वापस आना (vaapas aanaa)
verb
A compound expression meaning 'to come back, return' -- वापस (vaapas) is an adverb meaning 'back' and आना (aanaa) is the ordinary verb 'to come'; together they form the everyday phrase for returning somewhere.
Sense
1
:
to return, come back (physically)
verb, intransitive वापस (vaapas) functions as an adverbial modifier before आना (aanaa); the two words are written separately but learned as one functional unit.
Synonyms: लौटना (lautnaa), लौटकर आना (lautkar aanaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is one of the most common ways to say 'I'll be right back' in daily life -- मैं अभी वापस आता हूँ (main abhii vaapas aataa hoon, 'I'll come back right now') is heard constantly when someone steps out of a shop, office, or gathering for a moment.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to conjugate वापस (vaapas) itself -- it never changes form; only आना (aanaa) inflects for tense, gender, and number. 2) Do not confuse with वापस देना (vaapas denaa, 'to give back'), which uses the same वापस (vaapas) but a different main verb for a completely different meaning (returning an object, not oneself).
Sample Sentences:
मैं अभी वापस आता हूँ।
I'll come back right now.
(main abhii vaapas aataa hoon।)
वह कल दिल्ली से वापस आया।
He came back from Delhi yesterday.
(vah kal dillii se vaapas aayaa।)
मैं अगले हफ्ते वापस आऊँगा।
I will come back next week.
(main agle haphte vaapas aaoongaa।)
वापस आ जाओ, बहुत देर हो गई है।
Come back, it's gotten really late.
(vaapas aa jaao, bahut der ho gaii hai।)
वह अभी बाज़ार गई है, थोड़ी देर में वापस आ जाएगी।
She's gone to the market right now, she'll be back in a little while.
(vah abhii baazaar gaii hai, thodii der men vaapas aa jaaegii।)
जब मैं दफ़्तर से वापस आ रहा था, तब बारिश शुरू हो गई।
When I was coming back from the office, it started raining.
(jab main daftar se vaapas aa rahaa thaa, tab baarish shuroo ho gaii।)
अगर तुम समय पर वापस आते, तो हम साथ खाना खा पाते।
If you had come back on time, we could have eaten together.
(agar tum samay par vaapas aate, to ham saath khaanaa khaa paate।)
क्या आप कृपया थोड़ी देर में वापस आ सकते हैं?
Could you please come back in a little while?
(kyaa aap kripyaa thodii der men vaapas aa sakte hain?)
मुझे उम्मीद है कि वह जल्दी वापस आए।
I hope he comes back soon.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki vah jaldii vaapas aae।)
सैनिकों को सीमा से वापस बुलाया गया और वे अगले महीने वापस आए।
The soldiers were called back from the border and they returned the next month.
(sainikon ko siimaa se vaapas bulaayaa gayaa aur ve agle mahiine vaapas aae।)
वह हर शाम ठीक सात बजे वापस आता है।
He comes back every evening at exactly seven o'clock.
(vah har shaam thiik saat baje vaapas aataa hai।)
Sense
2
:
to come back to normal, recover, return to a previous state (figurative)
verb, intransitive Used with abstract subjects like तबीयत (tabiiyat, 'health'), हालात (haalaat, 'situation'), or होश (hosh, 'senses/consciousness') to describe returning to a normal or prior condition.
Synonyms: पहले जैसा हो जाना (pahle jaisaa ho jaanaa, descriptive phrase, not a single-word synonym)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear this when someone recovers from illness or shock -- होश में वापस आना (hosh men vaapas aanaa, 'to come back to one's senses') is a common way to describe someone regaining consciousness or composure after a jolt.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often only learn the physical 'come back' sense and miss that यह अपनी हालत पर वापस आ गया (yah apnii haalat par vaapas aa gayaa, 'it came back to its normal state') uses the same verb figuratively for recovery or restoration.
Sample Sentences:
एक्सीडेंट के बाद वह कुछ देर के लिए होश में नहीं था, फिर धीरे-धीरे होश में वापस आया।
After the accident he was unconscious for a while, then slowly came back to his senses.
