दस्त आना (dast aanaa)
verb
A set phrase meaning 'to have diarrhea' -- literally 'loose motions to come,' following the common Hindi pattern where bodily afflictions arrive rather than being 'had' or 'done.'
Sense
1
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to have diarrhea
verb, intransitive Takes a को (ko)-marked experiencer, as with other involuntary-affliction verbs: मुझे दस्त आ रहे हैं (mujhe dast aa rahe hain, 'I have diarrhea').
Synonyms: पेट खराब होना (pet kharaab honaa, 'stomach to go bad', broader term for stomach upset), लूज़ मोशन होना (looz moshan honaa, colloquial, English loanword)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This sits in the same family as other body-as-recipient expressions like बुखार आना (bukhaar aanaa, 'fever to come') and खांसी आना (khaansii aanaa, 'cough to come') -- Hindi consistently frames minor ailments as things that visit you rather than things you actively have. It's a common, slightly informal phrase you'd use with a doctor or at home, not clinical vocabulary.
Common Mistakes: 1) दस्त (dast) is grammatically plural/treated as such in agreement even when referring to a single ongoing bout -- learners often default to singular agreement instead of matching the plural pattern seen in दस्त आ रहे हैं (dast aa rahe hain). 2) Learners sometimes try दस्त होना (dast honaa) by analogy with बुखार होना (bukhaar honaa, 'to have a fever') -- दस्त आना (dast aanaa) is the natural collocation, though दस्त लगना (dast lagnaa) is also heard and equally acceptable.
Sample Sentences:
आजकल उसे बहुत दस्त आ रहे हैं।
These days he's having a lot of loose motions.
(aajkal use bahut dast aa rahe hain।)
कल रात से मुझे दस्त आ रहे हैं।
I've had loose motions since last night.
(kal raat se mujhe dast aa rahe hain।)
बच्चे को बासी खाना खाने से दस्त आ गए।
The child got diarrhea from eating stale food.
(bachche ko baasii khaanaa khaane se dast aa gae।)
अगर तुम बाहर का पानी पिओगे तो दस्त आ जाएंगे।
If you drink outside water, you'll get diarrhea.
(agar tum baahar kaa paanii pioge to dast aa jaaenge।)
डॉक्टर साहब, मुझे तीन दिन से दस्त आ रहे हैं।
Doctor, I've been having loose motions for three days.
(doktar saahab, mujhe tiin din se dast aa rahe hain।)
पहले उसे बुखार आया, फिर दस्त भी आने लगे।
First he got a fever, then diarrhea started too.
(pahle use bukhaar aayaa, phir dast bhii aane lage।)
मानो उसे रोज़ ही दस्त आते हों, इतनी बार बाथरूम जा रहा है।
It's as if he has diarrhea every day, the way he keeps going to the bathroom.
(maano use roz hii dast aate hon, itnii baar baathroom jaa rahaa hai।)
अगर वह सड़क का खाना न खाता तो उसे दस्त न आते।
If he hadn't eaten street food, he wouldn't have gotten diarrhea.
(agar vah sadak kaa khaanaa n khaataa to use dast n aate।)
गर्मियों में अक्सर बच्चों को दस्त आ जाते हैं।
In summer, children often get diarrhea.
(garmiyon men aksar bachchon ko dast aa jaate hain।)
इतनी तेज़ मिर्च मत खा, वरना दस्त आ जाएंगे।
Don't eat such spicy food, or you'll get diarrhea.
(itnii tez mirch mat khaa, varnaa dast aa jaaenge।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
दस्त आना
(dast aanaa)
infinitive oblique:
दस्त आने
(dast aane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
दस्त आता
(dast aataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
दस्त आते
(dast aate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
दस्त आती
(dast aatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
दस्त आतीं
(dast aatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
दस्त आ रहा
(dast aa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
दस्त आ रहे
(dast aa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
दस्त आ रही
(dast aa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
दस्त आ रहीं
(dast aa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
दस्त आया
(dast aayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
दस्त आए
(dast aae)
perfective (sg.f):
दस्त आई
(dast aaii)
perfective (pl.f):
दस्त आईं
(dast aaiin)
imperative (informal):
दस्त आ
(dast aa)
imperative (neutral):
दस्त आओ
(dast aao)
imperative (formal):
दस्त आइए
(dast aaie)
future (1sg.m):
दस्त आऊँगा
(dast aaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
दस्त आऊँगी
(dast aaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
दस्त आएँगे
(dast aaenge)
future (1pl.f):
दस्त आएँगी
(dast aaengii)
future (2sg.m):
दस्त आएगा
(dast aaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
दस्त आएगी
(dast aaegii)
future (2pl.m):
दस्त आओगे
(dast aaoge)
future (2pl.f):
दस्त आओगी
(dast aaogii)
future (3sg.m):
दस्त आएगा
(dast aaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
दस्त आएगी
(dast aaegii)
future (3pl.m):
दस्त आएँगे
(dast aaenge)
future (3pl.f):
दस्त आएँगी
(dast aaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
दस्त आऊँ
(dast aaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
दस्त आएँ
(dast aaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
दस्त आए
(dast aae)
subjunctive (2pl):
दस्त आओ
(dast aao)
subjunctive (3sg):
दस्त आए
(dast aae)
subjunctive (3pl):
दस्त आएँ
(dast aaen)