पेशाब करना (peshaab karnaa)

verb A common everyday compound meaning 'to urinate,' built from the noun पेशाब (peshaab, urine) plus करना (karnaa, to do).
Sense 1 : to urinate
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: सू सू करना (soo soo karnaa, childish/informal), मूतना (mootnaa, coarse/vulgar), टट्टी-पेशाब जाना (tattii-peshaab jaanaa, to go relieve oneself, euphemistic)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the everyday, socially acceptable term you would use with a doctor, a child, or in polite conversation, sitting in the same comfortable middle register as 'urinate' or 'pee' in English -- neither clinical nor crude. With small children, families almost always switch to the cuter सू सू (soo soo) instead, much like 'pee-pee' in English nurseries.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for the blunt verb मूतना (mootnaa) thinking it is neutral, when in fact पेशाब करना (peshaab karnaa) is the polite, standard way to say this in mixed or formal company. 2) To ask permission or express need politely, Hindi speakers often prefer an indirect phrase like मुझे बाथरूम जाना है (mujhe baathroom jaanaa hai, 'I need to go to the bathroom') over stating पेशाब करना (peshaab karnaa) directly, especially with strangers or elders.
Sample Sentences:
बच्चा बार-बार पेशाब करता है। The child urinates frequently.
(bachchaa baar-baar peshaab kartaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर ने पूछा, "क्या आपको पेशाब करने में दर्द होता है?" The doctor asked, "Does it hurt when you urinate?"
(doktar ne poochhaa, "kyaa aapko peshaab karne men dard hotaa hai?")
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह रात को दो बार पेशाब करने के लिए उठा। He got up twice at night to urinate.
(vah raat ko do baar peshaab karne ke lie uthaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
पहले वॉशरूम जाकर पेशाब कर लो, फिर गाड़ी में बैठना। Go pee in the washroom first, then get in the car.
(pahle voshroom jaakar peshaab kar lo, phir gaadii men baithnaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
इतना पानी पीने के बाद वह बहुत पेशाब कर रहा है। After drinking so much water, he is urinating a lot.
(itnaa paanii piine ke baad vah bahut peshaab kar rahaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर वह इतनी दवा न लेता तो उसे इतनी बार पेशाब न करना पड़ता। If he hadn't taken so much medicine, he wouldn't have had to urinate so often.
(agar vah itnii davaa n letaa to use itnii baar peshaab n karnaa padtaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
मुझे लगता है कि हमें रुककर पेशाब कर लेना चाहिए, आगे कोई ढाबा नहीं मिलेगा। I think we should stop and pee, there won't be any roadside stop ahead.
(mujhe lagtaa hai ki hamen rukkar peshaab kar lenaa chaahie, aage koii dhaabaa nahiin milegaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह दवा लेने के बाद बार-बार पेशाब किया जाता है। After taking this medicine, one urinates frequently.
(yah davaa lene ke baad baar-baar peshaab kiyaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
यार, गाड़ी रोक, मुझे पेशाब करना है! Dude, stop the car, I need to pee!
(yaar, gaadii rok, mujhe peshaab karnaa hai!)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जाँच के लिए मरीज़ को एक कप में पेशाब करना होगा। The patient will have to urinate into a cup for the test.
(jaanch ke lie mariiz ko ek kap men peshaab karnaa hogaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
सुबह उठते ही सबसे पहले वह पेशाब करने जाता है। As soon as he wakes up in the morning, the first thing he does is go urinate.
(subah uthte hii sabse pahle vah peshaab karne jaataa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Verb (irregular)
infinitive: पेशाब करना (peshaab karnaa)
infinitive oblique: पेशाब करने (peshaab karne)
habitual/simple (sg.m): पेशाब करता (peshaab kartaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m): पेशाब करते (peshaab karte)
habitual/simple (sg.f): पेशाब करती (peshaab kartii)
habitual/simple (pl.f): पेशाब करतीं (peshaab kartiin)
continuous (sg.m): पेशाब कर रहा (peshaab kar rahaa)
continuous (pl.m): पेशाब कर रहे (peshaab kar rahe)
continuous (sg.f): पेशाब कर रही (peshaab kar rahii)
continuous (pl.f): पेशाब कर रहीं (peshaab kar rahiin)
perfective (sg.m): पेशाब किया (peshaab kiyaa)
perfective (pl.m): पेशाब किए (peshaab kie)
perfective (sg.f): पेशाब की (peshaab kii)
perfective (pl.f): पेशाब कीं (peshaab kiin)
imperative (informal): पेशाब कर (peshaab kar)
imperative (neutral): पेशाब करो (peshaab karo)
imperative (formal): पेशाब कीजिए (peshaab kiijie)
future (1sg.m): पेशाब करूँगा (peshaab karoongaa)
future (1sg.f): पेशाब करूँगी (peshaab karoongii)
future (1pl.m): पेशाब करेंगे (peshaab karenge)
future (1pl.f): पेशाब करेंगी (peshaab karengii)
future (2sg.m): पेशाब करेगा (peshaab karegaa)
future (2sg.f): पेशाब करेगी (peshaab karegii)
future (2pl.m): पेशाब करोगे (peshaab karoge)
future (2pl.f): पेशाब करोगी (peshaab karogii)
future (3sg.m): पेशाब करेगा (peshaab karegaa)
future (3sg.f): पेशाब करेगी (peshaab karegii)
future (3pl.m): पेशाब करेंगे (peshaab karenge)
future (3pl.f): पेशाब करेंगी (peshaab karengii)
subjunctive (1sg): पेशाब करूँ (peshaab karoon)
subjunctive (1pl): पेशाब करें (peshaab karen)
subjunctive (2sg): पेशाब करे (peshaab kare)
subjunctive (2pl): पेशाब करो (peshaab karo)
subjunctive (3sg): पेशाब करे (peshaab kare)
subjunctive (3pl): पेशाब करें (peshaab karen)