आह भरना (aah bharnaa)
verb
A fixed compound expression meaning 'to sigh' or 'to heave a sigh' -- built from आह (aah, 'ah/sigh', an interjection of pain or longing) plus भरना (bharnaa, 'to fill'), literally 'to fill a sigh.'
Sense
1
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to sigh (from sorrow, longing, or weariness)
verb, transitive The subject is marked with ने (ne) in the perfective, since भरना (bharnaa) behaves as a transitive verb here (आह (aah) is its object).
Synonyms: आह भरना (aah bharnaa), ठंडी आह भरना (thandii aah bharnaa, common intensified variant), हाय भरना (haay bharnaa, rare)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This phrase carries a slightly literary, emotional flavor -- you'll hear it in Bollywood dialogue, ghazals, and storytelling more than in casual daily chit-chat, where a learner might instead just say कुछ नहीं (kuchh nahiin, 'nothing') with a heavy tone. It's the classic verb for the sigh of a disappointed lover, a tired parent, or someone recalling old times.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to translate 'sigh' with a literal verb search and miss this fixed noun+verb pairing -- आह (aah) almost never occurs alone as a verb's object with any other verb in this sense; भरना (bharnaa) is the fixed partner. 2) Because आह (aah) is also a standalone interjection ('ah! oh!'), learners sometimes think the phrase is just an exclamation followed by a separate verb, rather than one fused expression. 3) The intensifier ठंडी (thandii, 'cold') is very frequently added -- ठंडी आह भरना (thandii aah bharnaa) -- and learners are often unaware this is the more natural, commonly heard form.
Sample Sentences:
वह गहरी आह भरती है और खिड़की से बाहर देखती है।
She sighs deeply and looks out of the window.
(vah gahrii aah bhartii hai aur khidkii se baahar dekhtii hai।)
उसने आह भरी और पुरानी तस्वीरें देखने लगा।
He sighed and began looking at old photographs.
(usne aah bharii aur puraanii tasviiren dekhne lagaa।)
दिन भर की मेहनत के बाद वह थककर आह भर रहा था।
After a whole day's toil, he was sighing wearily.
(din bhar kii mehnat ke baad vah thakkar aah bhar rahaa thaa।)
जब भी वह अपने बचपन को याद करती है, आह भर लेती है।
Whenever she remembers her childhood, she lets out a sigh.
(jab bhii vah apne bachpan ko yaad kartii hai, aah bhar letii hai।)
काश वह मेरी बात सुनकर सिर्फ आह न भरता, कुछ कहता भी।
If only he hadn't just sighed on hearing me, but had said something too.
(kaash vah merii baat sunkar sirph aah n bhartaa, kuchh kahtaa bhii।)
इतनी आह मत भरो, सब ठीक हो जाएगा।
Don't sigh so much, everything will be alright.
(itnii aah mat bharo, sab thiik ho jaaegaa।)
प्रेमिका के जाने के बाद शायर रात भर आह भरता रहा।
After his beloved left, the poet kept sighing all night long.
(premikaa ke jaane ke baad shaayar raat bhar aah bhartaa rahaa।)
माँ ने बच्चों की शरारतों से तंग आकर आह भरी।
Weary of the children's mischief, the mother sighed.
(maan ne bachchon kii sharaarton se tang aakar aah bharii।)
उम्मीद है कि वह इस बार बिना आह भरे अपनी बात कह सके।
It is hoped that this time he can say what he means without sighing.
(ummiid hai ki vah is baar binaa aah bhare apnii baat kah sake।)
गजल में शायर हर शेर के बाद जैसे एक आह भरता है।
In the ghazal, the poet seems to sigh after every couplet.
(gajal men shaayar har sher ke baad jaise ek aah bhartaa hai।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
आह भरना
(aah bharnaa)
infinitive oblique:
आह भरने
(aah bharne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
आह भरता
(aah bhartaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
आह भरते
(aah bharte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
आह भरती
(aah bhartii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
आह भरतीं
(aah bhartiin)
continuous (sg.m):
आह भर रहा
(aah bhar rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
आह भर रहे
(aah bhar rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
आह भर रही
(aah bhar rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
आह भर रहीं
(aah bhar rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
आह भरा
(aah bharaa)
perfective (pl.m):
आह भरे
(aah bhare)
perfective (sg.f):
आह भरी
(aah bharii)
perfective (pl.f):
आह भरीं
(aah bhariin)
imperative (informal):
आह भर
(aah bhar)
imperative (neutral):
आह भरो
(aah bharo)
imperative (formal):
आह भरिए
(aah bharie)
future (1sg.m):
आह भरूँगा
(aah bharoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
आह भरूँगी
(aah bharoongii)
future (1pl.m):
आह भरेंगे
(aah bharenge)
future (1pl.f):
आह भरेंगी
(aah bharengii)
future (2sg.m):
आह भरेगा
(aah bharegaa)
future (2sg.f):
आह भरेगी
(aah bharegii)
future (2pl.m):
आह भरोगे
(aah bharoge)
future (2pl.f):
आह भरोगी
(aah bharogii)
future (3sg.m):
आह भरेगा
(aah bharegaa)
future (3sg.f):
आह भरेगी
(aah bharegii)
future (3pl.m):
आह भरेंगे
(aah bharenge)
future (3pl.f):
आह भरेंगी
(aah bharengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
आह भरूँ
(aah bharoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
आह भरें
(aah bharen)
subjunctive (2sg):
आह भरे
(aah bhare)
subjunctive (2pl):
आह भरो
(aah bharo)
subjunctive (3sg):
आह भरे
(aah bhare)
subjunctive (3pl):
आह भरें
(aah bharen)