Questions & Answers about उल्टी करना एक लक्षण है।
Why is करना used after उल्टी here?
In Hindi, many actions are expressed with a noun + करना pattern.
- उल्टी by itself commonly means vomit or vomiting
- उल्टी करना literally means to do vomiting, which is the natural Hindi way to say to vomit
So the sentence uses the full verbal expression उल्टी करना to talk about the act of vomiting.
Can उल्टी be used by itself, without करना?
Yes, but it depends on what you want to say.
- मुझे उल्टी है। = I am vomiting / I feel vomit-like / I have vomiting
- उल्टी करना = to vomit
So:
- उल्टी can function as a noun
- उल्टी करना functions as a verb phrase
In this sentence, the speaker is treating vomiting as an action or condition and labeling it as a symptom, so उल्टी करना works well.
Why is there एक in एक लक्षण? In English we often say Vomiting is a symptom without stressing a.
एक literally means one, but it is also often used like a/an in English.
So:
- एक लक्षण = a symptom
Hindi does not always need an equivalent of a/an, but using एक is very common when introducing something as one item in a category. Here it helps mean vomiting is one symptom or vomiting is a symptom.