રાહ જુઓ
rah juo
To wait in Gujarati is to say રાહ જુઓ (rah juo).
The phrase is used to express the act of delaying an action or staying in place until a specific event occurs.
Meaning: delay until some event (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The word રાહ means 'path', 'way' or 'expectation'. The phrase રાહ જુઓ literally means 'to look for the way' or 'to watch the path', which is used idiomatically to mean 'to wait'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The imperative form changes from રાહ જુઓ to રાહ જો when using the informal register. The future tense of the phrase is રાહ જોશે, and the continuous form for a male subject is રાહ જોઈ રહ્યો છે.
How do you pronounce it?
rah juo
Did you know?
- In Gujarati literature and folk songs, the image of 'watching the path' (રાહ જોવી) is a recurring motif used to symbolize the pain of separation between lovers or family members.
- Gujarati has different ways to express 'waiting' depending on whether the wait is passive or active. While રાહ જુઓ is general, the word ધીરજ refers to the patience required during a long wait.
- If a speaker wants to tell someone to wait 'just a moment', they might avoid રાહ જુઓ and instead use એક મિનિટ (one minute) or થોભો (stop/pause), which changes the nuance from expecting something to simply halting.
Examples in context
- થોડી વાર માટે રાહ જુઓ.Thodi vaar maate raah juo.Wait for a little while.
- તમે અહીં મારી રાહ જુઓ.Tamē ahī̃ mārī raah juo.Wait for me here.
- બસ, હવે થોડી વાર રાહ જુઓ.Bas, have thodi vaar raah juo.Just wait a little longer now.
Example conversation
Nilay and Drishti are waiting for a bus.
- નિલય Nilayબસ ક્યાં છે?bas kyā̃ chē?Where is the bus?
- દ્રષ્ટિ Drishtiબસ હજી આવી નથી.bas hajī āvī nathī.The bus hasn't come yet.
- નિલય Nilayઆપણે કેટલીવાર રાહ જુઓ?āpanē kēṭlīvār rāh juō?How long should we wait?
- દ્રષ્ટિ Drishtiબસ પાંચ મિનિટ રાહ જુઓ.bas pā̃ch miniṭ rāh juō.Just wait five minutes.
