When to use it
Use it when something in your hotel room is broken and you want to know whom to tell.
The sentence in English: “How do I make a complaint at the hotel?”
In “How do I make a complaint at the hotel?” ‘make a complaint’ is verb plus noun.
- How
- adverbquestion word asking about the way or manner
- do
- auxiliary verbdo · tense: present · auxiliary that makes the question
- I
- pronounpersonal pronoun, always written with a capital letter
- make
- verbmake · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · "make an appointment" and "make a complaint" are fixed expressions
- a
- determinerindefinite article
- complaint
- nounnoun
- at
- prepositionpreposition of place
- the
- determinerdefinite article
- hotel
- nounnoun
The sentence in Marathi: “हॉटेलकडे तक्रार कशी करायची?”
In “हॉटेलकडे तक्रार कशी करायची?” ‘तक्रार करणे’ (do a complaint) is also noun plus verb. ‘कशी’ and ‘करायची’ are feminine because ‘तक्रार’ is feminine, and ‘हॉटेलकडे’ (to the hotel) comes first.
- हॉटेलकडे
- nounhoṭel + -kaḍe 'to'
- तक्रार
- noun'complaint', feminine
- कशी
- adverb'how', feminine for takrār
- करायची
- verbkarṇe · form: intentive (-āycī) · takrār karāycī = how to complain, no subject
What changes from one language to the other: English × Marathi
Both languages use noun plus verb; Marathi words agree in gender and the place comes first.
Example conversation
— हॉटेलकडे तक्रार कशी करायची?
— How do I make a complaint at the hotel?
— आधी रिसेप्शनला सांगा.
— Tell the reception first.