दीखना (diikhnaa)
verb
An intransitive verb meaning 'to be visible, to appear to the eye' -- close in meaning to the far more common दिखना (dikhnaa) and दिखाई देना (dikhaaii denaa).
Sense
1
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to be visible, to appear (to the eye)
verb, intransitive Takes a को-marked experiencer, like दिखना (dikhnaa): पहाड़ दीखता है (pahaad diikhtaa hai, 'the mountain is visible') but मुझे पहाड़ दीखता है (mujhe pahaad diikhtaa hai, 'the mountain is visible to me / I can see the mountain').
Synonyms: दिखना (dikhnaa), दिखाई देना (dikhaaii denaa, more common construction), नज़र आना (nazar aanaa)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: This verb has a slightly older or more literary flavor next to its everyday cousin दिखना (dikhnaa) -- you will meet it in writing, songs, or careful speech, but a Delhi household will almost always say दिखना (dikhnaa) or दिखाई देना (dikhaaii denaa) instead when talking about ordinary things like seeing someone across the street.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often don't realize दीखना (diikhnaa) and दिखना (dikhnaa) are near-twins; in everyday Delhi-NCR speech दिखना (dikhnaa) is heard far more often, so लगभग हमेशा दिखना कहा जाता है (lagbhag hameshaa dikhnaa kahaa jaataa hai, 'दिखना is used almost always') -- reach for दिखना (dikhnaa) first and treat दीखना (diikhnaa) as a passive-recognition word.
Sample Sentences:
दूर से पहाड़ बड़े सुंदर दीखते हैं।
From afar, the mountains look very beautiful.
(door se pahaad bade sundar diikhte hain।)
उस रात चांद कुछ अलग ही दीख रहा था।
That night the moon looked somehow different.
(us raat chaand kuchh alag hii diikh rahaa thaa।)
क्षितिज पर एक जहाज़ दीखा।
A ship appeared on the horizon.
(kshitij par ek jahaaz diikhaa।)
कवि को अपने गांव की धूल में भी स्वर्ग दीखता था।
To the poet, even the dust of his village appeared to be heaven.
(kavi ko apne gaanv kii dhool men bhii svarg diikhtaa thaa।)
यदि साधना सच्ची हो, तो ईश्वर भी दीख जाता है।
If one's devotion is true, even God becomes visible.
(yadi saadhnaa sachchii ho, to iishvar bhii diikh jaataa hai।)
अंधकार में कुछ नहीं दीखेगा।
Nothing will be visible in the darkness.
(andhkaar men kuchh nahiin diikhegaa।)
काश, वह दृश्य मुझे भी दीखता।
If only that sight had appeared to me too.
(kaash, vah drishy mujhe bhii diikhtaa।)
कहते हैं कि सच्चे भक्त को प्रभु का रूप हर जगह दीखता है।
It is said that to a true devotee, the Lord's form is visible everywhere.
(kahte hain ki sachche bhakt ko prabhu kaa roop har jagah diikhtaa hai।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
दीखना
(diikhnaa)
infinitive oblique:
दीखने
(diikhne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
दीखता
(diikhtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
दीखते
(diikhte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
दीखती
(diikhtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
दीखतीं
(diikhtiin)
continuous (sg.m):
दीख रहा
(diikh rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
दीख रहे
(diikh rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
दीख रही
(diikh rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
दीख रहीं
(diikh rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
दीखा
(diikhaa)
perfective (pl.m):
दीखे
(diikhe)
perfective (sg.f):
दीखी
(diikhii)
perfective (pl.f):
दीखीं
(diikhiin)
imperative (informal):
दीख
(diikh)
imperative (neutral):
दीखो
(diikho)
imperative (formal):
दीखिए
(diikhie)
future (1sg.m):
दीखूँगा
(diikhoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
दीखूँगी
(diikhoongii)
future (1pl.m):
दीखेंगे
(diikhenge)
future (1pl.f):
दीखेंगी
(diikhengii)
future (2sg.m):
दीखेगा
(diikhegaa)
future (2sg.f):
दीखेगी
(diikhegii)
future (2pl.m):
दीखोगे
(diikhoge)
future (2pl.f):
दीखोगी
(diikhogii)
future (3sg.m):
दीखेगा
(diikhegaa)
future (3sg.f):
दीखेगी
(diikhegii)
future (3pl.m):
दीखेंगे
(diikhenge)
future (3pl.f):
दीखेंगी
(diikhengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
दीखूँ
(diikhoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
दीखें
(diikhen)
subjunctive (2sg):
दीखे
(diikhe)
subjunctive (2pl):
दीखो
(diikho)
subjunctive (3sg):
दीखे
(diikhe)
subjunctive (3pl):
दीखें
(diikhen)