रोना बंद करो
rona band karo
In Hindi, stop crying is expressed as रोना बंद करो (rona band karo).
The phrase is a command used to tell someone to end their act of weeping.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of रोना (rona) meaning 'to cry', बंद (band) meaning 'closed/stopped' and करो (karo) meaning 'do'.
How does it change in a sentence?
In a very casual or intimate setting, the command can be shortened to रोना बंद कर by using कर (kar) instead of करो (karo). To make the command more polite or respectful, replace करो (karo) with कीजिए (kijiye), resulting in रोना बंद कीजिए.
How do you pronounce it?
rona band karo
Did you know?
- The root of रोना can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European word *HrewdH-. This makes it a very distant relative of several words for weeping across many different European languages.
- The phrase रोना बंद करो is a direct command, but in many Indian households, elders may use a softer, repetitive phrase like बस करो meaning 'enough' to achieve the same result.
- In dramatic Hindi cinema, the command to stop crying is often paired with the phrase चुप हो जाओ, which literally means 'become silent', regardless of whether the person is speaking.
Examples in context
- बस अब रोना बंद करो।Now stop crying.Tatoeba #486301 by minshirui, translation #41072 by CK
- अब रोना बंद करो।ab rona band karo.Stop crying now.
- कृपया रोना बंद करो।kripya rona band karo.Please stop crying.
Example conversation
Amit is comforting Puja after she hurt herself.
- अमित Amitपूजा, रोना बंद करो।Puja, rona band karo.Puja, stop crying.
- पूजा Poojaमुझे बहुत दर्द हो रहा है।mujhe bahut dard ho raha hai.It hurts a lot.
- अमित Amitचोट छोटी है, रोना बंद करो।chot chhoti hai, rona band karo.The injury is small, stop crying.
- पूजा Poojaठीक है, मैं कोशिश करती हूँ।theek hai, main koshish karti hoon.Okay, I will try.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries बंद, रोना, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
