નાચ
nach
To dance in Gujarati is નાચ (nach).
The term નાચ is used as a verb to describe the act of moving rhythmically to music.
Meaning: move rhythmically to music (verb)
Which one should you use?
The word નાચ serves as the common verb for the action. In contrast, નૃત્ય is the formal noun used to refer to 'dance' as an art form or a concept.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb નાચ changes depending on the tense and person. The third-person singular present tense is નાચે છે, the masculine singular past tense is નાચ્યો and the third-person singular future tense is નાચશે.
How do you pronounce it?
nach
Did you know?
- During the Navratri festival, the 'dance' performed is not just for entertainment but is considered a form of prayer and devotion.
- Gujarati shares the root for નાચ with Hindi and Marathi, reflecting a shared Indo-Aryan linguistic heritage for the word 'dance'.
- A person who dances for a living or as a professional in folk theatre is sometimes called a નાચણિયાર, a term that carries deep historical ties to community-based performing arts.
Examples in context
- આ બાળકો ગરબા રમવા આવ્યા છે.These children have come to play Garba.
- રાજકોટમાં લોકગીત સાથે રસ રમવામાં આવે છે.In Rajkot, people enjoy Ras dance with folk songs.
Example conversation
Aryan and Anjali are at a wedding party.
- આર્યન Aryanઅંજલિ, અહીં આવીને નાચ!Anjali, ahīṃ āvīne nāch!Anjali, come here and dance!
- અંજલિ Anjaliમને શરમ આવે છે.Mane sharam āve che.I am feeling shy.
- આર્યન Aryanતારા મિત્રો બધા નાચ કરે છે.Tārā mitro badhā nāch kare che.All your friends are dancing.
- અંજલિ Anjaliઠીક છે, હું આવું છું.Thīk che, hū āvū chū.Okay, I am coming.
