सुलझना (sulajhnaa)
verb
An intransitive verb meaning to become untangled or to get resolved -- used both literally (thread, hair, knots) and figuratively (problems, confusion, mysteries). Its transitive counterpart सुलझाना (suljhaanaa, 'to untangle/resolve') is a separate causative lemma.
Sense
1
:
to get resolved, be sorted out (of a problem, confusion, mystery)
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: हल होना (hal honaa), सुधरना (sudharnaa, partial overlap: 'to improve')
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Hindi loves to talk about problems as if they were physical threads: a confusing situation is उलझा हुआ (uljhaa huaa, 'tangled') and a solved one is सुलझा हुआ (suljhaa huaa, 'untangled'). You will hear लोग मसला सुलझने का इंतज़ार कर रहे हैं (log maslaa sulajhne kaa intzaar kar rahe hain, 'people are waiting for the matter to get resolved') often in news contexts about disputes or negotiations.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for हल करना (hal karnaa) constructions when they actually want the intransitive सुलझना (sulajhnaa) -- 'the problem got resolved' is मसला सुलझ गया (maslaa sulajh gayaa, 'the problem got resolved'), not something the problem does to itself with an agent marked by ने (ne). 2) The completive उलझना/सुलझना (sulajhnaa) pair is easy to mix up in meaning: उलझना (ulajhnaa) means to get tangled/confused, सुलझना (sulajhnaa) is its resolution -- they are opposites, not synonyms.
Sample Sentences:
यह मसला अभी तक नहीं सुलझा है।
This issue hasn't been resolved yet.
(yah maslaa abhii tak nahiin suljhaa hai।)
लोग मसला सुलझने का इंतज़ार कर रहे हैं।
People are waiting for the matter to be resolved.
(log maslaa sulajhne kaa intzaar kar rahe hain।)
सीमा विवाद कभी नहीं सुलझेगा, ऐसा कुछ लोगों का मानना है।
Some people believe that the border dispute will never be resolved.
(siimaa vivaad kabhii nahiin suljhegaa, aisaa kuchh logon kaa maannaa hai।)
अगर दोनों पक्ष बात करें, तो मामला जल्दी सुलझ जाए।
If both sides talk, the matter might get resolved quickly.
(agar donon paksh baat karen, to maamlaa jaldii sulajh jaae।)
काश यह झगड़ा पहले ही सुलझ जाता।
If only this quarrel had gotten resolved earlier.
(kaash yah jhagdaa pahle hii sulajh jaataa।)
बातचीत के बाद आखिरकार मामला सुलझ गया।
After the talks, the matter finally got resolved.
(baatchiit ke baad aakhirkaar maamlaa sulajh gayaa।)
यह रहस्य कैसे सुलझा, यह अभी किसी को नहीं पता।
No one yet knows how this mystery got solved.
(yah rahasy kaise suljhaa, yah abhii kisii ko nahiin pataa।)
अदालत के फ़ैसले से पुराना विवाद सुलझ गया।
The old dispute was resolved by the court's ruling.
(adaalat ke faisle se puraanaa vivaad sulajh gayaa।)
बड़ी मुश्किल से यह पेचीदा केस सुलझ पाया।
This complicated case could only be resolved with great difficulty.
(badii mushkil se yah pechiidaa kes sulajh paayaa।)
जब तक दोनों कंपनियाँ राज़ी न हों, यह मुद्दा नहीं सुलझ सकता।
Until both companies agree, this issue cannot be resolved.
(jab tak donon kampniyaan raazii n hon, yah muddaa nahiin sulajh saktaa।)
Sense
2
:
to become untangled (literal: thread, hair, knots)
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: खुलना (khulnaa, overlap: 'to open/come loose')
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this literally about hair or thread -- बाल उलझ गए हैं, कंघी से सुलझा लो (baal ulajh gae hain, kanghii se suljhaa lo, 'the hair has gotten tangled, untangle it with a comb') -- and this everyday domestic image is exactly what gets carried over into the figurative 'problem-solving' sense.
