use of "nahin"
In a sentence from Amarkant:
अचानक उसे मालूम हुआ कि बहुत देर से उसे प्यास नहीं लगी हैं
"Suddenly she knew that for a very long time she had been feeling thirsty"
I understand all of this except "नहीं लगी हैं" - can someone translate this phrase and explain why it's negative?
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This is about verb 'pyaas lagna'.
अचानक उसे मालूम हुआ कि बहुत देर से उसे प्यास नहीं लगी है*(NOT hain हैं)
"Suddenly she came to know that for a very long time she had NOT felt thirsty"
pyaas lagna - to feel thirst.
pyaas nahin lagna - to NOT feel thirst.
If I feel like drinking water, in hindi, I will say -
मुझे प्यास लगी है. Mujhe pyaas lagi hai i.e. I am thirsty or I am feeling thirsty
If I am not thirsty,
मुझे प्यास नहीं लगी है. Mujhe pyas NAHIN lagi hai - I am not thirsty
Similarly,
he/she is thirsty
उसे प्यास लगी है
he/she is NOT thirsty
उसे प्यास नहीं लगी है
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