Background:
Let’s look at these two sentences:
Amit mera dost hai. Vo Mumbai me rah-ta hai
= Amit is my friend. He lives in Mumbai
Let’s see how to combine these two sentences now…
jo = who (for humans)
Amit is my friend. He lives in Mumbai
In English, replace He to who -> Amit is my friend who lives in Mumbai
In Hindi, replace vo -> jo
Amit mera dost hai. Vo Mumbai me rah-ta hai ->
Amit mera dost hai jo Mumbai me rah-ta hai
You Try...
Radha is my friend. She is a good singer =
Radha is my friend who is a good singer =
jo = which or that (for objects)
jo = which, that (for things)
This is Delhi. It is India’s capital ->
This is Delhi which is India’s capital.
ye Dilli hai. vo Bharat ki rajdhani hai ->
ye Dilli hai jo Bharat ki rajdhani hai
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Amit goes to London. It is England’s capital. =
Amit goes to London which is England’s capital. =
Answering with kaunsi
kaunsi kitaab? = Which book?
(Vo kitab) jo table pe hai = That book which is on the table.
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Which boy? =
That boy who is watching a movie =
