ऊबना (oobnaa)
verb
A single-sense verb meaning 'to feel bored, to get weary' -- describes the internal state of boredom rather than the act of boring someone else.
Sense
1
:
to feel bored, to grow weary/tired of something
verb, intransitive Takes से (se) to mark the source of boredom: किताब से ऊबना (kitaab se oobnaa, 'to get bored of the book').
Synonyms: उकताना (uktaanaa, slightly more literary), तंग आना (tang aanaa, 'to get fed up', idiomatic phrase)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: ऊबना (oobnaa) captures a listless, restless kind of boredom -- the feeling you get stuck in traffic or sitting through a long, dull meeting. In everyday Delhi speech, you'll hear it just as often replaced by the Hinglish बोर होना (bor honaa, 'to be bored'), which has become extremely common, especially among younger speakers -- ऊबना (oobnaa) retains a slightly more literate, deliberate feel.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for बोर होना (bor honaa) -- a common English-loan alternative -- when ऊबना (oobnaa) is the more native-feeling verb, especially in writing or careful speech; both are heard in casual conversation, though. 2) The person who feels bored is the subject with normal agreement (no ने-marking, since this is intransitive), which can trip up learners used to ने-constructions for expressing feelings via को (as with लगना).
Sample Sentences:
मैं इस काम से ऊब गया हूँ।
I have gotten bored of this work.
(main is kaam se oob gayaa hoon।)
वह रोज़ एक ही काम करके ऊब जाती है।
She gets bored from doing the same work every day.
(vah roz ek hii kaam karke oob jaatii hai।)
बच्चे लंबी यात्रा में ऊबने लगे थे।
The kids had started getting bored during the long journey.
(bachche lambii yaatraa men oobne lage the।)
अगर तुम यहाँ रुके तो कुछ दिनों में ऊब जाओगे।
If you stay here, you'll get bored within a few days.
(agar tum yahaan ruke to kuchh dinon men oob jaaoge।)
इतनी लंबी मीटिंग में मत ऊबो, ध्यान से सुनो।
Don't get bored in such a long meeting, listen carefully.
(itnii lambii miiting men mat oobo, dhyaan se suno।)
अगर उसे किताबों में दिलचस्पी न होती, तो वह इस काम से जल्दी ऊब जाता।
If he weren't interested in books, he would have gotten bored of this work quickly.
(agar use kitaabon men dilchaspii n hotii, to vah is kaam se jaldii oob jaataa।)
ट्रैफ़िक में घंटों फँसे रहने से हर कोई ऊब जाता है।
Everyone gets bored from being stuck in traffic for hours.
(traifik men ghanton phanse rahne se har koii oob jaataa hai।)
क्या तुम इस नौकरी से ऊब नहीं गए हो?
Haven't you gotten bored of this job?
(kyaa tum is naukrii se oob nahiin gae ho?)
लगातार एक ही दृश्य देखकर दर्शक ऊबने लगे।
Watching the same scene continuously, the audience began to grow bored.
(lagaataar ek hii drishy dekhkar darshak oobne lage।)
मुमकिन है कि वह इस इंतज़ार से ऊब जाए।
It's possible that he might get bored of this waiting.
(mumkin hai ki vah is intzaar se oob jaae।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
ऊबना
(oobnaa)
infinitive oblique:
ऊबने
(oobne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
ऊबता
(oobtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
ऊबते
(oobte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
ऊबती
(oobtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
ऊबतीं
(oobtiin)
continuous (sg.m):
ऊब रहा
(oob rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
ऊब रहे
(oob rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
ऊब रही
(oob rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
ऊब रहीं
(oob rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
ऊबा
(oobaa)
perfective (pl.m):
ऊबे
(oobe)
perfective (sg.f):
ऊबी
(oobii)
perfective (pl.f):
ऊबीं
(oobiin)
imperative (informal):
ऊब
(oob)
imperative (neutral):
ऊबो
(oobo)
imperative (formal):
ऊबिए
(oobie)
future (1sg.m):
ऊबूँगा
(ooboongaa)
future (1sg.f):
ऊबूँगी
(ooboongii)
future (1pl.m):
ऊबेंगे
(oobenge)
future (1pl.f):
ऊबेंगी
(oobengii)
future (2sg.m):
ऊबेगा
(oobegaa)
future (2sg.f):
ऊबेगी
(oobegii)
future (2pl.m):
ऊबोगे
(ooboge)
future (2pl.f):
ऊबोगी
(oobogii)
future (3sg.m):
ऊबेगा
(oobegaa)
future (3sg.f):
ऊबेगी
(oobegii)
future (3pl.m):
ऊबेंगे
(oobenge)
future (3pl.f):
ऊबेंगी
(oobengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
ऊबूँ
(ooboon)
subjunctive (1pl):
ऊबें
(ooben)
subjunctive (2sg):
ऊबे
(oobe)
subjunctive (2pl):
ऊबो
(oobo)
subjunctive (3sg):
ऊबे
(oobe)
subjunctive (3pl):
ऊबें
(ooben)