क्या तुम पागल हो?
Kya tum pagal ho?/kjɑː t̪ʊm pɑː.ɡəl ɦoː/word by word
The Hindi phrase for "are you mad?" is क्या तुम पागल हो? (Kya tum pagal ho?)
Like in English, this phrase can be used literally to ask about mental health or figuratively to express disbelief at someone's irrational behavior.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of क्या (what/question marker), तुम (you), पागल (mad/insane) and हो (are).
Which one should you use?
क्या तुम पागल हो? is the standard neutral-informal way to ask the question, suitable for peers and people you know well.
How does it change in a sentence?
Use क्या आप पागल हैं? instead of क्या तुम पागल हो? when speaking to elders or in formal settings to avoid being rude. The form क्या तू पागल है? uses the highly informal/intimate pronoun तू and is used with very close friends or in moments of extreme anger.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Kya tum pagal ho? The IPA is /kjɑː t̪ʊm pɑː.ɡəl ɦoː/ and it has 2 syllables.
Did you know?
- In Hindi, the word पागल (mad) is often used as a playful term of endearment between romantic partners or close friends, similar to calling someone 'silly' in English.
- The verb हो is a direct descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European root *bʰuH-, the same root that gave rise to many English words related to being or becoming.
- While the phrase can be used for mental illness, Hindi speakers often use the more specific term मानसिक बीमारी to discuss clinical mental health in a medical context.
Examples in context
- इतनी तेज़ गाड़ी क्यों चला रहे हो, क्या तुम पागल हो?Itni tez gaadi kyon chala rahe ho, kya tum paagal ho?Why are you driving so fast, are you mad?
- तुम यह सब क्यों कह रहे हो, क्या तुम पागल हो?Tum yeh sab kyon keh rahe ho, kya tum paagal ho?Why are you saying all this, are you mad?
Example conversation
Amit is acting very strangely and scaring Pooja.
- पूजा Poojaअमित, तुम इतना चिल्ला क्यों रहे हो?Amit, tum itna chilla kyon rahe ho?Amit, why are you shouting so much?
- अमित Amitमुझे कुछ समझ नहीं आ रहा है!Mujhe kuch samajh nahi aa raha hai!I can't understand anything!
- पूजा Poojaक्या तुम पागल हो?Kya tum paagal ho?Are you mad?
- अमित Amitनहीं, मैं बस परेशान हूँ।Nahin, main bas pareshaan hoon.No, I am just upset.
