Questions & Answers about यह दवा इस तरह लेनी है।
What does each part of यह दवा this sentence?
A word-by-word breakdown is:
- यह = this
- दवा = medicine
- इस = this (but in an oblique form, because it goes with a postposition-like expression)
- तरह = way / manner
- लेनी = to take, but in a feminine form agreeing with दवा
- है = is
So the structure is roughly:
- यह दवा = this medicine
- इस तरह = in this way / like this
- लेनी है = has to be taken / is to be taken
Even though the English translation may not sound word-for-word the same, this is a very normal Hindi way to give instructions.
Why is it लेनी and not लेना?
Because दवा is a feminine noun in Hindi.
In constructions like X करना है / X लेना है / X खानी है, the verbal form often agrees with the object or action noun being talked about. Since दवा is feminine singular, you get:
- दवा लेनी है = the medicine has to be taken
Compare:
- पानी पीना है — पानी is masculine, so पीना
- रोटी खानी है — रोटी is feminine, so खानी
- — is feminine, so