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"Does it bite?" in Hindi: क्या यह काटता है?

क्या यह काटता है?kya yah kaatta hai?

Say it: kya yah KAAT-ta haiphrase/kjɑː jəɦ kɑːʈt̪ɑː ɦɛː/

Does it bite is क्या यह काटता है? (kya yah kaatta hai?). Keep यह — not ये. For a feminine animal, काटती counts.

Pet dog

आपका कुत्ताक्या यह काटता है?

aapka kutta — kya yah kaatta hai?

Your dog — does it bite?
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How to pronounce क्या यह काटता है?

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kya yah KAAT-ta hai

/kjɑː jəɦ kɑːʈt̪ɑː ɦɛː/

Kya yah KAAT-ta hai. Soft dental त in काटता; double t feel.

"Does it bite?" in Hindi: quick reference

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क्या यह काटता है?kya yah kaatta hai?does it bite? (m)

Default.

क्या यह काटती है?kya yah kaatti hai?does it bite? (f animal)

Feminine animal.

काटता तो नहीं?kaatta to nahin?it doesn't bite, right?

Seeking reassurance.

डरावना तो नहीं?daraavna to nahin?it's not scary, right?

Softer fear.

How to use क्या यह काटता है? in real life

  1. 1Pet dog

    आपका कुत्ताक्या यह काटता है?

    aapka kutta — kya yah kaatta hai?

    Your dog — does it bite?

    Visit.

  2. 2Street puppy

    पिल्ला प्यारा है, क्या यह काटता है?

    pilla pyaara hai, kya yah kaatta hai?

    Cute puppy — does it bite?

    Street.

  3. 3Cat host

    बिल्ली शांत हैक्या यह काटती है?

    billi shaant hai — kya yah kaatti hai?

    The cat is calm — does it bite?

    Feminine.

Mistakes English speakers make with क्या यह काटता है?

Incorrect: Starting with ये यह काटता…

Correct: क्या यह काटता है?

Keep यह as in the entry.

Incorrect: Dropping काटता / काटती

Correct: क्या यह काटता है?

Keep the bite verb.

Good to know

Before petting a house dog, guests ask क्या यह काटता है?. Street animals get more distance. Owners often answer नहीं, प्यार करता है with a smile.

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Meeting a friend's dog

  1. ChatPal

    यह टॉमी है, आओ पास

    yah Tommy hai, aao paas.

    This is Tommy — come closer.

  2. You

    एक सेकंडक्या यह काटता है?

    ek second — kya yah kaatta hai?

    One second — does it bite?

  3. ChatPal

    नहीं, सिर्फ पूँछ हिलाता है

    nahin, sirf poonch hilata hai.

    No — he only wags his tail.

  4. You

    ठीकफिर से, क्या यह काटता है?

    theek — phir se, kya yah kaatta hai?

    Okay — again, does it bite?

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How do you ask does it bite?

क्या यह काटता है?

Feminine animal?

क्या यह काटती है?

Why यह not ये?

Copy यह from the entry.

Softer check?

काटता तो नहीं?

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