कितना
kitnāquantity, Hindi
"How much" is कितना (kitnā). To ask a price, say यह कितने का है? (yah kitne kā hai?) or कितने पैसे? (kitne paise?). It is also called कितने का है? (kitne kā hai?).
Meaning: asking for a quantity or price (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Indian | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| कितना | kitnā | quantity, Hindi |
| कितने का है? | kitne kā hai? | price |
| कितने पैसे? | kitne paise? | price |
In shops, कितने का है? (kitne kā hai?) is the standard question, and bargaining is very common in markets. कितने पैसे हुए? (kitne paise hue?) asks the final total.
How does it change in a sentence?
कितना (kitnā) agrees with the noun: कितना पानी (kitnā pānī) for masculine, कितनी चाय (kitnī cāy) for feminine and कितने लोग (kitne log) for plural.
Did you know?
- Hindi customers address a vendor as भैया (bhaiyā), "brother", even if they do not know him.
Examples in context
- यह कितने का है?yah kitne kā hai?How much is this?
- आपको कितना चाहिए?āpko kitnā cāhie?How much do you need?
Example conversation
Naveen buys fruit at a market stall.
- Naveenभैया, ये आम कितने के हैं?bhaiyā, ye ām kitne ke haiṃ?Brother, how much are these mangoes?
- Sellerसौ रुपये किलो।sau rupaye kilo.A hundred rupees a kilo.
- Naveenदो किलो दे दीजिए।do kilo de dījie.Please give me two kilos.
