Word
पुस्तकालय कार्ड का नवीनीकरण कीजिए।
Meaning
Renew the library card.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about पुस्तकालय कार्ड का नवीनीकरण कीजिए।
Why is का used in पुस्तकालय कार्ड का नवीनीकरण, and what does the whole phrase literally mean?
का marks a relationship like of.
So:
- पुस्तकालय = library
- कार्ड = card
- का = of
- नवीनीकरण = renewal
So पुस्तकालय कार्ड का नवीनीकरण literally means renewal of the library card.
The full sentence is literally something like:
Please do the renewal of the library card.
Natural English would usually be:
Please renew the library card.
Why does Hindi use नवीनीकरण कीजिए instead of a single verb meaning renew?
Hindi often expresses actions with a noun + करना / कीजिए structure.
Here:
- नवीनीकरण = renewal
- कीजिए = please do
So नवीनीकरण कीजिए means please do the renewal.
This is very common in formal Hindi. Compare:
- जांच कीजिए = do the inspection / inspect
- सफाई कीजिए = do the cleaning / clean
- भुगतान कीजिए = make the payment / pay
So even though English prefers a simple verb like renew, Hindi often prefers a noun-based expression.
What exactly does कीजिए mean, and how polite is it?