क्या करते

what would (someone) do

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phrase Rare #8,551
what would (someone) do Often used in a rhetorical or conditional question; the person doing the action is understood from context.
HI: अगर बस छूट जाती, तो हम क्या करते?
EN: What would we do if we missed the bus?

और क्या करते?

What else could we do?

— Raat Akeli Hai (2020)

तो क्या करते?

So what could we do?

— Lost Ladies (2024)

चारा-दाना न दिया होगा, तो क्या करते?

What could they have done if they hadn’t been given feed and fodder?

हम पता नहीं क्या करते।

Who knows what we’d do.

— Ajeeb Daastaans (2021)

क्या करते?

What would you do?

— Raat Akeli Hai (2020)