नहाना (nahaanaa)
verb
A simple everyday verb meaning 'to bathe/take a bath'; one core sense, used both literally and in a few figurative expressions of being drenched or thoroughly covered in something.
Sense
1
:
to bathe, take a bath
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: स्नान करना (snaan karnaa, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In most Indian households नहाना (nahaanaa) is a fixed part of the morning routine, often done before the first meal or before entering the kitchen or puja room, so you will hear questions like नहा लिया? (nahaa liyaa?, 'Did you bathe already?') as a normal check-in, especially from parents to kids in the morning rush. It is very commonly paired with the completive verb लेना (lenaa) as नहा लेना (nahaa lenaa) to suggest finishing the bath, e.g. before leaving the house.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to add an object like पानी (paanii, 'water') as if 'bathing water' were required grammatically -- नहाना (nahaanaa) is intransitive and complete on its own: मैं नहाया (main nahaayaa, 'I bathed') needs nothing else. 2) The common daily routine phrase is नहाना-धोना (nahaanaa-dhonaa, 'to bathe and wash up'), often used as a set pair rather than नहाना (nahaanaa) alone when talking about the whole morning routine.
Sample Sentences:
मैं रोज़ सुबह ठंडे पानी से नहाता हूँ।
I bathe with cold water every morning.
(main roz subah thande paanii se nahaataa hoon।)
जल्दी नहा लो, स्कूल की बस आने वाली है।
Bathe quickly, the school bus is about to come.
(jaldii nahaa lo, skool kii bas aane vaalii hai।)
क्या तुमने नहा लिया?
Did you bathe already?
(kyaa tumne nahaa liyaa?)
वह अभी भी नहा रही है, दस मिनट और लगेंगे।
She's still bathing, it'll take ten more minutes.
(vah abhii bhii nahaa rahii hai, das minat aur lagenge।)
पूजा से पहले दादी हमेशा नहाती हैं।
Grandma always bathes before the puja.
(poojaa se pahle daadii hameshaa nahaatii hain।)
अगर पानी गरम होता तो मैं भी नहा लेता।
If the water had been hot, I would have bathed too.
(agar paanii garam hotaa to main bhii nahaa letaa।)
बच्चे नहा चुके थे, इसलिए हम सीधे निकल गए।
The kids had already finished bathing, so we left right away.
(bachche nahaa chuke the, islie ham siidhe nikal gae।)
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि उसे रोज़ गुनगुने पानी से नहाना चाहिए।
The doctor said that he should bathe with lukewarm water every day.
(doktar ne kahaa ki use roz gungune paanii se nahaanaa chaahie।)
मंदिर जाने से पहले श्रद्धालु पवित्र नदी में नहाते हैं।
Before going to the temple, devotees bathe in the holy river.
(mandir jaane se pahle shraddhaalu pavitr nadii men nahaate hain।)
कृपया रसोई में जाने से पहले नहा लीजिए।
Please bathe before going into the kitchen.
(kripyaa rasoii men jaane se pahle nahaa liijie।)
सर्दियों में हर रोज़ नहाया नहीं जाता।
One doesn't manage to bathe every day in winter.
(sardiyon men har roz nahaayaa nahiin jaataa।)
Sense
2
:
to be drenched or covered all over (figurative)
verb, intransitive Used with an instrumental से (se) phrase to say what one is covered/drenched in, e.g. खून से नहाना (khoon se nahaanaa, 'to be bathed in blood').
Synonyms: भीगना (bhiignaa, 'to get wet', related but not identical)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: This figurative extension shows up mainly in dramatic or poetic contexts -- खून से नहाना (khoon se nahaanaa, 'to be bathed in blood') or पसीने से नहाना (pasiine se nahaanaa, 'to be drenched in sweat') -- rather than in casual daily conversation, so treat it as a vivid but occasional usage rather than something you will reach for every day.
Sample Sentences:
पूरा कमरा खून से नहा गया था।
The whole room was drenched in blood.
(pooraa kamraa khoon se nahaa gayaa thaa।)
मैदान से लौटते ही वह पसीने से नहा चुका था।
By the time he returned from the field, he was already drenched in sweat.
(maidaan se lautte hii vah pasiine se nahaa chukaa thaa।)
उसका चेहरा आँसुओं से नहाया हुआ था।
Her face was bathed in tears.
(uskaa chehraa aansuon se nahaayaa huaa thaa।)
युद्धभूमि खून से नहा जाती है।
Battlefields become drenched in blood.
(yuddhbhoomi khoon se nahaa jaatii hai।)
काश उसका शरीर इस तरह पसीने से न नहाता।
If only his body weren't drenched in sweat like this.
(kaash uskaa shariir is tarah pasiine se n nahaataa।)
सूरज की सुनहरी किरणों से नहाई घाटी बहुत सुंदर लग रही थी।
The valley, bathed in the golden rays of the sun, looked very beautiful.
(sooraj kii sunahrii kirnon se nahaaii ghaatii bahut sundar lag rahii thii।)
कवि ने लिखा कि धरती चाँदनी से नहा उठी।
The poet wrote that the earth was suddenly bathed in moonlight.
(kavi ne likhaa ki dhartii chaandnii se nahaa uthii।)
अगर वह लड़ाई और लंबी चलती, तो पूरा शहर खून से नहा जाता।
If that battle had gone on any longer, the whole city would have been drenched in blood.
(agar vah ladaaii aur lambii chaltii, to pooraa shahar khoon se nahaa jaataa।)
शहीदों के लहू से नहाई यह धरती कभी नहीं भूलेगी।
This earth, bathed in the blood of martyrs, will never forget.
(shahiidon ke lahoo se nahaaii yah dhartii kabhii nahiin bhoolegii।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
नहाना
(nahaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
नहाने
(nahaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
नहाता
(nahaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
नहाते
(nahaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
नहाती
(nahaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
नहातीं
(nahaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
नहा रहा
(nahaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
नहा रहे
(nahaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
नहा रही
(nahaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
नहा रहीं
(nahaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
नहाया
(nahaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
नहाए
(nahaae)
perfective (sg.f):
नहाई
(nahaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
नहाईं
(nahaaiin)
imperative (informal):
नहा
(nahaa)
imperative (neutral):
नहाओ
(nahaao)
imperative (formal):
नहाइए
(nahaaie)
future (1sg.m):
नहाऊँगा
(nahaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
नहाऊँगी
(nahaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
नहाएँगे
(nahaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
नहाएँगी
(nahaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
नहाएगा
(nahaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
नहाएगी
(nahaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
नहाओगे
(nahaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
नहाओगी
(nahaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
नहाएगा
(nahaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
नहाएगी
(nahaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
नहाएँगे
(nahaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
नहाएँगी
(nahaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
नहाऊँ
(nahaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
नहाएँ
(nahaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
नहाए
(nahaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
नहाओ
(nahaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
नहाए
(nahaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
नहाएँ
(nahaaen)