Question

Translate the following into English:

Hint:

When translating from Hindi, pay close attention to the verb endings. Suffixes like 'रहा है' (raha hai - present continuous), 'ता है' (ta hai - simple present), and 'ते रहे हैं' (te rahe hain - present perfect continuous) are key to selecting the correct tense in English.

Answer 1

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
The task is to translate a given paragraph from Hindi into grammatically correct and meaningful English.
Step 2: Sentence-by-Sentence Translation:

Sentence 1: आज हमारे प्रधानाचार्य अवकाश ग्रहण कर रहे हैं।
आज (Aaj) = Today
हमारे प्रधानाचार्य (hamare pradhanacharya) = our Principal
अवकाश ग्रहण कर रहे हैं (avakash grahan kar rahe hain) = is retiring
Translation: Today our Principal is retiring.

Sentence 2: वे कॉलेज में 1980 से कार्य करते रहे हैं।
वे (Ve) = He
कॉलेज में (college mein) = in the college
1980 से (1980 se) = since 1980
कार्य करते रहे हैं (karya karte rahe hain) = has been working (This indicates an action that started in the past and continued up to the present, so Present Perfect Continuous tense is appropriate).
Translation: He has been working in the college since 1980.

Sentence 3: वे सभी अध्यापकों के साथ अच्छा व्यवहार करते रहे हैं।
वे (Ve) = He
सभी अध्यापकों के साथ (sabhi adhyapakon ke saath) = with all the teachers
अच्छा व्यवहार करते रहे हैं (achha vyavhar karte rahe hain) = has been behaving well / his behaviour has been good. A more natural translation would be "He has always treated all the teachers well."
Translation: His behaviour with all the teachers has been very good.

Sentence 4: सभी विद्यार्थी उनका बहुत सम्मान करते हैं।
सभी विद्यार्थी (sabhi vidyarthi) = All the students
उनका (unka) = him
बहुत सम्मान करते हैं (bahut samman karte hain) = respect very much (Simple Present Tense).
Translation: All the students respect him very much.

Step 3: Combining into a Coherent Paragraph:
Today our Principal is retiring. He has been working in the college since 1980. His behaviour with all the teachers has been very good. All the students respect him very much.