ਖਰੀਦਣਾ
kharīdaṇā
The English phrase 'buy' is translated into Punjabi as ਖਰੀਦਣਾ (kharīdaṇā).
The verb ਖਰੀਦਣਾ is used to describe the action of obtaining something by paying money for it.
Meaning: to obtain something with money (verb)
Which one should you use?
While ਖਰੀਦਣਾ is the standard dictionary form, the word ਲੈਣਾ (which literally means 'to take') is frequently used in casual conversation to mean 'to buy'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The past tense of the verb is ਖਰੀਦਿਆ, meaning 'bought'. To form the present continuous 'is buying', you use the root ਖਰੀਦ combined with the auxiliary verb ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ, resulting in ਖਰੀਦ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ.
How do you pronounce it?
kharīdaṇā
Did you know?
- While ਖਰੀਦਣਾ refers to buying, the Punjabi word for 'shopping' is often expressed as ਸਮਾਨ ਲੈਣਾ, which literally translates to 'taking stuff'.
- The root ਖਰੀਦ is shared with several other Indo-Aryan languages, but the specific Punjabi suffix ਣਾ marks it as an infinitive. This allows the word to function as a noun meaning 'the act of buying' without any further changes.
- If you use the formal ਖਰੀਦਣਾ in a very casual market setting, you might sound like you are reading from a textbook or a formal news report.
Examples in context
- ਜੀ ਹਾਂ, ਮੈਂ ਉਹਨੂੰ ਖਰੀਦਾਂਗਾ।Yes, I will buy it.
- ਮੈਂ ਨਵਾਂ ਫ਼ੋਨ ਖਰੀਦਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।Main nava phone khareedna chaunda haan.I want to buy a new phone.
- ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀ ਸਬਜ਼ੀਆਂ ਖਰੀਦਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹੋ?Ki tusi sabzian khareedna chaunde ho?Do you want to buy vegetables?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about shopping for clothes.
- ਹਰਮਨ Hermanਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ, ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਨਵੇਂ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਖਰੀਦਣਾ ਹੈ?Manprīt, kī tusīṁ nave kapṛē kharīdaṇā hai?Manpreet, do you need to buy new clothes?
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਹਾਂ, ਮੈਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਸੂਟ ਖਰੀਦਣਾ ਹੈ।Hāṁ, mainū ik sūṭ kharīdaṇā hai.Yes, I need to buy a suit.
- ਹਰਮਨ Hermanਚਲੋ, ਅਸੀਂ ਮਾਲ ਚੱਲਦੇ ਹਾਂ।Calō, asīṁ māl caldē hāṁ.Let's go to the mall.
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਠੀਕ ਹੈ, ਹਰਮਨ, ਚੱਲੋ ਚੱਲੀਏ।Ṭhīk hai, Harman, calō calīē.Okay, Harman, let's go.
