याद रखना (yaad rakhnaa)
verb
A compound verb built from याद (yaad, 'memory/remembrance') plus रखना (rakhnaa, 'to keep'), literally 'to keep in memory' -- Hindi's standard way of saying 'to remember' (as opposed to 'to recall', see याद आना (yaad aanaa)).
Sense
1
:
to remember, to keep in mind
verb, transitive The thing remembered is the direct object, so this is a straightforward transitive frame: X ने Y याद रखा (X ne Y yaad rakhaa).
Synonyms: स्मरण रखना (smaran rakhnaa, literary), ध्यान रखना (dhyaan rakhnaa, 'to keep in mind/take care')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the phrase parents and teachers use when they want something to stick: याद रखो (yaad rakho, 'remember this!') is a very common, slightly commanding way to close a piece of advice or a warning. It sits in a small family of रखना (rakhnaa) compounds -- ध्यान रखना (dhyaan rakhnaa, 'take care'), खयाल रखना (khayaal rakhnaa, 'look after') -- that all frame an abstract noun as something you actively 'keep'.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for याद आना (yaad aanaa) or याद होना (yaad honaa) when they actually mean this word -- याद रखना (yaad rakhnaa) is a deliberate act of retaining something (an instruction, a fact, a promise), not the involuntary experience of something coming to mind or already being known. 2) Because रखना (rakhnaa) is the second element, learners sometimes treat the whole phrase as intransitive like याद आना (yaad aanaa); it takes ने (ne) in the perfective just like any other transitive verb ending in रखना (rakhnaa).
Sample Sentences:
यह बात हमेशा याद रखना।
Always remember this thing.
(yah baat hameshaa yaad rakhnaa।)
मुझे उसका जन्मदिन हमेशा याद रहता है।
I always remember his birthday.
(mujhe uskaa janmdin hameshaa yaad rahtaa hai।)
मैंने वह रास्ता याद रख लिया था।
I had remembered that route.
(mainne vah raastaa yaad rakh liyaa thaa।)
अगर तुम यह नियम याद रखते तो गलती नहीं होती।
If you had kept this rule in mind, the mistake wouldn't have happened.
(agar tum yah niyam yaad rakhte to galtii nahiin hotii।)
याद रखो, समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता।
Remember, time waits for no one.
(yaad rakho, samay kisii kaa intzaar nahiin kartaa।)
कृपया यह बात ध्यान से याद रखिए।
Please keep this thing carefully in mind.
(kripyaa yah baat dhyaan se yaad rakhie।)
शायद वह अपना वादा याद रखे।
Maybe he will remember his promise.
(shaayad vah apnaa vaadaa yaad rakhe।)
यह घटना सदियों तक याद रखी जाएगी।
This event will be remembered for centuries.
(yah ghatnaa sadiyon tak yaad rakhii jaaegii।)
बच्चों को अपने बड़ों की बातें याद रखनी चाहिए।
Children should keep their elders' words in mind.
(bachchon ko apne badon kii baaten yaad rakhnii chaahie।)
मैं इस एहसान को हमेशा याद रखूँगा।
I will always remember this favor.
(main is ehsaan ko hameshaa yaad rakhoongaa।)
यह मत भूलना, याद रखना कि सच्चाई कभी छिपती नहीं।
Don't forget this -- remember that the truth never stays hidden.
(yah mat bhoolnaa, yaad rakhnaa ki sachchaaii kabhii chhiptii nahiin।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
याद रखना
(yaad rakhnaa)
infinitive oblique:
याद रखने
(yaad rakhne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
याद रखता
(yaad rakhtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
याद रखते
(yaad rakhte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
याद रखती
(yaad rakhtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
याद रखतीं
(yaad rakhtiin)
continuous (sg.m):
याद रख रहा
(yaad rakh rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
याद रख रहे
(yaad rakh rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
याद रख रही
(yaad rakh rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
याद रख रहीं
(yaad rakh rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
याद रखा
(yaad rakhaa)
perfective (pl.m):
याद रखे
(yaad rakhe)
perfective (sg.f):
याद रखी
(yaad rakhii)
perfective (pl.f):
याद रखीं
(yaad rakhiin)
imperative (informal):
याद रख
(yaad rakh)
imperative (neutral):
याद रखो
(yaad rakho)
imperative (formal):
याद रखिए
(yaad rakhie)
future (1sg.m):
याद रखूँगा
(yaad rakhoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
याद रखूँगी
(yaad rakhoongii)
future (1pl.m):
याद रखेंगे
(yaad rakhenge)
future (1pl.f):
याद रखेंगी
(yaad rakhengii)
future (2sg.m):
याद रखेगा
(yaad rakhegaa)
future (2sg.f):
याद रखेगी
(yaad rakhegii)
future (2pl.m):
याद रखोगे
(yaad rakhoge)
future (2pl.f):
याद रखोगी
(yaad rakhogii)
future (3sg.m):
याद रखेगा
(yaad rakhegaa)
future (3sg.f):
याद रखेगी
(yaad rakhegii)
future (3pl.m):
याद रखेंगे
(yaad rakhenge)
future (3pl.f):
याद रखेंगी
(yaad rakhengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
याद रखूँ
(yaad rakhoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
याद रखें
(yaad rakhen)
subjunctive (2sg):
याद रखे
(yaad rakhe)
subjunctive (2pl):
याद रखो
(yaad rakho)
subjunctive (3sg):
याद रखे
(yaad rakhe)
subjunctive (3pl):
याद रखें
(yaad rakhen)