"चीनी मीठी होती है।"

Translation: Sugar is sweet.

[William80638]

Why do we use होती here?

[vinay92]

'होती है' is used when you are making generalizations or talking about universal truths.

[Kanageshwa]

Why not the sugar is sweet

[eliasquiroz14]

I still wanderwhy

[swatipandit44444]

I'm also sweet

[AlejandroD397766]

☺️☺️☺️

[tizerzert]

It sounds very funny ! ^_^

[Maheshwara19]

Why cant we use होत| here? Is चीनी feminine?

[vinay92]

Yes. Cheeni is feminine. For a masculine noun, you'd use meetha and hota.

आम मीठा होता है - A mango is sweet

[Zaviva]

Eeny meeny miny moe

[--none--]

_so are you_