दफा हो जाओ
dafa ho jao
To say 'get lost' in Hindi, use दफा हो जाओ (dafa ho jao).
The phrase दफा हो जाओ is used to command someone to leave immediately, often in a state of anger or irritation.
Meaning: go away! (intj)
Which one should you use?
While दफा हो जाओ is a standard way to express this command, you can use the more direct and informal चला जा or भाग जा to say 'get lost' or 'go away.'
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase more informal or blunt when speaking to a peer or someone younger, you can use दफा हो जा instead of दफा हो जाओ.
How do you pronounce it?
dafa ho jao
Did you know?
- The word दफा in दफा हो जाओ is borrowed from Arabic, where it originally referred to a 'turn' or a 'time'.
- While दफा हो जाओ means 'get lost' in this context, the word दफा is also used in legal Hindi to mean a 'section' of a law code.
- If you want to sound even more aggressive or dismissive, you could replace दफा हो जाओ with निकल, which literally means 'exit' but is used as a sharp 'get out'.
Examples in context
- भाग जा!Get lost!
- दफा हो जाओ यहाँ से!dafā ho jāo yahā̃ se!Get lost from here!
- अब दफा हो जाओ।ab dafā ho jāo.Now get lost.
- तुम दफा हो जाओ!tum dafā ho jāo!You, get lost!
Example conversation
Priya is angry with Aditya and wants him to leave her alone.
- प्रिया Priyaमुझे परेशान मत करो, दफा हो जाओ!mujhe pareśān mat karo, dafā ho jāo!Don't bother me, get lost!
- आदित्य Adityaपर मैं तो बस बात करना चाहता था।par main to bas bāt karnā chāhtā thā.But I just wanted to talk.
- प्रिया Priyaमुझे तुम्हारी कोई बात नहीं सुननी।mujhe tumhārī koī bāt nahī̃ sunnī.I don't want to hear anything from you.
- आदित्य Adityaठीक है, मैं चला जाता हूँ।ṭhīk hai, main chalā jātā hū̃.Fine, I am leaving.
