सूई लगाना (sooii lagaanaa)
verb
A compound expression built from सूई (sooii, 'needle') plus लगाना (lagaanaa, 'to apply/administer'); it means 'to give an injection.' A common everyday phrase used at the doctor's or when talking about vaccinations.
Sense
1
:
to give an injection
verb, transitive The person receiving the injection is usually marked with को: उसको सूई लगाना (usko sooii lagaanaa, 'to give him/her an injection').
Synonyms: इंजेक्शन लगाना (injekshan lagaanaa), टीका लगाना (tiikaa lagaanaa, often specifically for vaccination)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Kids across India grow up dreading the line सूई लगेगी (sooii lagegii, 'you're going to get an injection') at the doctor's clinic -- it is often used almost as a mild threat to make a child behave. In casual speech many people just say सूई (sooii) alone to mean 'injection,' skipping लगाना (lagaanaa) if the verb is understood from context.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes say सूई देना (sooii denaa) by analogy with 'giving' in English, but लगाना (lagaanaa) is the natural verb here, not देना (denaa). 2) The subject who administers the injection (usually a doctor or nurse) takes ने (ne) marking in the past tense, since लगाना (lagaanaa) is transitive: डॉक्टर ने सूई लगाई (doktar ne sooii lagaaii, 'the doctor gave the injection').
Sample Sentences:
नर्स ने मरीज़ को सूई लगाई।
The nurse gave the patient an injection.
(nars ne mariiz ko sooii lagaaii।)
डॉक्टर हर मरीज़ को सूई लगाने से पहले हाथ धोता है।
The doctor washes his hands before giving every patient an injection.
(doktar har mariiz ko sooii lagaane se pahle haath dhotaa hai।)
अगर तुम रोए तो डॉक्टर सूई लगा देगा!
If you cry, the doctor is going to give you an injection!
(agar tum roe to doktar sooii lagaa degaa!)
चुप हो जाओ, वरना सूई लगेगी!
Be quiet, or else you're going to get an injection!
(chup ho jaao, varnaa sooii lagegii!)
नर्स सूई लगा रही है, थोड़ा दर्द होगा।
The nurse is giving the injection, it'll hurt a little.
(nars sooii lagaa rahii hai, thodaa dard hogaa।)
मुझे बुखार के लिए सूई लगाई गई थी।
I was given an injection for the fever.
(mujhe bukhaar ke lie sooii lagaaii gaii thii।)
काश डॉक्टर सूई न लगाता, बच्चा डर के मारे भाग गया।
If only the doctor hadn't given the injection, the child ran away in fear.
(kaash doktar sooii n lagaataa, bachchaa dar ke maare bhaag gayaa।)
कृपया मरीज़ को धीरे से सूई लगाइए।
Please give the patient the injection gently.
(kripyaa mariiz ko dhiire se sooii lagaaie।)
हो सकता है डॉक्टर आज सूई न लगाए, बस दवा दे दे।
It's possible the doctor won't give an injection today, and just gives medicine instead.
(ho saktaa hai doktar aaj sooii n lagaae, bas davaa de de।)
टीकाकरण अभियान के दौरान लाखों बच्चों को सूई लगाई गई।
During the vaccination drive, millions of children were given injections.
(tiikaakran abhiyaan ke dauraan laakhon bachchon ko sooii lagaaii gaii।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
सूई लगाना
(sooii lagaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
सूई लगाने
(sooii lagaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
सूई लगाता
(sooii lagaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
सूई लगाते
(sooii lagaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
सूई लगाती
(sooii lagaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
सूई लगातीं
(sooii lagaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
सूई लगा रहा
(sooii lagaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
सूई लगा रहे
(sooii lagaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
सूई लगा रही
(sooii lagaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
सूई लगा रहीं
(sooii lagaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
सूई लगाया
(sooii lagaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
सूई लगाए
(sooii lagaae)
perfective (sg.f):
सूई लगाई
(sooii lagaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
सूई लगाईं
(sooii lagaaiin)
imperative (informal):
सूई लगा
(sooii lagaa)
imperative (neutral):
सूई लगाओ
(sooii lagaao)
imperative (formal):
सूई लगाइए
(sooii lagaaie)
future (1sg.m):
सूई लगाऊँगा
(sooii lagaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
सूई लगाऊँगी
(sooii lagaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
सूई लगाएँगे
(sooii lagaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
सूई लगाएँगी
(sooii lagaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
सूई लगाएगा
(sooii lagaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
सूई लगाएगी
(sooii lagaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
सूई लगाओगे
(sooii lagaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
सूई लगाओगी
(sooii lagaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
सूई लगाएगा
(sooii lagaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
सूई लगाएगी
(sooii lagaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
सूई लगाएँगे
(sooii lagaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
सूई लगाएँगी
(sooii lagaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
सूई लगाऊँ
(sooii lagaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
सूई लगाएँ
(sooii lagaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
सूई लगाए
(sooii lagaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
सूई लगाओ
(sooii lagaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
सूई लगाए
(sooii lagaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
सूई लगाएँ
(sooii lagaaen)