दख़ल देना (dakhal denaa)
verb
A compound expression meaning 'to interfere' or 'to meddle' in someone else's affairs; दख़ल (dakhal) alone means 'interference' or 'intrusion' and combines with देना (denaa, 'to give') to form this action phrase.
Sense
1
:
to interfere, to meddle
verb, intransitive The person being interfered with or the matter being meddled in is marked with में (men): किसी के काम में दख़ल देना (kisii ke kaam men dakhal denaa, 'to interfere in someone's work').
Synonyms: हस्तक्षेप करना (hastakshep karnaa, formal), टांग अड़ाना (taang adaanaa, colloquial), बीच में बोलना (biich men bolnaa, to butt in while speaking)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This phrase carries a mild-to-moderate scolding tone -- you'll hear a mother snap दूसरों के मामले में दख़ल मत दो (doosron ke maamle men dakhal mat do, 'don't interfere in other people's matters') at a nosy child, or a neighbor complain about in-laws who दख़ल देते हैं (dakhal dete hain) in a young couple's household decisions. दख़ल (dakhal) itself is a Persian-origin word still very much alive in everyday Hindi, especially in family and property contexts (जमीन पर दख़ल (jamiin par dakhal, 'possession/control over land') is a related legal-flavored usage).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to use दख़ल (dakhal) with करना (karnaa) by analogy with other noun+करना compounds, but the fixed collocation here is दख़ल देना (dakhal denaa), not दख़ल करना (dakhal karnaa). 2) The thing interfered in takes में (men), not को (ko) or पर (par) -- मेरे मामले में दख़ल मत दो (mere maamle men dakhal mat do, 'don't interfere in my matter'), not मेरे मामले को।
Sample Sentences:
दूसरों के मामले में दख़ल मत दो।
Don't interfere in other people's matters.
(doosron ke maamle men dakhal mat do।)
मेरी सास हर बात में दख़ल देती हैं।
My mother-in-law interferes in everything.
(merii saas har baat men dakhal detii hain।)
उसने हमारे झगड़े में दख़ल दिया।
He interfered in our fight.
(usne hamaare jhagde men dakhal diyaa।)
प्लीज़ हमारे फ़ैसलों में दख़ल मत दिया करो।
Please don't make a habit of interfering in our decisions.
(pliiz hamaare faislon men dakhal mat diyaa karo।)
अगर तुम बीच में दख़ल नहीं देते, तो बात इतनी नहीं बिगड़ती।
If you hadn't interfered in between, things wouldn't have gotten this bad.
(agar tum biich men dakhal nahiin dete, to baat itnii nahiin bigadtii।)
सरकार को हर छोटी बात में दख़ल नहीं देना चाहिए।
The government shouldn't interfere in every small matter.
(sarkaar ko har chhotii baat men dakhal nahiin denaa chaahie।)
पड़ोसी उनके घर के मामलों में दख़ल देते रहते हैं।
The neighbors keep interfering in their household matters.
(padosii unke ghar ke maamlon men dakhal dete rahte hain।)
क्या तुम हमेशा दूसरों के काम में दख़ल दोगे?
Will you always interfere in other people's work?
(kyaa tum hameshaa doosron ke kaam men dakhal doge?)
अदालत ने कहा कि निजी संपत्ति में दख़ल न दिया जाए।
The court said that private property should not be interfered with.
(adaalat ne kahaa ki nijii sampatti men dakhal n diyaa jaae।)
उसकी ज़िंदगी में इतना दख़ल क्यों दिया जा रहा है?
Why is there so much interference being made in her life?
(uskii zindgii men itnaa dakhal kyon diyaa jaa rahaa hai?)
Morphology
Verb (irregular)
infinitive:
दख़ल देना
(dakhal denaa)
infinitive oblique:
दख़ल देने
(dakhal dene)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
दख़ल देता
(dakhal detaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
दख़ल देते
(dakhal dete)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
दख़ल देती
(dakhal detii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
दख़ल देतीं
(dakhal detiin)
continuous (sg.m):
दख़ल दे रहा
(dakhal de rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
दख़ल दे रहे
(dakhal de rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
दख़ल दे रही
(dakhal de rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
दख़ल दे रहीं
(dakhal de rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
दख़ल दिया
(dakhal diyaa)
perfective (pl.m):
दख़ल दिए
(dakhal die)
perfective (sg.f):
दख़ल दी
(dakhal dii)
perfective (pl.f):
दख़ल दीं
(dakhal diin)
imperative (informal):
दख़ल दे
(dakhal de)
imperative (neutral):
दख़ल दो
(dakhal do)
imperative (formal):
दख़ल दीजिए
(dakhal diijie)
future (1sg.m):
दख़ल दूँगा
(dakhal doongaa)
future (1sg.f):
दख़ल दूँगी
(dakhal doongii)
future (1pl.m):
दख़ल देंगे
(dakhal denge)
future (1pl.f):
दख़ल देंगी
(dakhal dengii)
future (2sg.m):
दख़ल देगा
(dakhal degaa)
future (2sg.f):
दख़ल देगी
(dakhal degii)
future (2pl.m):
दख़ल दोगे
(dakhal doge)
future (2pl.f):
दख़ल दोगी
(dakhal dogii)
future (3sg.m):
दख़ल देगा
(dakhal degaa)
future (3sg.f):
दख़ल देगी
(dakhal degii)
future (3pl.m):
दख़ल देंगे
(dakhal denge)
future (3pl.f):
दख़ल देंगी
(dakhal dengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
दख़ल दूँ
(dakhal doon)
subjunctive (1pl):
दख़ल दें
(dakhal den)
subjunctive (2sg):
दख़ल दे
(dakhal de)
subjunctive (2pl):
दख़ल दो
(dakhal do)
subjunctive (3sg):
दख़ल दे
(dakhal de)
subjunctive (3pl):
दख़ल दें
(dakhal den)