"Answer this question."

Translation: इस सवाल का जवाब दो।

[arebhai]

Why "ka" here and what is it's function.

[LeafLingo]

It is a postposition showing possession- literally, this sentence is "give the question's answer"

[karenpivaral]

Please, let me know if I'm wrong but just for a moment I was confused by the दो, thinking its meaning is two but of course it is "to give" in imperative, isn't it? So, can we say that literally is "Give an answer to this question"? thanks in advance xD :)

[vinay92]

Yes. That's the literal translation.

[smitsmehta]

When can I use प्रश्न ?

[vinay92]

If you replace सवाल by प्रश्न or जवाब by उत्तर, the sentence would still be correct.
However, as with many other 'तत्सम' words (words picked as is from Sanskrit into Hindi), प्रश्न and उत्तर are seen as more 'formal' in modern Hindi. So, you would typically use सवाल and जवाब in daily speech but प्रश्न and उत्तर in newspaper articles (of course, this is not a rule). There are cases you would always use one or the other though- for instance, a 'question paper' is always 'प्रश्न पत्र'.

[jason73043]

question was never asked

[ajitk28]

Anyone know why the oblique of "yuh" is used here?

[vinay92]

The noun phrase 'यह सवाल' is in the oblique case in this sentence because it is the object of the postposition का. So, the oblique case form इस सवाल has been used.

[ajitk28]

thanks

[Talaith1]

So many sections with no sound and it is not helping.

[Talaith1]

Not sure why ka is in the middle?

[Vijay363651]

Is "Is Savaal ka jawaab pucho" right?

[vinay92]

No. 'Pucho' is 'ask' so it can only be used for 'savaal' not 'javaab'.

[EzhilVenda]

Can we use "ko" instead of "ka"?