प्याज़ काटिए।

Cut the onion.

Breakdown of प्याज़ काटिए।

• प्याज़: onion
• काटना: to cut

Questions & Answers about प्याज़ काटिए।

What does each word mean in प्याज़ काटिए।?

• प्याज़ = onion
• काटिए = cut / please cut

So the sentence is an instruction or command: Cut the onion.

काटिए comes from the verb काटना, meaning to cut.

Why is there no word for you in the sentence?

In Hindi, commands usually leave out the subject because it is understood.

So प्याज़ काटिए। naturally means:

• (You) cut the onion.
• more naturally in English: Cut the onion.

If you want, you can include the pronoun for emphasis:

• आप प्याज़ काटिए। = You cut the onion.

But in normal instructions, the pronoun is often omitted.

Why is it काटिए and not काटना?

काटना is the dictionary form of the verb, meaning to cut.

But here you need a command form because the sentence is telling someone to do something.
That command form is काटिए.

So:

• काटना = to cut
• काटिए = cut / please cut

This is a very common pattern in Hindi: the verb changes form depending on whether you are stating, asking, commanding, and so on.