मैं दोहराता हूँ
main dohrata hoon
The English phrase "i repeat" is translated into Hindi as मैं दोहराता हूँ (main dohrata hoon).
This phrase is used to state that the speaker is saying something again for clarity or emphasis. To add even more emphasis to the act of repeating, you can use the phrase मैं फिर से दोहराता हूँ.
How does it change in a sentence?
The default form मैं दोहराता हूँ uses the masculine singular verb ending. If the speaker is female, the ending changes from -ta to -ti, resulting in मैं दोहराती हूँ. For the future tense, use मैं दोहराऊँगा to mean "I will repeat".
How do you pronounce it?
main dohrata hoon
Did you know?
- The root of दोहराना is related to the word दो, meaning 'two', reflecting the idea that repeating something creates a second version of the statement.
- In Hindi, repeating a word twice is a common grammatical device called reduplication, used to intensify a meaning or indicate that something is happening 'again and again'.
- The word मैं for 'I' is a distant relative of the English word 'I', as both can be traced back to the same Proto-Indo-European root *h₁móy.
Examples in context
- मुझे दोहराना चाहिए कि ये उपयोगकर्ता श्रेणी B में है।I should repeat that this user belongs to category B.
- बेहतर समय की योजना बनानी होगी, मैं फिर से कहता हूँ।We need to make a better timetable, I say it again.
- चिंता की कोई बात नहीं, मैं दोहराता हूँ – सब ठीक हो जाएगा।Don't worry, I repeat – everything will be fine.
- मैं दोहराता हूँ, यह बहुत ज़रूरी है।main dohrātā hūn, yeh bahut zarūrī hai.I repeat, this is very important.
- मैं दोहराता हूँ कि मैं नहीं आया।main dohrātā hūn ki main nahīn āyā.I repeat that I did not come.
- मैं दोहराता हूँ, कृपया सावधानी से चलें।main dohrātā hūn, kripayā sāvadhānī se chalen.I repeat, please walk carefully.
Example conversation
Pooja is giving instructions to Rahul about a meeting.
- पूजा Poojaबैठक दोपहर दो बजे है।Baithak dopahar do baje hai.The meeting is at two in the afternoon.
- राहुल Rahulक्या आपने दो बजे कहा?Kya aapne do baje kaha?Did you say two o'clock?
- पूजा Poojaहाँ, मैं दोहराता हूँ, दोपहर दो बजे।Haan, main dohrata hoon, dopahar do baje.Yes, I repeat, two in the afternoon.
- राहुल Rahulठीक है पूजा, मैं आ जाऊँगा।Theek hai Pooja, main aa jaunga.Okay Pooja, I will come.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries मैं, CC BY-SA 4.0.
