नाश्ता करना (naashtaa karnaa)
verb
A common verb-noun collocation meaning 'to have breakfast/a snack' -- नाश्ता (naashtaa) is the food item and करना (karnaa) is the light verb that turns it into an action. Only one sense: eating breakfast or a light snack.
Sense
1
:
to have breakfast / to snack
verb, transitive
Synonyms: नाश्ता खाना (naashtaa khaanaa, less common variant)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In most North Indian homes, नाश्ता (naashtaa) is a substantial affair -- think पराठे (paraathe, 'stuffed flatbreads'), पोहा (pohaa), or आलू के पराठे (aaloo ke paraathe, 'potato-stuffed flatbreads') with चाय (chaay) -- so a Delhi mother asking बेटा, नाश्ता कर लो (betaa, naashtaa kar lo, 'son, go have your breakfast') is a near-daily household refrain. The word also stretches informally to cover a mid-afternoon snack, unlike the more meal-bound English 'breakfast'.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes treat नाश्ता (naashtaa) as the direct object needing ने-marking on the subject in the past tense, which is correct here since करना (karnaa) is transitive -- e.g. मैंने नाश्ता किया (mainne naashtaa kiyaa, 'I had breakfast') -- but they forget that नाश्ता (naashtaa) being masculine singular controls the verb agreement (किया (kiyaa), not की (kii)), which surprises those used to feminine nouns like रोटी (rotii) in similar food collocations. 2) नाश्ता (naashtaa) is not limited to Western-style breakfast foods -- it covers any light morning meal or between-meal snack, so learners shouldn't assume it always means cereal-and-toast type food.
Sample Sentences:
बेटा, नाश्ता कर लो, स्कूल के लिए देर हो रही है।
Son, go have your breakfast, you're getting late for school.
(betaa, naashtaa kar lo, skool ke lie der ho rahii hai।)
मैं रोज़ सुबह आठ बजे नाश्ता करता हूँ।
I have breakfast every morning at eight o'clock.
(main roz subah aath baje naashtaa kartaa hoon।)
हम सब मिलकर आलू के पराठे और चाय के साथ नाश्ता कर रहे थे।
We were all having breakfast together with potato-stuffed flatbreads and tea.
(ham sab milkar aaloo ke paraathe aur chaay ke saath naashtaa kar rahe the।)
उसने आज सुबह नाश्ता नहीं किया, इसलिए वह चिड़चिड़ा है।
He didn't have breakfast this morning, that's why he's irritable.
(usne aaj subah naashtaa nahiin kiyaa, islie vah chidchidaa hai।)
अगर तुम जल्दी उठते तो आराम से नाश्ता कर पाते।
If you had woken up early, you would have been able to have breakfast peacefully.
(agar tum jaldii uthte to aaraam se naashtaa kar paate।)
शाम को दफ़्तर में सबने मिलकर थोड़ा नाश्ता किया।
In the evening, everyone at the office had a snack together.
(shaam ko daftar men sabne milkar thodaa naashtaa kiyaa।)
क्या तुम मेरे साथ नाश्ता करोगी?
Will you have breakfast with me?
(kyaa tum mere saath naashtaa karogii?)
मीटिंग शुरू होने से पहले कृपया सभी अतिथि नाश्ता कर लें।
Before the meeting begins, please let all the guests have breakfast.
(miiting shuroo hone se pahle kripyaa sabhii atithi naashtaa kar len।)
होटल में सुबह नौ बजे तक नाश्ता किया जाता है।
Breakfast is served at the hotel until nine in the morning.
(hotal men subah nau baje tak naashtaa kiyaa jaataa hai।)
शायद वह अभी नाश्ता कर रहा हो।
Maybe he's having breakfast right now.
(shaayad vah abhii naashtaa kar rahaa ho।)
पहले नाश्ता कर लो, फिर बाहर खेलने जाना।
Have your breakfast first, then go out to play.
(pahle naashtaa kar lo, phir baahar khelne jaanaa।)
Morphology
Verb (irregular)
infinitive:
नाश्ता करना
(naashtaa karnaa)
infinitive oblique:
नाश्ता करने
(naashtaa karne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
नाश्ता करता
(naashtaa kartaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
नाश्ता करते
(naashtaa karte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
नाश्ता करती
(naashtaa kartii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
नाश्ता करतीं
(naashtaa kartiin)
continuous (sg.m):
नाश्ता कर रहा
(naashtaa kar rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
नाश्ता कर रहे
(naashtaa kar rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
नाश्ता कर रही
(naashtaa kar rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
नाश्ता कर रहीं
(naashtaa kar rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
नाश्ता किया
(naashtaa kiyaa)
perfective (pl.m):
नाश्ता किए
(naashtaa kie)
perfective (sg.f):
नाश्ता की
(naashtaa kii)
perfective (pl.f):
नाश्ता कीं
(naashtaa kiin)
imperative (informal):
नाश्ता कर
(naashtaa kar)
imperative (neutral):
नाश्ता करो
(naashtaa karo)
imperative (formal):
नाश्ता कीजिए
(naashtaa kiijie)
future (1sg.m):
नाश्ता करूँगा
(naashtaa karoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
नाश्ता करूँगी
(naashtaa karoongii)
future (1pl.m):
नाश्ता करेंगे
(naashtaa karenge)
future (1pl.f):
नाश्ता करेंगी
(naashtaa karengii)
future (2sg.m):
नाश्ता करेगा
(naashtaa karegaa)
future (2sg.f):
नाश्ता करेगी
(naashtaa karegii)
future (2pl.m):
नाश्ता करोगे
(naashtaa karoge)
future (2pl.f):
नाश्ता करोगी
(naashtaa karogii)
future (3sg.m):
नाश्ता करेगा
(naashtaa karegaa)
future (3sg.f):
नाश्ता करेगी
(naashtaa karegii)
future (3pl.m):
नाश्ता करेंगे
(naashtaa karenge)
future (3pl.f):
नाश्ता करेंगी
(naashtaa karengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
नाश्ता करूँ
(naashtaa karoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
नाश्ता करें
(naashtaa karen)
subjunctive (2sg):
नाश्ता करे
(naashtaa kare)
subjunctive (2pl):
नाश्ता करो
(naashtaa karo)
subjunctive (3sg):
नाश्ता करे
(naashtaa kare)
subjunctive (3pl):
नाश्ता करें
(naashtaa karen)