मापना (maapnaa)
verb
A single-sense verb meaning 'to measure' -- taking dimensions, quantity, or extent of something with an instrument or standard.
Sense
1
:
to measure
verb, transitive
Synonyms: नापना (naapnaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this most in practical, hands-on contexts -- a tailor measuring cloth, a shopkeeper measuring grain, an engineer measuring a plot of land. It carries a slightly more technical or deliberate feel than its close twin नापना (naapnaa), which is the word you will hear far more often in casual daily speech.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse this with नापना (naapnaa) -- both are correct and used interchangeably for physical measurement (length, weight, distance), so no real distinction to worry about. 2) For measuring abstract things like worth, ability, or importance, native speakers often prefer the compound आँकना (aanknaa) or the phrase अंदाज़ा लगाना (andaazaa lagaanaa) rather than मापना (maapnaa), even though मापना is not wrong.
Sample Sentences:
दर्जी कपड़ा मापता है और फिर काटता है।
The tailor measures the cloth and then cuts it.
(darjii kapdaa maaptaa hai aur phir kaattaa hai।)
इंजीनियर ज़मीन का यह टुकड़ा माप रहा है।
The engineer is measuring this piece of land.
(injiiniyar zamiin kaa yah tukdaa maap rahaa hai।)
कल हमने कमरे की लंबाई और चौड़ाई मापी थी।
Yesterday we measured the length and width of the room.
(kal hamne kamre kii lambaaii aur chaudaaii maapii thii।)
कृपया इस प्लॉट को ठीक से मापिए।
Please measure this plot properly.
(kripyaa is plot ko thiik se maapie।)
दुकानदार अनाज को तराज़ू से मापेगा।
The shopkeeper will measure the grain with a scale.
(dukaandaar anaaj ko taraazoo se maapegaa।)
अगर सर्वेक्षक ज़मीन सही से मापता, तो यह विवाद न होता।
If the surveyor had measured the land correctly, this dispute would not have happened.
(agar sarvekshak zamiin sahii se maaptaa, to yah vivaad n hotaa।)
ज़मीन का क्षेत्रफल सरकारी अधिकारी द्वारा मापा गया।
The area of the land was measured by the government official.
(zamiin kaa kshetrphal sarkaarii adhikaarii dvaaraa maapaa gayaa।)
वास्तुकार निर्माण से पहले हर कोण को बारीकी से मापता है।
The architect precisely measures every angle before construction.
(vaastukaar nirmaan se pahle har kon ko baariikii se maaptaa hai।)
मुझे डर है कि अगर हम दूरी सही से न मापें, तो पुल की डिज़ाइन गड़बड़ हो सकती है।
I fear that if we do not measure the distance correctly, the bridge's design could go wrong.
(mujhe dar hai ki agar ham doorii sahii se n maapen, to pul kii dizaain gadbad ho saktii hai।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
मापना
(maapnaa)
infinitive oblique:
मापने
(maapne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
मापता
(maaptaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
मापते
(maapte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
मापती
(maaptii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
मापतीं
(maaptiin)
continuous (sg.m):
माप रहा
(maap rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
माप रहे
(maap rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
माप रही
(maap rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
माप रहीं
(maap rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
मापा
(maapaa)
perfective (pl.m):
मापे
(maape)
perfective (sg.f):
मापी
(maapii)
perfective (pl.f):
मापीं
(maapiin)
imperative (informal):
माप
(maap)
imperative (neutral):
मापो
(maapo)
imperative (formal):
मापिए
(maapie)
future (1sg.m):
मापूँगा
(maapoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
मापूँगी
(maapoongii)
future (1pl.m):
मापेंगे
(maapenge)
future (1pl.f):
मापेंगी
(maapengii)
future (2sg.m):
मापेगा
(maapegaa)
future (2sg.f):
मापेगी
(maapegii)
future (2pl.m):
मापोगे
(maapoge)
future (2pl.f):
मापोगी
(maapogii)
future (3sg.m):
मापेगा
(maapegaa)
future (3sg.f):
मापेगी
(maapegii)
future (3pl.m):
मापेंगे
(maapenge)
future (3pl.f):
मापेंगी
(maapengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
मापूँ
(maapoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
मापें
(maapen)
subjunctive (2sg):
मापे
(maape)
subjunctive (2pl):
मापो
(maapo)
subjunctive (3sg):
मापे
(maape)
subjunctive (3pl):
मापें
(maapen)