बैंक को तुरंत फोन कीजिए।

Call the bank immediately.

Breakdown of बैंक को तुरंत फोन कीजिए।

• करना: to do
• फोन: phone call
• बैंक: bank
• तुरंत: immediately

Questions & Answers about बैंक को तुरंत फोन कीजिए।

Why is को used after बैंक?

In this sentence, बैंक को marks the target of the action: the bank is the one being called.

With verbs like फोन करना / फोन कीजिए, Hindi very often uses को for the person or organization receiving the call:

• मुझे फोन कीजिए = Call me.
• डॉक्टर को फोन करो = Call the doctor.
• बैंक को तुरंत फोन कीजिए = Call the bank immediately.

So को here is not exactly the same as English to, but it helps show who is being called.

Why does Hindi say फोन कीजिए instead of using a simple verb meaning call?

Hindi commonly uses many borrowed nouns together with करना to make verb-like expressions. Here:

• फोन = phone / phone call
• कीजिए = polite imperative of करना (to do)

So फोन कीजिए literally means something like please do a phone call, but in natural English it simply means please call.

This pattern is very common in Hindi:

• काम कीजिए = do the work
• मदद कीजिए = help
• फोन कीजिए = call

What exactly is कीजिए?

कीजिए is a form of (). It is used when speaking respectfully, formally, or politely.