तैनात (tainaat)
adjective
An adjective meaning 'posted, stationed, deployed' -- used mainly for people (police, soldiers, officials, guards) assigned to a duty or location. Almost always paired with the verb होना (honaa) or करना (karnaa).
Sense
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posted, stationed, deployed (of a person on duty)
adjective Functions as a predicate adjective with होना (honaa) ('to be posted') or as the complement of करना (karnaa) ('to post/deploy someone'), forming a transitive frame: X ने Y को वहाँ तैनात किया (X ne Y ko vahaan tainaat kiyaa, 'X posted Y there').
Synonyms: नियुक्त (niyukt, formal), स्थापित (sthaapit, more about objects/institutions than people)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this constantly in news reports: पुलिस तैनात कर दी गई है (pulis tainaat kar dii gaii hai, 'police have been deployed') is a stock phrase during festivals, protests, or VIP visits. It carries an official, on-duty flavor -- a guard तैनात (tainaat) at a gate feels different from one just 'standing' (खड़ा, khadaa) there.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners try to use तैनात (tainaat) as a standalone verb; it is an adjective/participle-like word and needs होना (honaa) or करना (karnaa) to function in a sentence. 2) It is reserved for people assigned to duty, not for placing objects -- for furniture or equipment, रखना (rakhnaa) or लगाना (lagaanaa) is used instead.
Sample Sentences:
गेट पर एक सुरक्षा गार्ड तैनात है।
A security guard is posted at the gate.
(get par ek surakshaa gaard tainaat hai।)
त्योहार के मौके पर पूरे शहर में पुलिस तैनात कर दी गई है।
On the occasion of the festival, police have been deployed all over the city.
(tyohaar ke mauke par poore shahar men pulis tainaat kar dii gaii hai।)
सीमा पर हज़ारों सैनिक तैनात थे।
Thousands of soldiers were stationed at the border.
(siimaa par hazaaron sainik tainaat the।)
चुनाव के दिन हर बूथ पर एक अधिकारी तैनात रहेगा।
On election day, an officer will remain posted at every booth.
(chunaav ke din har booth par ek adhikaarii tainaat rahegaa।)
क्या यहाँ कोई डॉक्टर तैनात है?
Is there any doctor stationed here?
(kyaa yahaan koii doktar tainaat hai?)
काश हर स्कूल में एक नर्स तैनात होती।
If only a nurse were posted in every school.
(kaash har skool men ek nars tainaat hotii।)
VIP के दौरे से पहले इलाके में अतिरिक्त बल तैनात किए जाते हैं।
Before a VIP's visit, extra forces are deployed in the area.
(VIP ke daure se pahle ilaake men atirikt bal tainaat kie jaate hain।)
सुनिश्चित करें कि हर निकास पर एक कर्मचारी तैनात हो।
Make sure that an employee is posted at every exit.
(sunishchit karen ki har nikaas par ek karmchaarii tainaat ho।)
प्रदर्शन के दौरान दंगा-रोधी पुलिस तैनात की गई थी।
Riot police had been deployed during the protest.
(pradarshan ke dauraan dangaa-rodhii pulis tainaat kii gaii thii।)
दूतावास के बाहर हमेशा कुछ जवान तैनात रहते हैं।
A few soldiers always remain stationed outside the embassy.
(dootaavaas ke baahar hameshaa kuchh javaan tainaat rahte hain।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
तैनात
(tainaat)