What does it mean word for word?
The root word समझ means understanding or comprehension. The verb form समझ गए uses the perfective aspect to indicate that the act of understanding has been completed.
Which one should you use?
While क्या आप समझ गए? asks if the person has understood, क्या आपको समझ आ रहा है? and क्या आपको समझ में आ रहा है? specifically ask if the person is currently understanding the topic. The latter emphasizes the process of understanding.
How does it change in a sentence?
The level of formality is determined by the pronoun used: आप (āp) is polite, तुम (tum) is informal and तू (tū) is very informal. Additionally, the phrase तू समझ रहा है? uses the informal pronoun tū to ask for understanding among friends.
How do you pronounce it?
kyā āp samajh gae?
When do people say it?
If you are answering the question, a male would naturally say हाँ, मैं समझ गया (Yes, I understood), while a female would say हाँ, मैं समझ गई (Yes, I understood).
Did you know?
- The word आप is a doublet of the word आत्मा, which refers to the 'soul'.
- Using the pronoun तू in the phrase तू समझ रहा है? can be seen as offensive if used with a stranger, but it denotes extreme intimacy among very close friends.
- The phrase समझ में आना (samajh meṃ ānā) literally translates to 'understanding coming into' something, used to describe the process of comprehension.
Examples in context
- क्या आप समझ गए?kya aap samajh gaye?Do you understand?
- मैंने सब समझा दिया, क्या आप समझ गए?maine sab samjha diya, kya aap samajh gaye?I explained everything, do you understand?
- नियम स्पष्ट हैं, क्या आप समझ गए?niyam spasht hain, kya aap samajh gaye?The rules are clear, do you understand?
Example conversation
Neha is explaining a task to Aditya at work.
- नेहा Nehaआपको यह फाइल कल तक भेजनी है। क्या आप समझ गए?Aapko yeh file kal tak bhejni hai. Kya aap samajh gaye?You have to send this file by tomorrow. Do you understand?
- आदित्य Adityaहाँ नेहा, मैं समझ गया।Haan Neha, main samajh gaya.Yes Neha, I understand.
- नेहा Nehaठीक है, धन्यवाद आदित्य।Theek hai, dhanyavad Aditya.Okay, thank you Aditya.
- आदित्य Adityaकोई बात नहीं।Koi baat nahi.No problem.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries आप, क्या, समझ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
