शटलकॉक को नेट के ऊपर से मारिए।

A helpful pronunciation guide is:

shaṭal-kok ko neṭ ke ūpar se māriye

Approximate it in English as:

shuttle-cock ko net ke oo-par se maa-ree-ye

A few notes:

• श = sh
• ट is a retroflex t, made with the tongue curled slightly back
• ऊ in ऊपर is a long oo
• मारिए has three clear parts: maa-ri-ye

If you say it smoothly, it sounds roughly like:

shaṭalkok ko neṭ ke ūpar se māriye

को marks the direct object in this sentence.

So in:

शटलकॉक को ... मारिए

the word शटलकॉक is the thing being hit, and को shows that.

In English, we usually do not need a separate marker for this, because word order does the job:

• Hit the shuttlecock

In Hindi, को often marks a specific or affected object, especially with people, but it can also appear with things, as here.

So:

• शटलकॉक को मारिए = Hit the shuttlecock

Because the meaning is not hit it on the net, but hit it over the net.

Break it down:

• नेट = net
• के = linking postposition form
• ऊपर = above / over
• से = from / through / across, depending on context

Together, के ऊपर se means something like:

• over
• from above
• across and over

So:

नेट के ऊपर से मारिए = hit it over the net

If you said नेट पर, that would mean on the net, which is a different idea.

मारिए is a polite imperative form of the verb मारना (to hit, to strike).

So:

• मारना = to hit
• मारिए = hit! / please hit

It is used when speaking politely or respectfully, or when giving formal instructions.

Common imperative levels with this verb are:

• मार — very informal
• मारो — familiar/informal
• मारिए — polite
• मारिये — common spelling variant of the same form

So this sentence sounds like a polite instruction:

• Please hit the shuttlecock over the net.

Because in Hindi, मारना is commonly used for striking or hitting something in sports and physical actions.

In English, depending on the sport, we might say:

• hit
• strike
• serve
• return
• smash

Hindi often uses मारना in places where English chooses one of several more specific verbs.

So in a sports context:

• गेंद मारो = hit the ball
• शटलकॉक मारिए = hit the shuttlecock

It sounds normal in Hindi.

Because they are loanwords from English, written in Devanagari.

This is very common in modern Hindi, especially for:

• sports
• technology
• transport
• school vocabulary

So:

• शटलकॉक = shuttlecock
• नेट = net

Many Hindi speakers would naturally use these words instead of trying to find a more traditional Sanskrit-based equivalent.

This is completely normal and very common in everyday Hindi.

The sentence follows a very normal Hindi pattern:

object + location/path phrase + verb

Breakdown:

• शटलकॉक को = the shuttlecock
• नेट के ऊपर से = over the net
• मारिए = hit

So literally it is close to:

The shuttlecock, over the net, hit.

Natural English reorders it as:

• Hit the shuttlecock over the net.

Hindi usually places the main verb at the end.

Sometimes, yes, especially in casual speech, you may hear:

शटलकॉक नेट के ऊपर से मारिए।

But को helps clearly mark शटलकॉक as the object, and it sounds perfectly natural here.

For learners, it is useful to understand the version with को, because it makes the grammar clearer:

• शटलकॉक को = the shuttlecock as the thing being acted on

So while omission may happen in some contexts, the given sentence is fully normal.

In this sentence, it means over the net, not just somewhere above the net.

That is because ऊपर by itself can mean above, but ऊपर से often expresses movement or passage:

• over
• from above
• across

So in a sports instruction, नेट के ऊपर से मारिए clearly means:

• send it so it goes over the net

It describes the path of the shuttlecock.

It is polite/formal, and this polite form can be used for:

• one person respectfully
• more than one person
• formal instructions in general

So मारिए does not work like a simple English singular/plural distinction. It is mainly about politeness/register.

For example:

• to a friend: मारो
• to someone respectfully: मारिए

In instructions, signs, teaching, and coaching, मारिए is very common because it sounds polite and neutral.

Not by itself.

मारिए only tells you hit it. It does not specify the exact kind of shot.

Depending on context, it could be:

• hit
• return
• send
• play

If the speaker specifically wanted smash, they would usually use a more specific expression or rely on context.

So the sentence means something general like:

• Hit the shuttlecock over the net
• Send the shuttlecock over the net

not necessarily:

• Smash it

Because the postposition phrase agrees with नेट in the oblique form, and masculine singular nouns like नेट take के before postpositions in this kind of structure.

You can think of it like this:

• नेट is treated as masculine
• with a postposition phrase like ऊपर से, the connector becomes के

So:

• नेट के ऊपर = above the net
• नेट के ऊपर से = over the net

This is part of how Hindi builds postpositional phrases. You do not choose का/की/के here based on English-style possession; it is part of the grammatical construction.

You could change the imperative form:

• शटलकॉक को नेट के ऊपर से मारो। — casual
• शटलकॉक को नेट के ऊपर से मार। — very informal

Compared with:

• शटलकॉक को नेट के ऊपर से मारिए। — polite/formal

So the main difference is tone:

• मार = very direct, used with someone very familiar
• मारो = casual
• मारिए = polite/respectful/instructional

For learners, मारिए is a safe form to use in many situations.