गिरफ़्तार करना (giraftaar karnaa)
verb
A compound verb built from the Persian-derived adjective गिरफ़्तार (giraftaar, 'arrested/captured') plus करना (karnaa, 'to do'); it means 'to arrest.' Only one sense is in everyday use.
Sense
1
:
to arrest (someone)
verb, transitive Takes the person arrested as a direct object, usually marked with को (ko) when definite: पुलिस ने चोर को गिरफ़्तार किया (pulis ne chor ko giraftaar kiyaa, 'the police arrested the thief').
Synonyms: पकड़ना (pakadnaa, everyday/informal, 'to catch/nab'), हिरासत में लेना (hiraasat men lenaa, formal/legal phrase)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the standard word you will hear on every Hindi news channel when reporting an arrest -- गिरफ़्तार किया गया (giraftaar kiyaa gayaa, 'was arrested') is practically a fixed news formula. In everyday chatty speech, though, people often reach for the more casual पकड़ना (pakadnaa, 'to catch') instead, so गिरफ़्तार करना (giraftaar karnaa) has a slightly formal, official flavor, like 'to apprehend' next to 'to catch' in English.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes treat गिरफ़्तार (giraftaar) alone as a verb and try to conjugate it directly -- it is an invariant adjective, and only करना (karnaa) carries the conjugation. 2) In news and legal contexts the passive-feeling गिरफ़्तार किया गया (giraftaar kiyaa gayaa, 'was arrested') is far more common than the active voice, since reports focus on the person arrested rather than the police -- learners often default to active constructions when a passive would sound more natural.
Sample Sentences:
पुलिस ने चोर को गिरफ़्तार कर लिया।
The police arrested the thief.
(pulis ne chor ko giraftaar kar liyaa।)
आरोपी को कल रात गिरफ़्तार किया गया।
The accused was arrested last night.
(aaropii ko kal raat giraftaar kiyaa gayaa।)
पुलिस संदिग्धों को गिरफ़्तार करने के लिए छापेमारी कर रही है।
The police are conducting raids in order to arrest the suspects.
(pulis sandigdhon ko giraftaar karne ke lie chhaapemaarii kar rahii hai।)
अगर सबूत मिले, तो पुलिस उसे गिरफ़्तार कर लेगी।
If evidence is found, the police will arrest him.
(agar saboot mile, to pulis use giraftaar kar legii।)
उसे तुरंत गिरफ़्तार करो!
Arrest him immediately!
(use turant giraftaar karo!)
अगर पुलिस को शक होता, तो वे उसे पहले ही गिरफ़्तार कर लेते।
If the police had had suspicion, they would have arrested him already.
(agar pulis ko shak hotaa, to ve use pahle hii giraftaar kar lete।)
मंत्री ने मांग की कि भ्रष्ट अधिकारियों को गिरफ़्तार किया जाए।
The minister demanded that the corrupt officials be arrested.
(mantrii ne maang kii ki bhrasht adhikaariyon ko giraftaar kiyaa jaae।)
खबर है कि दो और लोगों को गिरफ़्तार किया गया है।
There is news that two more people have been arrested.
(khabar hai ki do aur logon ko giraftaar kiyaa gayaa hai।)
बिना वारंट के वे किसी को गिरफ़्तार नहीं कर सकते।
They cannot arrest anyone without a warrant.
(binaa vaarant ke ve kisii ko giraftaar nahiin kar sakte।)
पहले भी उसे दो बार गिरफ़्तार किया जा चुका है।
He has already been arrested twice before.
(pahle bhii use do baar giraftaar kiyaa jaa chukaa hai।)
Morphology
Verb (irregular)
infinitive:
गिरफ़्तार करना
(giraftaar karnaa)
infinitive oblique:
गिरफ़्तार करने
(giraftaar karne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
गिरफ़्तार करता
(giraftaar kartaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
गिरफ़्तार करते
(giraftaar karte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
गिरफ़्तार करती
(giraftaar kartii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
गिरफ़्तार करतीं
(giraftaar kartiin)
continuous (sg.m):
गिरफ़्तार कर रहा
(giraftaar kar rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
गिरफ़्तार कर रहे
(giraftaar kar rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
गिरफ़्तार कर रही
(giraftaar kar rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
गिरफ़्तार कर रहीं
(giraftaar kar rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
गिरफ़्तार किया
(giraftaar kiyaa)
perfective (pl.m):
गिरफ़्तार किए
(giraftaar kie)
perfective (sg.f):
गिरफ़्तार की
(giraftaar kii)
perfective (pl.f):
गिरफ़्तार कीं
(giraftaar kiin)
imperative (informal):
गिरफ़्तार कर
(giraftaar kar)
imperative (neutral):
गिरफ़्तार करो
(giraftaar karo)
imperative (formal):
गिरफ़्तार कीजिए
(giraftaar kiijie)
future (1sg.m):
गिरफ़्तार करूँगा
(giraftaar karoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
गिरफ़्तार करूँगी
(giraftaar karoongii)
future (1pl.m):
गिरफ़्तार करेंगे
(giraftaar karenge)
future (1pl.f):
गिरफ़्तार करेंगी
(giraftaar karengii)
future (2sg.m):
गिरफ़्तार करेगा
(giraftaar karegaa)
future (2sg.f):
गिरफ़्तार करेगी
(giraftaar karegii)
future (2pl.m):
गिरफ़्तार करोगे
(giraftaar karoge)
future (2pl.f):
गिरफ़्तार करोगी
(giraftaar karogii)
future (3sg.m):
गिरफ़्तार करेगा
(giraftaar karegaa)
future (3sg.f):
गिरफ़्तार करेगी
(giraftaar karegii)
future (3pl.m):
गिरफ़्तार करेंगे
(giraftaar karenge)
future (3pl.f):
गिरफ़्तार करेंगी
(giraftaar karengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
गिरफ़्तार करूँ
(giraftaar karoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
गिरफ़्तार करें
(giraftaar karen)
subjunctive (2sg):
गिरफ़्तार करे
(giraftaar kare)
subjunctive (2pl):
गिरफ़्तार करो
(giraftaar karo)
subjunctive (3sg):
गिरफ़्तार करे
(giraftaar kare)
subjunctive (3pl):
गिरफ़्तार करें
(giraftaar karen)