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Negation & Questions

नहीं/मत/न, question words and yes/no questions
नहीं — सामान्य नकार
nahiin — general negation
nahiin
नहीं before/after verb: मैं नहीं जाता = I don't go
न — formal/literary not
na — formal/literary not
na
Softer/literary negation, also in 'na...na' (neither)
मत — negative command
mat — negative command
mat
मत जाओ! = Don't go! (mat for prohibitions)
क्या — yes/no question marker
kyaa — yes/no question marker
kyaa
क्या at start makes a yes/no question
क्या — what
kyaa — what
kyaa
क्या mid-sentence = what: यह क्या है?
कौन — who
kaun — who
kaun
वह कौन है? = Who is that?
कहाँ — where
kahaan — where
kahaan
तुम कहाँ हो? = Where are you?
कब — when
kab — when
kab
तुम कब आओगे? = When will you come?
क्यों — why
kyon — why
kyon
क्यों नहीं? = Why not?
कैसे / कितना — how / how much
kaise / kitnaa — how / how much
kaise / kitnaa
कैसे = how; कितना = how much (agrees in gender)