सुंदर दिसत आहे
sundar disat ahe
In Marathi, "looking beautiful" is expressed as सुंदर दिसत आहे (sundar disat ahe).
The phrase is used to describe someone or something that has an attractive appearance.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase सुंदर दिसत आहे is composed of सुंदर (beautiful), दिसत (appearing/looking) and आहे (is).
Which one should you use?
While सुंदर दिसत आहे means "looking beautiful", you can also use छान दिसत आहे to say "looking nice" or "looking good".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase सुंदर दिसत आहे is in the present continuous tense, used to describe a current state of appearance. To express the past tense, you change the auxiliary verb: use सुंदर दिसत होता to say "was looking beautiful" for a masculine subject or सुंदर दिसत होती to say "was looking beautiful" for a feminine subject.
How do you pronounce it?
sundar disat ahe
Did you know?
- When complimenting a child, Marathi speakers often avoid using सुंदर दिसत आहे and instead use words like गोड (sweet) to describe their appearance.
- Marathi speakers may use the phrase नटून थटून to describe the process of getting dressed up specifically to look सुंदर for a special occasion.
- The word सुंदर comes from the Sanskrit word sundara, which is also found in Gujarati as sundar.
Examples in context
- ती खूप सुंदर दिसत आहे.Tī khūp sundar disat āhe.She is looking very beautiful.
- आज तू सुंदर दिसत आहेस.Āj tū sundar disat āhes.You are looking beautiful today.
- हे फूल सुंदर दिसत आहे.He phūl sundar disat āhe.This flower is looking beautiful.
Example conversation
Rohan and Sneha are meeting at a cafe.
- रोहन Rohanस्नेहा, तू आज खूप सुंदर दिसत आहेस!Sneha, tū āj khūp sundar disat āhes!Sneha, you are looking very beautiful today!
- स्नेहा Snehaधन्यवाद, रोहन!Dhan'yavād, Rohan!Thank you, Rohan!
- रोहन Rohanतुझे हे नवीन कपडे छान आहेत.Tujhe he navīn kapḍe chhān āhet.Your new clothes are nice.
- स्नेहा Snehaहो, मला हे खूप आवडले.Ho, malā he khūp āvaḍale.Yes, I liked them a lot.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries सुंदर, CC BY-SA 4.0.
