સુઈ જવું
sui javu
The phrase "go to sleep" in Gujarati is સુઈ જવું (sui javu).
સુઈ જવું is used to describe the act of beginning to sleep or heading to bed for the night.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the verb સુઈ (sui), meaning "having slept" and the auxiliary verb જવું (javu), meaning "to go".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase changes depending on the gender of the person who went to sleep. To say "he went to sleep" in the masculine form, use સુઈ ગયો. To say "she went to sleep" in the feminine form, use સુઈ ગઈ.
How do you pronounce it?
sui javu
Did you know?
- The word સુઈ (sui) actually functions as a perfective participle, meaning 'having slept', making the phrase grammatically closer to 'having slept, to go'.
- The phrase relies on the auxiliary verb 'to go' to indicate a change in state, a common feature in many Indo-Aryan languages that differs from English.
- If you were to use the phrase to tell someone to 'go to sleep' as a command, the form of જવું would change entirely to an imperative form.
Example conversation
Aryan and Drishti are talking at home late at night.
- આર્યન Aryanદ્રષ્ટિ, ખૂબ મોડું થઈ ગયું છે.Drashti, khūb moḍuṃ thaī gayuṃ che.Drishti, it has become very late.
- દ્રષ્ટિ Drishtiહા, મારે હવે સુઈ જવું જોઈએ.hā, māre have suī javuṃ joie.Yes, I should go to sleep now.
- આર્યન Aryanઠીક છે, સુઈ જા.ṭhīk che, suī jā.Okay, go to sleep.
- દ્રષ્ટિ Drishtiશુભ રાત્રિ, આર્યન.śubh rātri, Āryan.Good night, Aryan.
