मैं तुम्हें मार डालूँगा
main tumhein maar dāloongā
The Hindi phrase for "I will kill you" is मैं तुम्हें मार डालूँगा (main tumhein maar dāloongā).
This phrase is used as a threat to express an intention to end someone's life.
Which one should you use?
If you omit the compound particle डाल and say मैं तुम्हें मारूँगा, the meaning changes from "I will kill you" to "I will hit/beat you".
How does it change in a sentence?
If the speaker is female, the ending changes from daaloonga to daaloongi, as seen in मैं तुम्हें मार डालूँगी. Additionally, you can change the object to adjust formality: use aapko for polite/formal address, tumhein for standard address or tujhe for highly informal or insulting address.
How do you pronounce it?
main tumhein maar dāloongā
Did you know?
- The word मैं (main) shares a deep linguistic ancestry with the English word 'me'. They both trace back to the same Proto-Indo-European roots for the first-person pronoun.
- The word मार (maar) in this phrase is the root of the verb 'marna', which is one of the most versatile words in Hindi, used for everything from 'to die' to 'to hit'.
Examples in context
- मैं तुम्हें मार डालूँगा।main tumhein maar daalunga.I will kill you.
- तुमने मेरी बात नहीं मानी, अब मैं तुम्हें मार डालूँगा।tumne meri baat nahi maani, ab main tumhein maar daalunga.You didn't listen to me, now I will kill you.
Example conversation
Two people are arguing intensely during a heated conflict.
- पूजा Poojaतुमने मेरा सब कुछ बर्बाद कर दिया!Tumne mera sab kuch barbaad kar diya!You ruined everything for me!
- राहुल Rahulमुझसे गलती हो गई, मुझे माफ कर दो।Mujhse galti ho gayi, mujhe maaf kar do.I made a mistake, please forgive me.
- पूजा Poojaचुप रहो, मैं तुम्हें मार डालूँगा!Chup raho, main tumhein maar daaloonga!Shut up, I will kill you!
- राहुल Rahulपूजा, कृपया शांत हो जाओ।Puja, kripya shaant ho jao.Puja, please calm down.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries मार, मैं, CC BY-SA 4.0.