(eksiident ke baad vah kuchh der ke lie hosh men nahiin thaa, phir dhiire-dhiire hosh men vaapas aayaa।)
इतना बड़ा सदमा लगने के बाद भी वह जल्दी सामान्य हो जाता है।
Even after such a big shock, he comes back to normal quickly.
(itnaa badaa sadmaa lagne ke baad bhii vah jaldii saamaany ho jaataa hai।)
डॉक्टर बोले कि मरीज़ को होश में आने में अभी वक्त लगेगा।
The doctor said it will still take time for the patient to come back to his senses.
(doktar bole ki mariiz ko hosh men aane men abhii vakt lagegaa।)
थोड़ा पानी पी लो, तुम्हारी तबीयत ठीक हो जाएगी।
Drink a little water, you'll feel back to normal.
(thodaa paanii pii lo, tumhaarii tabiiyat thiik ho jaaegii।)
जरा शांति से बैठो, होश में वापस आ जाओ।
Sit calmly for a bit, come back to your senses.
(jaraa shaanti se baitho, hosh men vaapas aa jaao।)
अगर वह थोड़ा आराम करता तो अब तक सामान्य हो गया होता।
If he had rested a bit, he would have come back to normal by now.
(agar vah thodaa aaraam kartaa to ab tak saamaany ho gayaa hotaa।)
शायद कुछ दिनों में उसकी हालत सामान्य हो जाए।
Perhaps in a few days his condition will come back to normal.
(shaayad kuchh dinon men uskii haalat saamaany ho jaae।)
बाज़ार का हाल अभी भी सामान्य नहीं हुआ है।
The market's condition still hasn't returned to normal.
(baazaar kaa haal abhii bhii saamaany nahiin huaa hai।)
इलाज के बाद उसकी सुनने की शक्ति काफी हद तक वापस आ गई।
After the treatment, his hearing ability was largely restored.
(ilaaj ke baad uskii sunne kii shakti kaaphii had tak vaapas aa gaii।)
जब उसे होश में वापस लाया गया, तो सबने राहत की सांस ली।
When he was brought back to his senses, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
(jab use hosh men vaapas laayaa gayaa, to sabne raahat kii saans lii।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
वापस आना
(vaapas aanaa)
infinitive oblique:
वापस आने
(vaapas aane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
वापस आता
(vaapas aataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
वापस आते
(vaapas aate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
वापस आती
(vaapas aatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
वापस आतीं
(vaapas aatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
वापस आ रहा
(vaapas aa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
वापस आ रहे
(vaapas aa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
वापस आ रही
(vaapas aa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
वापस आ रहीं
(vaapas aa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
वापस आया
(vaapas aayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
वापस आए
(vaapas aae)
perfective (sg.f):
वापस आई
(vaapas aaii)
perfective (pl.f):
वापस आईं
(vaapas aaiin)
imperative (informal):
वापस आ
(vaapas aa)
imperative (neutral):
वापस आओ
(vaapas aao)
imperative (formal):
वापस आइए
(vaapas aaie)
future (1sg.m):
वापस आऊँगा
(vaapas aaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
वापस आऊँगी
(vaapas aaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
वापस आएँगे
(vaapas aaenge)
future (1pl.f):
वापस आएँगी
(vaapas aaengii)
future (2sg.m):
वापस आएगा
(vaapas aaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
वापस आएगी
(vaapas aaegii)
future (2pl.m):
वापस आओगे
(vaapas aaoge)
future (2pl.f):
वापस आओगी
(vaapas aaogii)
future (3sg.m):
वापस आएगा
(vaapas aaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
वापस आएगी
(vaapas aaegii)
future (3pl.m):
वापस आएँगे
(vaapas aaenge)
future (3pl.f):
वापस आएँगी
(vaapas aaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
वापस आऊँ
(vaapas aaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
वापस आएँ
(vaapas aaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
वापस आए
(vaapas aae)
subjunctive (2pl):
वापस आओ
(vaapas aao)
subjunctive (3sg):
वापस आए
(vaapas aae)
subjunctive (3pl):
वापस आएँ
(vaapas aaen)