चूसना (choosnaa)
verb
A transitive verb meaning 'to suck' -- used literally for drawing liquid or juice out of something with the mouth, and figuratively for draining someone dry (money, resources, energy).
Sense
1
:
to suck (liquid, juice, etc. out of something with the mouth)
verb, transitive
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Think of a kid gnawing and sucking on a mango seed (गुठली, guthlii) after the fruit is gone, or someone chewing on sugarcane (गन्ना, gannaa) at a roadside stall -- चूसना (choosnaa) is the verb for that whole messy, satisfying activity.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse चूसना (choosnaa) with पीना (piinaa, 'to drink'); चूसना (choosnaa) specifically implies extracting liquid through suction with lips/mouth, like sucking a mango seed or sugarcane, not simply drinking from a cup or glass.
Sample Sentences:
बच्चा आम की गुठली चूस रहा है।
The child is sucking on the mango seed.
(bachchaa aam kii guthlii choos rahaa hai।)
गर्मियों में हम गन्ना चूसते थे।
In the summers we used to suck on sugarcane.
(garmiyon men ham gannaa chooste the।)
उसने पूरा संतरा चूस लिया।
He sucked out the whole orange.
(usne pooraa santraa choos liyaa।)
गुठली मत चूसो, फेंक दो उसे।
Don't suck on the seed, just throw it away.
(guthlii mat chooso, phenk do use।)
अगर गन्ना ताज़ा होता तो और मज़ा आता चूसने में।
If the sugarcane had been fresh, sucking on it would have been even more fun.
(agar gannaa taazaa hotaa to aur mazaa aataa choosne men।)
यह जूस स्ट्रॉ से चूसा जाता है।
This juice is sucked through a straw.
(yah joos stro se choosaa jaataa hai।)
मधुमक्खी फूलों का रस चूसती है।
The bee sucks nectar from flowers.
(madhumakkhii phoolon kaa ras choostii hai।)
क्या तुम अभी भी वही गुठली चूस रहे हो?
Are you still sucking on that same seed?
(kyaa tum abhii bhii vahii guthlii choos rahe ho?)
मैं चाहता हूँ कि वह गन्ना ठीक से चूसे, जल्दी में मत खाए।
I want him to suck on the sugarcane properly, not eat it in a hurry.
(main chaahtaa hoon ki vah gannaa thiik se choose, jaldii men mat khaae।)
उँगली चूसने की आदत बचपन से ही थी उसे।
He'd had the habit of sucking his finger since childhood.
(unglii choosne kii aadat bachpan se hii thii use।)
जब तक गुठली पूरी तरह चूस नहीं ली जाती, वह उसे नहीं फेंकता।
Until the seed is completely sucked dry, he doesn't throw it away.
(jab tak guthlii poorii tarah choos nahiin lii jaatii, vah use nahiin phenktaa।)
Sense
2
:
to drain/exploit someone (figurative: money, resources, energy)
verb, transitive Common in the fixed phrase खून चूसना (khoon choosnaa, 'to suck someone's blood') describing exploitative people or institutions.
Synonyms: निचोड़ना (nichodnaa, to squeeze/wring out), शोषण करना (shoshan karnaa, formal)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear खून चूसना (khoon choosnaa, 'to suck blood') used for anyone from a greedy landlord to a corrupt official -- the imagery of a leech or mosquito draining someone dry is right there in the verb, no separate word for 'exploit' needed.
Sample Sentences:
मकान मालिक गरीब किरायेदारों का खून चूसता है।
The landlord bleeds poor tenants dry.
(makaan maalik gariib kiraayedaaron kaa khoon choostaa hai।)
वो कंपनी सालों से अपने कर्मचारियों को चूसती आ रही है।
That company has been exploiting its employees for years.
(vo kampnii saalon se apne karmchaariyon ko choostii aa rahii hai।)
भ्रष्ट अफसरों ने पूरे गाँव का खून चूस लिया।
The corrupt officials bled the entire village dry.
(bhrasht aphasron ne poore gaanv kaa khoon choos liyaa।)
अगर तुम इस साहूकार से कर्ज़ लोगे, तो वो तुम्हें चूस लेगा।
If you take a loan from this moneylender, he'll bleed you dry.
(agar tum is saahookaar se karz loge, to vo tumhen choos legaa।)
गरीबों को इस तरह मत चूसो, थोड़ी दया करो।
Don't exploit the poor like this, show some mercy.
(gariibon ko is tarah mat chooso, thodii dayaa karo।)
गरीब मजदूरों का खून ठेकेदारों द्वारा चूसा जाता है।
Poor laborers' blood is sucked dry by contractors.
(gariib majdooron kaa khoon thekedaaron dvaaraa choosaa jaataa hai।)
अगर सरकार टैक्स के नाम पर हमें यूँ ही चूसती रहती, तो जनता कब की बगावत कर देती।
If the government kept bleeding us dry in the name of taxes like this, the people would have revolted long ago.
(agar sarkaar taiks ke naam par hamen yoon hii choostii rahtii, to jantaa kab kii bagaavat kar detii।)
मुझे डर है कि यह नया एजेंट भी मुझे चूस ले।
I'm afraid this new agent might bleed me dry too.
(mujhe dar hai ki yah nayaa ejent bhii mujhe choos le।)
यह व्यवस्था ही ऐसी है जो आम आदमी का खून चूसती रहती है।
The system itself is such that it keeps bleeding the common man dry.
(yah vyavasthaa hii aisii hai jo aam aadmii kaa khoon choostii rahtii hai।)
बिचौलिये किसानों की मेहनत की कमाई चूस जाते हैं।
Middlemen drain away the hard-earned money of farmers.
(bichauliye kisaanon kii mehnat kii kamaaii choos jaate hain।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
चूसना
(choosnaa)
infinitive oblique:
चूसने
(choosne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
चूसता
(choostaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
चूसते
(chooste)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
चूसती
(choostii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
चूसतीं
(choostiin)
continuous (sg.m):
चूस रहा
(choos rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
चूस रहे
(choos rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
चूस रही
(choos rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
चूस रहीं
(choos rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
चूसा
(choosaa)
perfective (pl.m):
चूसे
(choose)
perfective (sg.f):
चूसी
(choosii)
perfective (pl.f):
चूसीं
(choosiin)
imperative (informal):
चूस
(choos)
imperative (neutral):
चूसो
(chooso)
imperative (formal):
चूसिए
(choosie)
future (1sg.m):
चूसूँगा
(choosoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
चूसूँगी
(choosoongii)
future (1pl.m):
चूसेंगे
(choosenge)
future (1pl.f):
चूसेंगी
(choosengii)
future (2sg.m):
चूसेगा
(choosegaa)
future (2sg.f):
चूसेगी
(choosegii)
future (2pl.m):
चूसोगे
(choosoge)
future (2pl.f):
चूसोगी
(choosogii)
future (3sg.m):
चूसेगा
(choosegaa)
future (3sg.f):
चूसेगी
(choosegii)
future (3pl.m):
चूसेंगे
(choosenge)
future (3pl.f):
चूसेंगी
(choosengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
चूसूँ
(choosoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
चूसें
(choosen)
subjunctive (2sg):
चूसे
(choose)
subjunctive (2pl):
चूसो
(chooso)
subjunctive (3sg):
चूसे
(choose)
subjunctive (3pl):
चूसें
(choosen)