं।

[mayateacher]

Says who?

[SusannaJohn05]

Exactly!

[mike658920]

It's been pointed out before.

[RegularSlacker]

yeah it's a ridiculous superstition.

[Sarah941553]

I thought when you use a negation, then the हैं is dropped from the end? Confused...

[AmiSUBHAM]

No..its not something like that. It's not a rule in hindi. But yes in this sentence if you drop the हैं , It's still ok and correct.

[dont_tread_on_me]

Based on the other comments I read पड़ते would become पडतें then. But someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[dont_tread_on_me]

*पढ़ो --> पढ़तें

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[Shea411695]

Not so.

[Leuix]

The comment section is already fun to read ^ω^

[ukhope]

My husband reads a lot but never a novel or a book.. It's all online

[RbenBoas1]

In this case, the meaning of the sentence is that all men don't read books as if it's a constant. Wouldn't पढ़ते होते हैं make more sense?

[GabrielBou109736]

What's the difference between नहीं पढ़ते हैं and पढ़ते नहीं हैं ?

[Steven887838]

I think the second one is incorrect grammar. Think "does not read" vs. "does read not"

[ARMYPerson5]

WHO KNOWS A MEN THAT DOES NOT READ????????

[mike658920]

I know a men president who does not read!

[ARMYPerson5]

REALLY????????????