फिर से (phir se)
adverb
An adverbial phrase meaning 'again' or 'once more' -- literally 'from again,' combining फिर (phir, 'then/again') with the postposition से (se, 'from').
Sense
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again, once more
adverb
Synonyms: दोबारा (dobaaraa), पुनः (punah, literary), दुबारा (dubaaraa, variant form)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear फिर से (phir se) constantly in daily life -- a teacher saying फिर से बोलो (phir se bolo, 'say it again'), or a friend asking फिर से आना (phir se aanaa, 'to come again'). It has a slightly more emphatic, 'let's try this once more' feel compared to the plainer दोबारा (dobaaraa).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes drop से (se) and use फिर (phir) alone to mean 'again,' which is actually fine in casual speech -- but फिर से (phir se) is the fuller, more deliberate way to say 'once more,' often used when emphasizing repetition of an action. 2) Don't confuse this से (se) with its 'from/by/with' meaning elsewhere -- here the phrase is frozen and means only 'again,' not 'from then.'
Sample Sentences:
फिर से बोलो, मुझे समझ नहीं आया।
Say it again, I didn't understand.
(phir se bolo, mujhe samajh nahiin aayaa।)
वह फिर से लेट हो गया।
He got late again.
(vah phir se let ho gayaa।)
मैं हर गलती से फिर से सीखता हूँ।
I learn again from every mistake.
(main har galtii se phir se siikhtaa hoon।)
वह फिर से वही गाना गा रही है।
She is singing that same song again.
(vah phir se vahii gaanaa gaa rahii hai।)
अगर मुझे मौका मिलता, तो मैं फिर से कोशिश करता।
If I had gotten a chance, I would have tried again.
(agar mujhe maukaa miltaa, to main phir se koshish kartaa।)
क्या तुम फिर से आना चाहोगे?
Would you like to come again?
(kyaa tum phir se aanaa chaahoge?)
यह काम फिर से किया जाएगा।
This work will be done again.
(yah kaam phir se kiyaa jaaegaa।)
काश मैं फिर से बच्चा बन पाता।
I wish I could become a child again.
(kaash main phir se bachchaa ban paataa।)
अध्यक्ष महोदय ने प्रस्ताव को फिर से प्रस्तुत करने का सुझाव दिया।
The chairman suggested presenting the proposal again.
(adhyaksh mahoday ne prastaav ko phir se prastut karne kaa sujhaav diyaa।)
बारिश रुकने के बाद वे फिर से खेलने लगे।
After the rain stopped, they started playing again.
(baarish rukne ke baad ve phir se khelne lage।)
टीचर ने कहा कि यह पैराग्राफ फिर से लिखा जाए।
The teacher said that this paragraph should be written again.
(tiichar ne kahaa ki yah pairaagraaph phir se likhaa jaae।)