फाड़ना (phaadnaa)
verb
A physical verb meaning 'to tear/rip' something; it also shows up in a few vivid colloquial extensions built on the same image of tearing or ripping something apart.
Sense
1
:
to tear, rip (paper, cloth, etc.)
verb, transitive
Synonyms: चीरना (chiirnaa, often for cutting/slicing lengthwise), फटना (phatnaa, intransitive counterpart)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Picture a kid tearing a page out of a notebook, कागज़ फाड़ना (kaagaz phaadnaa, 'to tear paper') -- this is the most basic, everyday use of the verb, the mental image every Hindi speaker has for it.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for फटना (phatnaa) when they mean फाड़ना (phaadnaa) -- फटना (phatnaa) is intransitive ('the paper tore by itself'), while फाड़ना (phaadnaa) needs an agent who does the tearing ('he tore the paper').
Sample Sentences:
बच्चे ने किताब का पन्ना फाड़ दिया।
The child tore a page out of the book.
(bachche ne kitaab kaa pannaa phaad diyaa।)
वह हर गुस्से में चिट्ठी फाड़ देता है।
He tears up the letter every time he gets angry.
(vah har gusse men chitthii phaad detaa hai।)
मत फाड़ो वो पोस्टर, अभी उतारना है उसे ठीक से।
Don't tear that poster, it needs to be taken down properly.
(mat phaado vo postar, abhii utaarnaa hai use thiik se।)
कागज़ फाड़ते हुए उसने कहा कि अब कोई ज़रूरत नहीं है इसकी।
While tearing the paper, she said there's no need for it anymore.
(kaagaz phaadte hue usne kahaa ki ab koii zaroorat nahiin hai iskii।)
वह गुस्से में कमीज़ फाड़ रहा था।
He was tearing his shirt in anger.
(vah gusse men kamiiz phaad rahaa thaa।)
अगर तुमने ये लिफाफा फाड़ा, तो अंदर का काग़ज़ भी खराब हो जाएगा।
If you tear this envelope, the paper inside will get spoiled too.
(agar tumne ye liphaaphaa phaadaa, to andar kaa kaaghaz bhii kharaab ho jaaegaa।)
काश मैंने वो पुरानी तस्वीर न फाड़ी होती।
I wish I hadn't torn that old photograph.
(kaash mainne vo puraanii tasviir n phaadii hotii।)
अगर वह इतना गुस्सा न होता, तो कागज़ न फाड़ता।
If he weren't so angry, he wouldn't have torn the paper.
(agar vah itnaa gussaa n hotaa, to kaagaz n phaadtaa।)
पुराना अख़बार फाड़कर उससे लिफाफे बनाए जाते हैं।
The old newspaper is torn up and used to make envelopes.
(puraanaa akhbaar phaadkar usse liphaaphe banaae jaate hain।)
परीक्षा की उत्तर पुस्तिका जज़्बात में फाड़ दी गई थी।
The exam answer sheet had been torn up in a fit of emotion.
(pariikshaa kii uttar pustikaa jazbaat men phaad dii gaii thii।)
कृपया प्रवेश-पत्र न फाड़ें, यह परीक्षा के दिन आवश्यक होगा।
Please do not tear the admit card, it will be needed on exam day.
(kripyaa pravesh-patr n phaaden, yah pariikshaa ke din aavashyak hogaa।)
Sense
2
:
to shout loudly, bawl (colloquial, of a voice)
verb, transitive Almost always appears as the set phrase गला फाड़कर (galaa phaadkar, 'shouting at the top of one's voice') or गला फाड़ना (galaa phaadnaa) rather than फाड़ना (phaadnaa) alone in this sense.
Synonyms: चिल्लाना (chillaanaa), गला फाड़ना (galaa phaadnaa, idiomatic phrase, 'to tear one's throat shouting')
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: गला फाड़कर चिल्लाना (galaa phaadkar chillaanaa, 'to scream till your throat tears') is the classic combination -- Hindi imagines the throat itself being ripped apart by the effort of shouting, a nice example of how the language likes to locate effort in the body.
Sample Sentences:
वह गला फाड़कर चिल्लाने लगा।
He started screaming at the top of his lungs.
(vah galaa phaadkar chillaane lagaa।)
इतना गला मत फाड़ो, मुझे सुनाई दे रहा है।
Don't yell so loud, I can hear you.
(itnaa galaa mat phaado, mujhe sunaaii de rahaa hai।)
बच्चा भूख से गला फाड़कर रो रहा था।
The child was bawling his lungs out from hunger.
(bachchaa bhookh se galaa phaadkar ro rahaa thaa।)
वह हर मैच में स्टेडियम में गला फाड़ता है।
He screeches at the top of his voice in the stadium at every match.
(vah har maich men stediyam men galaa phaadtaa hai।)
अगर तुम गला फाड़कर चिल्लाओगे तो भी कोई मदद नहीं आएगी।
Even if you scream your throat raw, no help will come.
