मरना
marnā/məɾ.nɑː/
To die in Hindi is मरना (marnā).
मरना is the standard verb used to describe the act of stopping living. It can be used literally to describe biological death or figuratively to express a strong desire or passion, such as being 'dying for' something.
Meaning: to stop living (verb)
Which one should you use?
If you wish to be more metaphorical or casual, you can use चला जाना, which translates to 'to depart'.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
When expressing that someone has died in the past, the form changes based on the gender of the subject: use मर गया (mar gayā) for masculine subjects and मर गई (mar gaī) for feminine subjects.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is marnā (/məɾ.nɑː/). It has 2 syllables.
Did you know?
- While मरना (marnā) means 'to die', the very similar word मारना (mārnā) means 'to kill' or 'to hit'.
- In Hindi, the verb मरना (marnā) is frequently used in common idioms to describe intense emotions, such as मर मिटना (mar mitnā) meaning to sacrifice everything for a beloved or a cause.
- In some traditional contexts, instead of मरना (marnā), people use the phrase स्वर्ग सिधारना (svarg sidhārnā), which literally means 'to depart for heaven'.
Examples in context
- तुम मरना क्यों चाहते हो?Why do you want to die?This sentence uses मरना to ask a question about the desire to die.Tatoeba #3699901 by sabretou, translation #1111558 by Scott
- छोटी उम्र में मरना उसके भाग्य में था।It was her fate to die young.This sentence uses मरना to describe the fate of dying at a young age.Tatoeba #484112 by minshirui, translation #273995 by CK
- मेरा दादा पिछले साल मर गए।My grandpa passed away last year.
- वह आखिरी साँस लेते ही मर गया।He died immediately after taking the last breath.
- उसका पालतू कुत्ता चला गया।His pet dog passed away.
- बीमारी से मरना बहुत दुखद है।Beemaari se marna bahut dukhad hai.Dying from a disease is very sad.
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Pooja and Aditya are discussing a movie scene.
- पूजा Poojaक्या फिल्म में मुख्य नायक मरना वाला है?kya film mein mukhya naayak marna vaala hai?Is the main hero going to die in the movie?
- आदित्य Adityaहाँ, कहानी के अंत में वह मर जाता है।haan, kahaani ke ant mein vah mar jaata hai.Yes, he dies at the end of the story.
- पूजा Poojaयह बहुत दुखद है कि उसे मरना पड़ा।yeh bahut dukhad hai ki use marna pada.It is very sad that he had to die.
- आदित्य Adityaहाँ, पूजा, यह एक भावुक अंत था।haan, Pooja, yeh ek bhaavuk ant tha.Yes, Pooja, it was an emotional ending.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “die” translations and entries मरना, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
