No. 2 in Hindi
न
The Hindi word "न" means "no" or "not."
In a sentence
यह कार्य कठिन है, क्या हम इसे पूरा कर सकते हैं या नहीं?
This task is difficult, can we complete it or not?
Here, 'न' is part of 'नहीं' which is used to indicate a negation — 'or not'.
तुमने होमवर्क किया या न?
Did you do the homework or not?
In this context, 'न' is used in an informal ellipsis of 'नहीं' to indicate a negation — 'or not' following a rhetorical question.
तुमने उसे ऐसा क्यों किया, न?
Why did you do it like that, no?
Here, 'न' is used as a colloquial tag question to emphasize the speaker's rhetorical query, akin to 'no?' in English.
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