थाना (thaanaa)
noun
Most commonly a masculine noun meaning 'police station' -- an essential everyday civic-life word in India.
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police station
noun, masculine
Synonyms: पुलिस स्टेशन (pulis steshan, common English loanword form)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In India, each थाना (thaanaa) has jurisdiction over a specific area, and people often refer to 'their' local थाना (thaanaa) the way Americans might say 'precinct.' You'll hear एफ़आईआर (efaaiiaar, 'FIR') mentioned constantly alongside थाना (thaanaa), since that's where a first information report gets filed to start a police case.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse थाना (thaanaa) with जेल (jel, 'jail') -- a थाना (thaanaa) is the local police post where reports are filed and cases registered, not where people are imprisoned. 2) The common phrase थाने में रिपोर्ट लिखाना (thaane men riport likhaanaa, 'to file a report at the police station') uses में (men), not पर (par) or को (ko), to mark location.
Sample Sentences:
यह घटना किस थाने के इलाके में हुई?
In which police station's jurisdiction did this incident happen?
(yah ghatnaa kis thaane ke ilaake men huii?)
हमें थाने जाकर एफ़आईआर दर्ज करानी होगी।
We will have to go to the police station and get an FIR filed.
(hamen thaane jaakar efaaiiaar darj karaanii hogii।)
चोरी की शिकायत लेकर वह सीधे थाने पहुँचा।
He went straight to the police station with a complaint about the theft.
(chorii kii shikaayat lekar vah siidhe thaane pahunchaa।)
पहले थाने जाओ और वहाँ अपनी शिकायत लिखवाओ।
First go to the police station and get your complaint written down there.
(pahle thaane jaao aur vahaan apnii shikaayat likhvaao।)
अगर उस रात थाने में शिकायत दर्ज हो जाती, तो शायद मामला इतना बढ़ता ही नहीं।
If the complaint had been registered at the police station that night, the matter probably wouldn't have escalated this much.
(agar us raat thaane men shikaayat darj ho jaatii, to shaayad maamlaa itnaa badhtaa hii nahiin।)
हर इलाके का अपना एक थाना होता है, जो वहाँ की कानून-व्यवस्था देखता है।
Every area has its own police station, which looks after law and order there.
(har ilaake kaa apnaa ek thaanaa hotaa hai, jo vahaan kii kaanoon-vyavasthaa dekhtaa hai।)
इस मामले की जांच स्थानीय थाने द्वारा की जा रही है।
This case is being investigated by the local police station.
(is maamle kii jaanch sthaaniiy thaane dvaaraa kii jaa rahii hai।)
क्या आपको पता है कि हमारे मोहल्ले का थाना कहाँ है?
Do you know where our neighborhood's police station is?
(kyaa aapko pataa hai ki hamaare mohalle kaa thaanaa kahaan hai?)
अधिकारी ने सुझाव दिया कि पीड़िता तुरंत थाने पहुँचे और बयान दे।
The officer suggested that the victim reach the police station immediately and give a statement.
(adhikaarii ne sujhaav diyaa ki piiditaa turant thaane pahunche aur bayaan de।)
थाने के बाहर लोगों की लंबी लाइन लगी थी।
There was a long line of people outside the police station.
(thaane ke baahar logon kii lambii laain lagii thii।)
उन दिनों थाने में इतनी भीड़ नहीं होती थी।
In those days, the police station didn't used to be this crowded.
(un dinon thaane men itnii bhiid nahiin hotii thii।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
थाना
(thaanaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
थाने
(thaane)
(pl.m.direct):
थाने
(thaane)
(pl.m.oblique):
थानों
(thaanon)