शटलकॉक पकड़िए।

A simple approximation is sha-ta-l-kawk pa-ka-ri-ye.

More exactly:

• शटलकॉक ≈ shaṭal-kawk
• पकड़िए ≈ pakaṛiye

A few pronunciation notes:

• ड़ in पकड़िए is not a normal English d. It is a flap sound, somewhat like the quick tt in American English butter.
• The ending -इए is commonly pronounced -iye.
• In careful transliteration, पकड़िए is often written pakaṛiye.

पकड़िए comes from the verb पकड़ना, which means to catch, to hold, to grab, or to seize, depending on context.

So पकड़िए is the imperative form here: a command or request meaning:

• Catch it
• Hold it
• Grab it

In this sentence, because the object is शटलकॉक, the natural meaning is Catch the shuttlecock.

The ending -इए is a polite imperative ending in Hindi. It is used when speaking respectfully or formally, often with आप.

So:

• पकड़ = very blunt / intimate command
• पकड़ो = informal command
• पकड़िए = polite/formal command or request

This makes शटलकॉक पकड़िए। sound like a respectful instruction, something like Please catch the shuttlecock or Catch the shuttlecock, said politely.

You may also see the spelling पकड़िये. That is a common variant of the same form.

It is polite and often formal or respectful.

It is the kind of form you would use:

• with an older person
• with someone you do not know well
• in polite instructions
• in teaching or coaching, if you want to sound respectful

If you were talking casually to a friend, you might say पकड़ो instead.

Hindi often leaves out the subject when it is obvious from context. In commands, this is especially common.

So शटलकॉक पकड़िए। already implies:

• You catch the shuttlecock
• Please catch the shuttlecock

The polite ending -इए already tells you that the understood subject is you in a respectful sense, usually आप.

Hindi does not have articles like English a, an, and the.

So शटलकॉक can mean:

• a shuttlecock
• the shuttlecock

The exact meaning depends on context. In a real situation, if both speakers know which shuttlecock is meant, English naturally uses the, even though Hindi does not mark it separately.

That is a very common learner question.

In Hindi, direct objects do not always take को. With an inanimate noun like शटलकॉक, it is very normal to say simply:

• शटलकॉक पकड़िए।

Using को is possible in some contexts, especially for emphasis or specificity:

• शटलकॉक को पकड़िए।

But the version without को is completely natural here.

A helpful rule of thumb:

• को is more common with animate or highly specific objects
• with many inanimate direct objects, it is often omitted

Because it is a loanword. Hindi, especially in modern everyday speech, uses many English words for sports, technology, and other modern topics.

So शटलकॉक is simply the English word shuttlecock written in Devanagari script.

This is very common in Hindi. Many sports terms are borrowed rather than replaced by older Sanskrit-based vocabulary.

Yes. पकड़ना is a broad verb.

Depending on context, it can mean:

• catch
• hold
• grab
• seize

So in another situation, पकड़िए could mean Hold it or Grab it.
But with शटलकॉक, Catch the shuttlecock is the most natural translation.

Yes. शटलकॉक पकड़ो। is also correct, but it is less polite and more informal.

Compare:

• शटलकॉक पकड़िए। = polite/respectful
• शटलकॉक पकड़ो। = informal
• शटलकॉक पकड़। = very intimate or very blunt

So the choice depends on whom you are talking to.