मुस्कराना (muskraanaa)
verb
A simple, everyday verb meaning 'to smile.' Also commonly spelled मुस्कुराना (muskuraanaa) with the extra उ; both forms are used constantly in speech and writing.
Sense
1
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to smile
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: मुस्कुराना (muskuraanaa, variant form), हँसना (hansnaa, to laugh/smile, broader), मुस्कान देना (muskaan denaa, to give a smile)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is a warm, gentle word -- the kind of smile you'd give a baby or share with an old friend across a room, not a boisterous laugh. You'll often hear it paired with धीरे से (dhiire se, 'softly') or हल्के से (halke se, 'lightly') to describe a subtle, closed-mouth smile, which is a very common image in Hindi film dialogue and poetry.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse this with हँसना (hansnaa): मुस्कराना (muskraanaa) is specifically a quiet smile, while हँसना (hansnaa) covers laughing out loud as well as smiling in some contexts -- pick मुस्कराना (muskraanaa) when you mean a gentle, silent smile. 2) The subject of a smile is never ने-marked even though the verb looks like it could take an object -- it behaves as a plain intransitive verb: मैं मुस्कराया (main muskraayaa, 'I smiled'), not मैंने मुस्कराया (mainne muskraayaa).
Sample Sentences:
वह धीरे से मुस्कराई।
She smiled softly.
(vah dhiire se muskraaii।)
वह मुझे देखकर मुस्कराता है।
He smiles whenever he sees me.
(vah mujhe dekhkar muskraataa hai।)
वह अभी भी मुस्करा रही है।
She is still smiling.
(vah abhii bhii muskraa rahii hai।)
कृपया कैमरे की तरफ़ मुस्कराइए।
Please smile towards the camera.
(kripyaa kaimre kii taraf muskraaie।)
अगर वह मुझे देख लेता तो ज़रूर मुस्कराता।
If he had seen me, he would surely have smiled.
(agar vah mujhe dekh letaa to zaroor muskraataa।)
काश वह इतनी उदासी में भी हल्के से मुस्करा पाती।
I wish she could manage even a light smile amid so much sadness.
(kaash vah itnii udaasii men bhii halke se muskraa paatii।)
जब भी वह पुरानी तस्वीरें देखती है, वह मुस्कराने लगती है।
Whenever she looks at old photographs, she starts smiling.
(jab bhii vah puraanii tasviiren dekhtii hai, vah muskraane lagtii hai।)
बच्चे को देखकर वह अपने आप मुस्करा उठा।
Seeing the baby, he broke into a smile on his own.
(bachche ko dekhkar vah apne aap muskraa uthaa।)
कल की मुलाक़ात में वह शायद मुस्कराएगी।
In tomorrow's meeting, she might perhaps smile.
(kal kii mulaaqaat men vah shaayad muskraaegii।)
पुरानी हिंदी फ़िल्मों में नायिका अक्सर धीरे से मुस्करा देती है और कुछ नहीं कहती।
In old Hindi films, the heroine often smiles softly and says nothing.
(puraanii hindii filmon men naayikaa aksar dhiire se muskraa detii hai aur kuchh nahiin kahtii।)
उसके होंठों पर एक हल्की मुस्कान थी, जैसे वह भीतर से मुस्करा रहा हो।
There was a faint smile on his lips, as if he were smiling from within.
(uske honthon par ek halkii muskaan thii, jaise vah bhiitar se muskraa rahaa ho।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
मुस्कराना
(muskraanaa)
infinitive oblique:
मुस्कराने
(muskraane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
मुस्कराता
(muskraataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
मुस्कराते
(muskraate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
मुस्कराती
(muskraatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
मुस्करातीं
(muskraatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
मुस्करा रहा
(muskraa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
मुस्करा रहे
(muskraa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
मुस्करा रही
(muskraa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
मुस्करा रहीं
(muskraa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
मुस्कराया
(muskraayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
मुस्कराए
(muskraae)
perfective (sg.f):
मुस्कराई
(muskraaii)
perfective (pl.f):
मुस्कराईं
(muskraaiin)
imperative (informal):
मुस्करा
(muskraa)
imperative (neutral):
मुस्कराओ
(muskraao)
imperative (formal):
मुस्कराइए
(muskraaie)
future (1sg.m):
मुस्कराऊँगा
(muskraaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
मुस्कराऊँगी
(muskraaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
मुस्कराएँगे
(muskraaenge)
future (1pl.f):
मुस्कराएँगी
(muskraaengii)
future (2sg.m):
मुस्कराएगा
(muskraaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
मुस्कराएगी
(muskraaegii)
future (2pl.m):
मुस्कराओगे
(muskraaoge)
future (2pl.f):
मुस्कराओगी
(muskraaogii)
future (3sg.m):
मुस्कराएगा
(muskraaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
मुस्कराएगी
(muskraaegii)
future (3pl.m):
मुस्कराएँगे
(muskraaenge)
future (3pl.f):
मुस्कराएँगी
(muskraaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
मुस्कराऊँ
(muskraaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
मुस्कराएँ
(muskraaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
मुस्कराए
(muskraae)
subjunctive (2pl):
मुस्कराओ
(muskraao)
subjunctive (3sg):
मुस्कराए
(muskraae)
subjunctive (3pl):
मुस्कराएँ
(muskraaen)