Sample Sentences:
बाल उलझ गए हैं, कंघी से सुलझा लो।
The hair has gotten tangled, untangle it with a comb.
(baal ulajh gae hain, kanghii se suljhaa lo।)
धागा इतना उलझा हुआ है कि आसानी से नहीं सुलझेगा।
The thread is so tangled that it won't come undone easily.
(dhaagaa itnaa uljhaa huaa hai ki aasaanii se nahiin suljhegaa।)
कंघी करते-करते उसके बाल धीरे-धीरे सुलझते गए।
As she kept combing, her hair gradually untangled.
(kanghii karte-karte uske baal dhiire-dhiire sulajhte gae।)
गीले बाल जल्दी सुलझ जाते हैं।
Wet hair untangles quickly.
(giile baal jaldii sulajh jaate hain।)
देखो, धागा खुद ही सुलझ रहा है।
Look, the thread is untangling all by itself.
(dekho, dhaagaa khud hii sulajh rahaa hai।)
जब तक तुम खींचती रहोगी, गुत्थी और भी मुश्किल से सुलझेगी।
As long as you keep pulling, the knot will untangle only with more difficulty.
(jab tak tum khiinchtii rahogii, gutthii aur bhii mushkil se suljhegii।)
उलझी हुई डोरी तेल लगाने से जल्दी सुलझ जाती है।
A tangled string untangles quickly if you apply oil to it.
(uljhii huii dorii tel lagaane se jaldii sulajh jaatii hai।)
अगर वह इतनी जल्दी न करती तो गुत्थी आसानी से सुलझ जाती।
If she hadn't rushed so much, the tangle would have come undone easily.
(agar vah itnii jaldii n kartii to gutthii aasaanii se sulajh jaatii।)
इस गांठ को धीरे-धीरे सुलझाओ ताकि रस्सी न टूटे।
Untangle this knot slowly so that the rope doesn't break.
(is gaanth ko dhiire-dhiire suljhaao taaki rassii n toote।)
उम्मीद है कि यह उलझा हुआ धागा बिना काटे सुलझ जाए।
Hopefully this tangled thread untangles without having to be cut.
(ummiid hai ki yah uljhaa huaa dhaagaa binaa kaate sulajh jaae।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
सुलझना
(sulajhnaa)
infinitive oblique:
सुलझने
(sulajhne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
सुलझता
(sulajhtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
सुलझते
(sulajhte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
सुलझती
(sulajhtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
सुलझतीं
(sulajhtiin)
continuous (sg.m):
सुलझ रहा
(sulajh rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
सुलझ रहे
(sulajh rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
सुलझ रही
(sulajh rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
सुलझ रहीं
(sulajh rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
सुलझा
(suljhaa)
perfective (pl.m):
सुलझे
(suljhe)
perfective (sg.f):
सुलझी
(suljhii)
perfective (pl.f):
सुलझीं
(suljhiin)
imperative (informal):
सुलझ
(sulajh)
imperative (neutral):
सुलझो
(suljho)
imperative (formal):
सुलझिए
(suljhie)
future (1sg.m):
सुलझूँगा
(suljhoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
सुलझूँगी
(suljhoongii)
future (1pl.m):
सुलझेंगे
(suljhenge)
future (1pl.f):
सुलझेंगी
(suljhengii)
future (2sg.m):
सुलझेगा
(suljhegaa)
future (2sg.f):
सुलझेगी
(suljhegii)
future (2pl.m):
सुलझोगे
(suljhoge)
future (2pl.f):
सुलझोगी
(suljhogii)
future (3sg.m):
सुलझेगा
(suljhegaa)
future (3sg.f):
सुलझेगी
(suljhegii)
future (3pl.m):
सुलझेंगे
(suljhenge)
future (3pl.f):
सुलझेंगी
(suljhengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
सुलझूँ
(suljhoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
सुलझें
(suljhen)
subjunctive (2sg):
सुलझे
(suljhe)
subjunctive (2pl):
सुलझो
(suljho)
subjunctive (3sg):
सुलझे
(suljhe)
subjunctive (3pl):
सुलझें
(suljhen)