〜語で何ですか (~go de nan desu ka) — What is it in ~ language?
Asking what a word is called in another language.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
To ask what something is called in a given language, use 「〜語で何ですか」. Here 語 means "language" (e.g. 日本語 = Japanese), で marks the means, and 何ですか asks "what is it?" Example: これは日本語で何ですか (kore wa nihongo de nan desu ka) = "What is this in Japanese?" A very handy question when learning new words.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
これは日本語で何ですか。
kore wa nihongo de nan desu ka.
What is this in Japanese?
「ありがとう」はネパール語で何ですか。
"arigatou" wa nepaarugo de nan desu ka.
What is 「ありがとう」in Nepali?
これはえいごで何ですか。
kore wa eigo de nan desu ka.
What is this in English?
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
Question: 1/3How do you ask "What is this in Japanese?"
💡 Hint: で after the language.
これは日本語で何ですか = "What is this in Japanese?"
Fill: これはえいご＿何ですか。
💡 Hint: The particle for the means.
で for the language: これはえいごで何ですか.
Which of these means the question word "what"?
💡 Hint: The one used in 「何ですか」.
何 (nan/nani) = "what." だれ = who, どこ = where.
Your score: /3