पुलिस
puliseveryday, Hindi
In Hindi police is पुलिस (pulis), the same English loanword. A single police officer is पुलिसवाला (pulisawālā).
Meaning: the police force (noun)
Ways to say it
| Indian | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| पुलिस | pulis | everyday, Hindi |
| पुलिसवाला | pulisawālā | everyday, officer |
A police station is थाना (thānā) in everyday Hindi. You file a report there with the phrase रिपोर्ट लिखवाना (riport likhwānā).
How does it change in a sentence?
पुलिस is treated as feminine in Hindi, so you say पुलिस आ गई (pulis ā gaī) for "the police have come".
Did you know?
- पुलिस was borrowed from English, but थाना is an older word for the police post that is still used everywhere.
Examples in context
- पुलिस थाने में रिपोर्ट लिखी जाती है।Pulis thāne mein riport likhī jātī hai.A report is written at the police station.
- पुलिस ने चोर को पकड़ लिया।Pulis ne chor ko pakaṛ liyā.The police caught the thief.
Example conversation
Vikram talks to a neighbor after a bag is stolen in Pune.
- Vikramमेरा बैग चोरी हो गया।Merā baig chorī ho gayā.My bag has been stolen.
- Neighborआप थाने जाकर पुलिस को बताइए।Āp thāne jākar pulis ko batāie.Go to the station and tell the police.
- Vikramहाँ, मैं अभी जाता हूँ।Hān, main abhī jātā hūn.Yes, I am going right now.
