क्या था

what was

→ क्या
phrase Common #1,832
what was Used to ask what something was; था agrees with a masculine singular subject.
HI: उसका नाम क्या था?
EN: What was his name?

पिन का सही दाम क्या था?

What was the correct price of the pin?

“तो हुआ क्या था?”

So, what happened?

बस फिर क्या था, पैर पकड़ लिए दोनों ने।

And then, they both grabbed him by the feet.

— Sholay (1975)

ये क्या था?

What was that?

— Sholay (1975)

जवाब ही क्या था।

What was the answer, anyway?

क्या था?

What was it?

— तुम्बाड (2018)

और सामने क्या था जो दिखाई नहीं दिया?

And what was right in front of you that you couldn’t see?

— Jaane Jaan (2023)

उसका नाम क्या था?

What was his name?

— The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

निकोलस ने मुझे ठीक-ठीक बताया था कि वह औज़ार क्या था।

Nicholas told me exactly what the tool was.

पर हुआ क्या था?

But what happened?

— OMG 2 (2023)

बस, फिर होना क्या था?

So, what else could happen?

— Sholay (1975)

वापस तुम्हारा नाम क्या था?

What was your name again?

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

फिर क्या था?

What happened next?

— धुरंधर (2025)

वह-वह क्या था?

What was that?

— डाई हार्ड (1988)

पता है पहले क्या था इधर?

Do you know what used to be here?

— Superboys of Malegaon (2025)

यह क्या था?

What was that?

— 風立ちぬ (2013)

याद है न, उनके हाथ में क्या था?

You remember what they were holding, right?

— AK vs AK (2020)

बस, फिर क्या था, बैल कलेजा तोड़कर चला।

And that was that—the bull went tearing off at full speed.

हमने कह दिया,"सर, हम हाथ देखते हैं।"फिर क्या था।

We said, “Sir, we read palms.” Then what happened next?

— Ajeeb Daastaans (2021)

मैं समझ ही नहीं पाया कि क्या था।

I just couldn’t figure out what it was.

— Three of Us (2023)

बस वह सामान क्या था।

What was that stuff?

— Black Friday (2004)

मैसेज क्या था?

What was the message?

— Khufiya (2023)

लोकेशन क्या था?

What was the location?

— Kathal (2023)

वह क्या था?

What was that?

— अंधाधुन (2018)

अरे, फिर होना क्या था?

Well, what else could happen?

— Sholay (1975)

क्या लाइन क्या था?

What was the line?

— Superboys of Malegaon (2025)

उन्हें हुआ क्या था?

What had happened to them?

क्या था ये?

What was that?

— 83 (2021)