रहम कीजिए।

to do

Breakdown of रहम कीजिए।

• रहम: mercy

Questions & Answers about रहम कीजिए।

What does each word in रहम कीजिए। literally mean?

• रहम = mercy
• कीजिए = a polite/respectful imperative of करना (to do)

So the literal structure is something like Do mercy, but the natural English meaning is Have mercy or Please show mercy.

Why does Hindi use कीजिए here instead of a single verb meaning to have mercy?

Hindi often uses a noun + करना construction where English might use a simple verb.

So:

• रहम = mercy
• रहम करना = to show mercy / have mercy

This is very common in Hindi. Similar patterns are:

• मदद करना = to help
• कोशिश करना = to try / make an effort
• सवाल करना = to question / ask

So रहम कीजिए is built from रहम करना.

Why is it कीजिए and not करिए?

The verb करना is a little irregular, and in polite imperative forms Hindi very often uses कीजिए.

So both of these can be heard:

• रहम कीजिए
• रहम करिए

But कीजिए is very common and sounds standard and natural.

You will see this same pattern in other polite commands:

• कीजिए = please do
• लीजिए = please take
• दीजिए = please give