दस्त लगना (dast lagnaa)
verb
A common idiomatic verb phrase meaning 'to have diarrhea' -- literally 'loose motions to strike/apply to (someone)'. Uses a dative-subject construction with को (ko).
Sense
1
:
to have diarrhea, to have loose motions
verb, intransitive Takes a dative subject with को (ko): मुझे दस्त लगे हैं (mujhe dast lage hain, 'I have diarrhea'). दस्त (dast) is grammatically plural/countable in usage even for a single bout, so लगना (lagnaa) typically agrees in the plural (लगे, lage) rather than singular.
Synonyms: पेट ख़राब होना (pet kharaab honaa, milder, more general phrase for 'upset stomach')
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the everyday way to talk about an upset stomach in Hindi, especially useful when traveling in India as a first bout of 'Delhi belly' is almost a rite of passage for visitors. Families often reach straight for home remedies like दही-चावल (dahii-chaaval, 'yogurt-rice') or ORS packets before considering a doctor, and asking 'क्या हुआ, दस्त लगे हैं क्या?' (kyaa huaa, dast lage hain kyaa?, 'What happened, do you have loose motions?') is a very normal, unembarrassed question between friends or family in India.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to make the person the subject with ने (ne) as in a normal transitive sentence, but this phrase always uses को (ko) -- you don't 'do' दस्त, they 'strike' you. 2) Because दस्त (dast) behaves like a plural noun here, learners sometimes wrongly use singular agreement (दस्त लगा है, dast lagaa hai) when the more natural everyday form is plural (दस्त लगे हैं, dast lage hain), though both are heard.
Sample Sentences:
उसे कल रात से दस्त लगे हैं।
He has had diarrhea since last night.
(use kal raat se dast lage hain।)
बाहर का खाना खाने से मुझे अक्सर दस्त लग जाते हैं।
I often get diarrhea from eating outside food.
(baahar kaa khaanaa khaane se mujhe aksar dast lag jaate hain।)
क्या हुआ, दस्त लगे हैं क्या?
What happened, do you have loose motions?
(kyaa huaa, dast lage hain kyaa?)
पानी को बिना उबाले मत पीना, नहीं तो दस्त लग जाएँगे।
Don't drink the water without boiling it, or you'll get diarrhea.
(paanii ko binaa ubaale mat piinaa, nahiin to dast lag jaaenge।)
अगर उसे बुखार के साथ दस्त भी लगे तो फौरन डॉक्टर के पास ले जाना।
If he gets diarrhea along with fever, take him to the doctor immediately.
(agar use bukhaar ke saath dast bhii lage to phauran doktar ke paas le jaanaa।)
बच्चे को पूरी रात दस्त लगते रहे, हम सो ही नहीं पाए।
The child kept having diarrhea all night, we couldn't sleep at all.
(bachche ko poorii raat dast lagte rahe, ham so hii nahiin paae।)
अगर उसे इतने ज़ोर के दस्त न लगते तो वह यात्रा पर चला जाता।
If he hadn't had such severe diarrhea, he would have gone on the trip.
(agar use itne zor ke dast n lagte to vah yaatraa par chalaa jaataa।)
मसालेदार खाना खाने के बाद उसे दस्त लग गए।
After eating spicy food, he got diarrhea.
(masaaledaar khaanaa khaane ke baad use dast lag gae।)
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि दूषित पानी की वजह से मरीज़ों को दस्त लग रहे हैं।
The doctor said the patients are having diarrhea because of contaminated water.
(doktar ne kahaa ki dooshit paanii kii vajah se mariizon ko dast lag rahe hain।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
दस्त लगना
(dast lagnaa)
infinitive oblique:
दस्त लगने
(dast lagne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
दस्त लगता
(dast lagtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
दस्त लगते
(dast lagte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
दस्त लगती
(dast lagtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
दस्त लगतीं
(dast lagtiin)
continuous (sg.m):
दस्त लग रहा
(dast lag rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
दस्त लग रहे
(dast lag rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
दस्त लग रही
(dast lag rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
दस्त लग रहीं
(dast lag rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
दस्त लगा
(dast lagaa)
perfective (pl.m):
दस्त लगे
(dast lage)
perfective (sg.f):
दस्त लगी
(dast lagii)
perfective (pl.f):
दस्त लगीं
(dast lagiin)
imperative (informal):
दस्त लग
(dast lag)
imperative (neutral):
दस्त लगो
(dast lago)
imperative (formal):
दस्त लगिए
(dast lagie)
future (1sg.m):
दस्त लगूँगा
(dast lagoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
दस्त लगूँगी
(dast lagoongii)
future (1pl.m):
दस्त लगेंगे
(dast lagenge)
future (1pl.f):
दस्त लगेंगी
(dast lagengii)
future (2sg.m):
दस्त लगेगा
(dast lagegaa)
future (2sg.f):
दस्त लगेगी
(dast lagegii)
future (2pl.m):
दस्त लगोगे
(dast lagoge)
future (2pl.f):
दस्त लगोगी
(dast lagogii)
future (3sg.m):
दस्त लगेगा
(dast lagegaa)
future (3sg.f):
दस्त लगेगी
(dast lagegii)
future (3pl.m):
दस्त लगेंगे
(dast lagenge)
future (3pl.f):
दस्त लगेंगी
(dast lagengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
दस्त लगूँ
(dast lagoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
दस्त लगें
(dast lagen)
subjunctive (2sg):
दस्त लगे
(dast lage)
subjunctive (2pl):
दस्त लगो
(dast lago)
subjunctive (3sg):
दस्त लगे
(dast lage)
subjunctive (3pl):
दस्त लगें
(dast lagen)