"Does he ever come?"
Translation:क्या वह कभी आता है?
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"Hamesha" means always. "Kabhi" means "ever"or "sometimes". The meaning is somewhat similar but As "Kabhi" is used, the sentence is in negative , as in a negative sentence in english. If we use "hamesha" instead of "kabhi" it's literal translation would be . Does he always come? The meaning is same , but the literal translation is different.
1)"khub" means "very" or "plenty". E.g.- "I like you very much."or"I like you plenty". Hindi translation- "Aap muje khub pasand ho."
2) "Kabhi" means "ever" or "sometimes". E.g.- "I do not ever have money."(do not ever can be substituted for don't ever, and that to never. So the alternate example can be.) "I never have money" Hindi translation- "mere paas kabhi bhi pese nahi rehte"
P.s. Sorry if if this doesn't help.or gets too tedious to understand. I tried to be correct and succinct.
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I think Does he ever come? has a different sentiment to it (criticism) than Does he come sometimes? (Khabhi) And a totally different meaning than Does he always come? (Hameshaa). So how to convey the real meaning of ever?
@vinay92 to the rescue please:)