Hindi → Marathi
Hindi → Marathi: Question Words (काय, कुठे, कधी)
All six question words mapped Hindi to Marathi — क्या→काय, कहाँ→कुठे, कब→कधी, कैसे→कसे, कौन→कोण, क्यों→का — with example questions.
What you will learn
Six pairs, one pattern: Hindi question words starting with क map to Marathi question words starting with क. क्या→काय, कहाँ→कुठे, कब→कधी, कैसे→कसे, कौन→कोण, क्यों→का. Unit 07 of the course is built entirely on these six.
The best news on this page: question words stay in place. कुठे जात आहेस? puts कुठे exactly where कहाँ sits in कहाँ जा रहे हो? There is no word-order tax on questions.
Tip: Learn the six as a क-family: काय कुठे कधी कसे कोण का — one breath, all six.
Hindi → Marathi, line by line
Word map
| Hindi | Marathi | English |
|---|---|---|
| what | काय | |
| where | कुठे | |
| when | कधी | |
| how | कसे | |
| who | कोण | |
| why | का |
The क-family
Both languages front-load interrogatives with क, which makes the mapping feel designed. The two that need attention: क्यों becomes single-syllable का, and कौन becomes कोण — the vowel changes, the role doesn't.
Question words in action
Unit 07's lesson sentences show the full swap: कुठे जात आहेस? पुणे. (Where are you going? Pune.) and कधी येत आहेस? उद्या. (When are you coming? Tomorrow.) Notice आहेस tagging along at the end — the verb stays last, as always.
Common mistakes
✗ Translating क्यों as a long word✓ का — one syllable
उदाहरण: का आलात? (Why did you come?) — short and final-position-friendly.
✗ कुन for “who”✓ कोण (koṇ)
The vowel is ओ, and the final ण is retroflex — कोण, not कुन or कौन.
Quick practice
Answer first, then open the reveal to check yourself.
1. “Where” in Marathi?
Answer: B. कुठे — कुठे (kuṭhe) = where; कधी is when.
2. काय आहे? means…
Answer: C. What is it? — काय = what — the opener of Unit 07.
3. “Why” in Marathi?
Answer: A. का — का (kā) = why — a single syllable.
4. Fill in the blank: तू ___ जात आहेस? — पुणे.
कुठे — Answer is a place, so the question word is…
You've bridged Hindi → Marathi.
Practice the mappings, reinforce the patterns, and speak naturally.
Common questions
What are the six Marathi question words?
काय (what), कुठे (where), कधी (when), कसे (how), कोण (who), का (why) — each mapping to its Hindi क-counterpart.
Do Marathi questions change word order?
No — the question word stays where the answer would go, and the verb stays last: तू कुठे जात आहेस?