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02 Mar 2015 14:48


02 Mar 2015 14:48
chandrakant borse
New Member
02 Mar 2015 14:48

please convert this sentence in english.
narendra modi bharat ke kitve pradhan mantri hai.


02 Mar 2015 15:10
TS
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02 Mar 2015 15:10
chandrakant borse - 02 Mar 2015 14:48

please convert this sentence in english.
narendra modi bharat ke kitve pradhan mantri hai.

What is the rank of Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India among the Prime Ministers.

Thanks
TS


02 Mar 2015 23:35
gvshwnth
Moderator
02 Mar 2015 23:35

कितवे?
You mean कौनसे perhaps.

Good question!

Not easy to translate this.

You have to translate this indirectly.
My suggestion:
In an ordered list of Indian Prime Ministers, what position does Narendra Mody occupy?

Can others suggest something better?
Regards
GV

 


03 Mar 2015 19:28
03 Mar 2015 19:28

In a spoken English book published from here I found them phrased it as…

“What is the ordinal number of Modi among the Prime Ministers of of India”

In another Language Forum, where a lot of foreigners including Native English Speakers(NES) participate, opined that there is no such Question Word is existing in English. Hence, they don’t ask like that either!
Link. http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst7783_How-manieth-.aspx

But I guess one can ask it like….
Which of the Indian Prime Ministers is Modi, (while) considering them in chronological order?

(Your opinion highly appreciated)