(agar tum galaa phaadkar chillaaoge to bhii koii madad nahiin aaegii।)
वहाँ शोर इतना था कि उसे गला फाड़कर बोलना पड़ा।
The noise there was so much that she had to shout at the top of her voice to be heard.
(vahaan shor itnaa thaa ki use galaa phaadkar bolnaa padaa।)
काश वह इतना गला न फाड़ता, गला बैठ गया उसका।
If only he hadn't screamed so much, his voice went hoarse.
(kaash vah itnaa galaa n phaadtaa, galaa baith gayaa uskaa।)
कोच चाहता है कि खिलाड़ी मैदान में गला फाड़कर टीम का हौसला बढ़ाएँ।
The coach wants the players to yell their hearts out on the field to boost the team's morale.
(koch chaahtaa hai ki khilaadii maidaan men galaa phaadkar tiim kaa hauslaa badhaaen।)
मंच से इतना फाड़कर बोला जा रहा था कि माइक की जरूरत ही नहीं थी।
It was being yelled so loudly from the stage that there was no need for a mic at all.
(manch se itnaa phaadkar bolaa jaa rahaa thaa ki maaik kii jaroorat hii nahiin thii।)
Sense
3
:
to run very fast, speed (colloquial, of vehicles/running)
verb, transitive
Synonyms: उड़ना (udnaa, figurative, 'to fly'), भगाना (bhagaanaa, colloquial)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: You will hear this among friends about a motorbike or a car: गाड़ी फाड़ रहा है (gaadii phaad rahaa hai, 'he's tearing along in the car') -- it is casual, slangy, and common among younger Delhi speakers describing reckless or thrilling speed.
Sample Sentences:
वो सड़क पर गाड़ी फाड़ रहा था।
He was tearing along the road in his car.
(vo sadak par gaadii phaad rahaa thaa।)
अरे देख, वो बाइक फाड़ रहा है!
Hey look, he's zooming on that bike!
(are dekh, vo baaik phaad rahaa hai!)
इतनी तेज़ मत फाड़, पुलिस पकड़ लेगी।
Don't go zooming so fast, the police will catch you.
(itnii tez mat phaad, pulis pakad legii।)
वो हमेशा हाईवे पर गाड़ी फाड़ता है।
He always tears along the highway in his car.
(vo hameshaa haaiive par gaadii phaadtaa hai।)
अगर वो ऐसे फाड़ता रहा तो एक दिन एक्सीडेंट हो जाएगा।
If he keeps zooming around like this, he'll have an accident someday.
(agar vo aise phaadtaa rahaa to ek din eksiident ho jaaegaa।)
कल रात वो पूरे रास्ते गाड़ी फाड़ता रहा।
Last night he kept tearing along the whole way in his car.
(kal raat vo poore raaste gaadii phaadtaa rahaa।)
काश वो इतनी फाड़ के गाड़ी न चलाता।
I wish he wouldn't drive so recklessly fast.
(kaash vo itnii phaad ke gaadii n chalaataa।)
बाइक फाड़ते हुए वो सिग्नल पर से निकल गया।
Zooming along on his bike, he shot right through the signal.
(baaik phaadte hue vo signal par se nikal gayaa।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
फाड़ना
(phaadnaa)
infinitive oblique:
फाड़ने
(phaadne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
फाड़ता
(phaadtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
फाड़ते
(phaadte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
फाड़ती
(phaadtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
फाड़तीं
(phaadtiin)
continuous (sg.m):
फाड़ रहा
(phaad rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
फाड़ रहे
(phaad rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
फाड़ रही
(phaad rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
फाड़ रहीं
(phaad rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
फाड़ा
(phaadaa)
perfective (pl.m):
फाड़े
(phaade)
perfective (sg.f):
फाड़ी
(phaadii)
perfective (pl.f):
फाड़ीं
(phaadiin)
imperative (informal):
फाड़
(phaad)
imperative (neutral):
फाड़ो
(phaado)
imperative (formal):
फाड़िए
(phaadie)
future (1sg.m):
फाड़ूँगा
(phaadoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
फाड़ूँगी
(phaadoongii)
future (1pl.m):
फाड़ेंगे
(phaadenge)
future (1pl.f):
फाड़ेंगी
(phaadengii)
future (2sg.m):
फाड़ेगा
(phaadegaa)
future (2sg.f):
फाड़ेगी
(phaadegii)
future (2pl.m):
फाड़ोगे
(phaadoge)
future (2pl.f):
फाड़ोगी
(phaadogii)
future (3sg.m):
फाड़ेगा
(phaadegaa)
future (3sg.f):
फाड़ेगी
(phaadegii)
future (3pl.m):
फाड़ेंगे
(phaadenge)
future (3pl.f):
फाड़ेंगी
(phaadengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
फाड़ूँ
(phaadoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
फाड़ें
(phaaden)
subjunctive (2sg):
फाड़े
(phaade)
subjunctive (2pl):
फाड़ो
(phaado)
subjunctive (3sg):
फाड़े
(phaade)
subjunctive (3pl):
फाड़ें
(phaaden)