जासूस (jaasoos)
noun
A single, straightforward sense: a spy or detective. Common in news, spy novels, and children's detective stories alike.
Sense
1
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spy, detective
noun, masculine
Synonyms: गुप्तचर (guptchar, formal), भेदिया (bhediyaa, informal), खुफ़िया एजेंट (khufiyaa ejent, intelligence agent)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: जासूसी उपन्यास (jaasoosii upanyaas, 'detective novels') are a beloved genre in Hindi popular fiction, and kids grow up on जासूस (jaasoos) characters the way English readers grow up on detective heroes. In everyday family banter, calling someone घर का जासूस (ghar kaa jaasoos, 'the household spy') is an affectionate jab at a nosy relative who always finds out everyone's secrets.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes assume जासूस (jaasoos) only means a professional government spy, but it is used just as often for a private detective or even a nosy person in casual speech, similar to calling someone a 'detective' jokingly in English. 2) The related abstract noun जासूसी (jaasoosii) means 'spying/espionage' or 'detective work' -- learners often try to use जासूस (jaasoos) itself as if it were the activity rather than the person.
Sample Sentences:
वह सरकार के लिए काम करने वाला एक जासूस था।
He was a spy who worked for the government.
(vah sarkaar ke lie kaam karne vaalaa ek jaasoos thaa।)
मेरा छोटा भाई घर का जासूस है, उसे हर किसी का राज़ पता चल जाता है।
My little brother is the household spy, he finds out everyone's secrets.
(meraa chhotaa bhaaii ghar kaa jaasoos hai, use har kisii kaa raaz pataa chal jaataa hai।)
पुलिस को शक है कि यह आदमी दुश्मन देश का जासूस है।
The police suspect that this man is a spy for the enemy country.
(pulis ko shak hai ki yah aadmii dushman desh kaa jaasoos hai।)
बच्चे बड़े चाव से जासूसी उपन्यास पढ़ रहे थे।
The children were reading detective novels with great enthusiasm.
(bachche bade chaav se jaasoosii upanyaas padh rahe the।)
अगर मैं जासूस होता, तो हर राज़ का पता लगा लेता।
If I were a spy, I would find out every secret.
(agar main jaasoos hotaa, to har raaz kaa pataa lagaa letaa।)
जासूस बनो और मुझे बताओ कि वह असल में कहाँ गया था।
Be a detective and tell me where he actually went.
(jaasoos bano aur mujhe bataao ki vah asal men kahaan gayaa thaa।)
उस जासूस को पकड़ लिया गया और उससे पूछताछ की गई।
That spy was caught and interrogated.
(us jaasoos ko pakad liyaa gayaa aur usse poochhtaachh kii gaii।)
शायद वह सच में जासूस हो, इतने सवाल क्यों पूछ रहा है।
Maybe he really is a spy, why is he asking so many questions.
(shaayad vah sach men jaasoos ho, itne savaal kyon poochh rahaa hai।)
आजकल के जासूसी उपन्यासों में तकनीक की भूमिका बढ़ती जा रही है।
In today's detective novels, the role of technology keeps increasing.
(aajkal ke jaasoosii upanyaason men takniik kii bhoomikaa badhtii jaa rahii hai।)
उस देश ने कई जासूसों को हमारी सीमा पर भेजा है।
That country has sent several spies to our border.
(us desh ne kaii jaasooson ko hamaarii siimaa par bhejaa hai।)
दादी अक्सर कहती हैं कि मैं घर की सबसे बड़ी जासूस हूँ।
Grandmother often says that I am the biggest household spy.
(daadii aksar kahtii hain ki main ghar kii sabse badii jaasoos hoon।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
जासूस
(jaasoos)
(sg.m.oblique):
जासूस
(jaasoos)
(pl.m.direct):
जासूस
(jaasoos)
(pl.m.oblique):
जासूसों
(jaasooson)