क्या तुम मुझसे शादी करोगी?
kya tum mujhse shaadi karogi?
The English phrase "will you marry me?" is translated into Hindi as क्या तुम मुझसे शादी करोगी? (kya tum mujhse shaadi karogi?)
This phrase is a question used to propose marriage to someone.
What does it mean word for word?
The word mujhse is a combination of mujh (me) and the postposition se (with/from), which is required by the verb used in this context. The word shaadi is a noun meaning marriage, and it is used here as part of the compound verb shaadi karna, which means to do marriage or to marry.
Which one should you use?
The default form क्या तुम मुझसे शादी करोगी? is the feminine form used when addressing a woman. If you are proposing to a man, you must use the masculine verb form क्या तुम मुझसे शादी करोगे?
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb must agree with the gender of the person you are proposing to. Use karogi for a female recipient and karoge for a male recipient. Additionally, using aap instead of tum makes the proposal more formal and respectful.
How do you pronounce it?
kya tum mujhse shaadi karogi?
Did you know?
- In many traditional Indian contexts, a formal proposal like क्या तुम मुझसे शादी करोगी? is rare because families often arrange the match first.
- The word shaadi is shared across several major Indian languages including Punjabi, Bengali and Marathi.
- If you want to sound more poetic or formal in a Bollywood-style setting, you might use the word vivah instead of shaadi.
Examples in context
- क्या तुम मुझसे शादी करोगी?kya tum mujhse shaadi karogi?Will you marry me?
- अगर मैं पूछूँ, क्या तुम मुझसे शादी करोगी?agar main poochoon, kya tum mujhse shaadi karogi?If I ask, will you marry me?
