बुरा मानना (buraa maannaa)
verb
A compound expression meaning 'to feel offended/hurt' or 'to take something to heart' -- built from बुरा (buraa, 'bad') plus मानना (maannaa, 'to consider/regard'). One core sense, almost always seen in negative or conditional frames asking someone not to be offended.
Sense
1
:
to feel offended, to take offense, to mind (something said or done)
verb, transitive The person offended is marked with को: उसे बुरा लगा (use buraa lagaa) is the related लगना construction, but with मानना the offended person is usually the subject: मैंने बुरा नहीं माना (mainne buraa nahiin maanaa, 'I did not take offense'). Frequently used in the polite request frame बुरा न मानिए (buraa n maanie, 'please don't be offended'), often preceding a frank remark.
Synonyms: नाराज़ होना (naaraaz honaa), खफ़ा होना (khafaa honaa, colloquial), अपमानित महसूस करना (apmaanit mahsoos karnaa, more formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This phrase is a staple of Delhi-style bluntness: before criticizing someone's cooking, choice of spouse, or driving, people often soften the blow with बुरा न मानिए तो (buraa n maanie to, 'if you don't mind my saying so'), then say exactly what they think anyway. It pairs naturally with the involuntary-feeling verb बुरा लगना (buraa lagnaa) -- मानना puts the emphasis on the person's own reaction/choice to be hurt, while लगना puts it on the feeling arriving unbidden.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for बुरा लगना (buraa lagnaa) in every context, but बुरा मानना (buraa maannaa) specifically frames the person as actively 'holding' the offense (with ने-marking in the past, since मानना is transitive), whereas बुरा लगना (buraa lagnaa) frames the bad feeling as something that happened to them (को-construction, no ने). 2) The polite disclaimer बुरा न मानिए (buraa n maanie, 'don't take this the wrong way') is a fixed social formula said *before* a blunt comment -- learners sometimes only learn the literal meaning and miss this everyday pragmatic use.
Sample Sentences:
बुरा न मानिए तो, ये कमीज़ आप पर अच्छी नहीं लग रही।
If you don't mind my saying so, this shirt doesn't look good on you.
(buraa n maanie to, ye kamiiz aap par achchhii nahiin lag rahii।)
मैंने उससे मज़ाक में कहा था, उम्मीद है उसने बुरा नहीं माना।
I said it as a joke, I hope he didn't take offense.
(mainne usse mazaak men kahaa thaa, ummiid hai usne buraa nahiin maanaa।)
वह हर छोटी बात का बुरा मान जाती है।
She takes offense at every little thing.
(vah har chhotii baat kaa buraa maan jaatii hai।)
प्लीज़ बुरा मत मानो, मैं बस सच बता रहा हूँ।
Please don't be offended, I'm just telling the truth.
(pliiz buraa mat maano, main bas sach bataa rahaa hoon।)
अगर मैं सच बोल दूँ तो क्या तुम बुरा मानोगे?
If I tell the truth, will you be offended?
(agar main sach bol doon to kyaa tum buraa maanoge?)
काश वह इतनी जल्दी बुरा न माने।
I wish he wouldn't take offense so quickly.
(kaash vah itnii jaldii buraa n maane।)
अगर वह इतना संवेदनशील न होता, तो बुरा न मानता।
If he weren't so sensitive, he wouldn't take offense.
(agar vah itnaa sanvedanshiil n hotaa, to buraa n maantaa।)
मुझे लगा वह बुरा मान गई है, इसलिए मैंने माफ़ी माँग ली।
I thought she had taken offense, so I apologized.
(mujhe lagaa vah buraa maan gaii hai, islie mainne maafii maang lii।)
उसकी बात से न जाने क्यों बुरा माना जा सकता है, अगर आप बहुत संवेदनशील हों।
One might take offense at what he said, who knows why, if you're very sensitive.
(uskii baat se n jaane kyon buraa maanaa jaa saktaa hai, agar aap bahut sanvedanshiil hon।)
बुरा मत मानिएगा, पर आपका खाना थोड़ा तेज़ था।
Don't take this the wrong way, but your food was a bit too spicy.
(buraa mat maaniegaa, par aapkaa khaanaa thodaa tez thaa।)
यह सुनकर उसने बुरा माना और कमरे से बाहर चला गया।
Hearing this, he took offense and walked out of the room.
(yah sunkar usne buraa maanaa aur kamre se baahar chalaa gayaa।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
बुरा मानना
(buraa maannaa)
infinitive oblique:
बुरा मानने
(buraa maanne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
बुरा मानता
(buraa maantaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
बुरा मानते
(buraa maante)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
बुरा मानती
(buraa maantii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
बुरा मानतीं
(buraa maantiin)
continuous (sg.m):
बुरा मान रहा
(buraa maan rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
बुरा मान रहे
(buraa maan rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
बुरा मान रही
(buraa maan rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
बुरा मान रहीं
(buraa maan rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
बुरा माना
(buraa maanaa)
perfective (pl.m):
बुरा माने
(buraa maane)
perfective (sg.f):
बुरा मानी
(buraa maanii)
perfective (pl.f):
बुरा मानीं
(buraa maaniin)
imperative (informal):
बुरा मान
(buraa maan)
imperative (neutral):
बुरा मानो
(buraa maano)
imperative (formal):
बुरा मानिए
(buraa maanie)
future (1sg.m):
बुरा मानूँगा
(buraa maanoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
बुरा मानूँगी
(buraa maanoongii)
future (1pl.m):
बुरा मानेंगे
(buraa maanenge)
future (1pl.f):
बुरा मानेंगी
(buraa maanengii)
future (2sg.m):
बुरा मानेगा
(buraa maanegaa)
future (2sg.f):
बुरा मानेगी
(buraa maanegii)
future (2pl.m):
बुरा मानोगे
(buraa maanoge)
future (2pl.f):
बुरा मानोगी
(buraa maanogii)
future (3sg.m):
बुरा मानेगा
(buraa maanegaa)
future (3sg.f):
बुरा मानेगी
(buraa maanegii)
future (3pl.m):
बुरा मानेंगे
(buraa maanenge)
future (3pl.f):
बुरा मानेंगी
(buraa maanengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
बुरा मानूँ
(buraa maanoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
बुरा मानें
(buraa maanen)
subjunctive (2sg):
बुरा माने
(buraa maane)
subjunctive (2pl):
बुरा मानो
(buraa maano)
subjunctive (3sg):
बुरा माने
(buraa maane)
subjunctive (3pl):
बुरा मानें
(buraa maanen)