चोरी की शिकायत दर्ज कीजिए।

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Breakdown of चोरी की शिकायत दर्ज कीजिए।

• शिकायत: complaint
• चोरी: theft
• दर्ज करना: to record; register

Questions & Answers about चोरी की शिकायत दर्ज कीजिए।

What does कीजिए mean here, and why is it used instead of a simpler imperative?

कीजिए is a polite imperative form of the verb करना (to do).

In this sentence, दर्ज कीजिए means please register or kindly file / record.

Hindi has different levels of command or request:

• कर — very informal
• करो — familiar
• कीजिए — polite / respectful

So दर्ज कीजिए is appropriate when speaking respectfully, for example to a police officer, clerk, or customer.

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Why is the sentence built with दर्ज कीजिए instead of using a single verb?

In Hindi, many actions are expressed with a noun + करना construction rather than one simple verb.

Here:

• दर्ज = registered / recorded
• कीजिए = please do

Together, दर्ज कीजिए literally means something like do the registering, but in natural English it becomes register it or file it.

This kind of structure is extremely common in Hindi. Compare:

• फ़ैसला कीजिए — make a decision
• सफ़ाई कीजिए — do cleaning / clean
• शिकायत दर्ज कीजिए — register a complaint

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