बुझाना (bujhaanaa)
verb
The causative counterpart of बुझना (bujhnaa, 'to be extinguished') -- means 'to put out/extinguish' (fire, light) and, by extension, 'to quench' (thirst).
Sense
1
:
to extinguish, put out (fire, lamp, light)
verb, transitive
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the causative of बुझना (bujhnaa) -- if a diya या (diiyaa) 'goes out' on its own, it बुझ जाता है (bujh jaataa hai); if you actively blow it out or douse it, you बुझाते हैं (bujhaate hain) it. This active/passive pairing is a classic Hindi causative pattern worth noticing.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse बुझाना (bujhaanaa) with बंद करना (band karnaa, 'to turn off'); बुझाना (bujhaanaa) is specifically for flame/fire/light, while बंद करना (band karnaa) is used for electrical switches and appliances, e.g. पंखा बंद करो (pankhaa band karo, 'turn off the fan') rather than पंखा बुझाओ (pankhaa bujhaao).
Sample Sentences:
कृपया सोने से पहले सारी बत्तियाँ बुझा दो।
Please turn off all the lights before sleeping.
(kripyaa sone se pahle saarii battiyaan bujhaa do।)
वह हर रात सोने से पहले दीया बुझाती है।
She puts out the lamp every night before sleeping.
(vah har raat sone se pahle diiyaa bujhaatii hai।)
अग्निशमन दल ने आग बुझा दी।
The fire brigade put out the fire.
(agnishman dal ne aag bujhaa dii।)
वह मोमबत्ती बुझा रहा है।
He is putting out the candle.
(vah mombattii bujhaa rahaa hai।)
अगर तेज़ हवा न होती, तो हम आग इतनी जल्दी बुझा पाते।
If there hadn't been such strong wind, we would have been able to put out the fire so quickly.
(agar tez havaa n hotii, to ham aag itnii jaldii bujhaa paate।)
आग इतनी बड़ी थी कि बुझाई नहीं जा सकी।
The fire was so big that it could not be put out.
(aag itnii badii thii ki bujhaaii nahiin jaa sakii।)
क्या तुम कल रात की मशाल बुझा चुके हो?
Have you already put out last night's torch?
(kyaa tum kal raat kii mashaal bujhaa chuke ho?)
उसने चूल्हे की आग को पानी डालकर बुझाया।
She put out the stove's fire by pouring water on it.
(usne choolhe kii aag ko paanii daalkar bujhaayaa।)
मैं चाहता हूँ कि तुम बाहर निकलते समय गैस बुझा दो।
I want you to turn off the gas when you go out.
(main chaahtaa hoon ki tum baahar nikalte samay gais bujhaa do।)
जलते हुए जंगल को बुझाने में कई घंटे लग गए।
It took several hours to put out the burning forest.
(jalte hue jangal ko bujhaane men kaii ghante lag gae।)
हवन की आग को यूँ ही नहीं बुझाया जाता, उसे धीरे-धीरे शांत किया जाता है।
The havan fire is not simply extinguished; it is calmed down gradually.
(havan kii aag ko yoon hii nahiin bujhaayaa jaataa, use dhiire-dhiire shaant kiyaa jaataa hai।)
Sense
2
:
to quench (thirst)
verb, transitive Used almost exclusively in the fixed collocation प्यास बुझाना (pyaas bujhaanaa, 'to quench thirst').
Synonyms: शांत करना (shaant karnaa, used with प्यास)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Hindi extends the 'putting out a fire' image to thirst: प्यास बुझाना (pyaas bujhaanaa, 'to quench thirst') treats thirst like a flame that needs dousing -- a nice window into how the language reuses concrete verbs for bodily sensations.
Sample Sentences:
पानी पीकर उसने अपनी प्यास बुझाई।
He quenched his thirst by drinking water.
(paanii piikar usne apnii pyaas bujhaaii।)
गर्मी में नींबू पानी प्यास बुझाने का सबसे अच्छा तरीका है।
In summer, lemon water is the best way to quench thirst.
(garmii men niimboo paanii pyaas bujhaane kaa sabse achchhaa tariikaa hai।)
क्या इतने से गिलास पानी से तुम्हारी प्यास बुझेगी?
Will just this one glass of water quench your thirst?
(kyaa itne se gilaas paanii se tumhaarii pyaas bujhegii?)
पहले अपनी प्यास बुझा लो, फिर बात करते हैं।
First quench your thirst, then let's talk.
(pahle apnii pyaas bujhaa lo, phir baat karte hain।)
रेगिस्तान में भटकते समय उसकी प्यास किसी तरह भी नहीं बुझ रही थी।
While wandering in the desert, his thirst just wouldn't be quenched.
(registaan men bhatakte samay uskii pyaas kisii tarah bhii nahiin bujh rahii thii।)
अगर रास्ते में कोई कुआँ मिल जाता तो हमारी प्यास बुझ जाती।
If we had found a well on the way, our thirst would have been quenched.
(agar raaste men koii kuaan mil jaataa to hamaarii pyaas bujh jaatii।)
यात्री ने चाहा कि किसी तरह उसकी प्यास बुझ जाए।
The traveler wished that his thirst would somehow be quenched.
(yaatrii ne chaahaa ki kisii tarah uskii pyaas bujh jaae।)
उस मेले में गन्ने के रस से यात्रियों की प्यास बुझाई जाती थी।
At that fair, travelers' thirst used to be quenched with sugarcane juice.
(us mele men ganne ke ras se yaatriyon kii pyaas bujhaaii jaatii thii।)
कवि ने लिखा कि नदी की धारा भी उसकी अतृप्त प्यास नहीं बुझा सकी।
The poet wrote that even the river's current could not quench his unsated thirst.
(kavi ne likhaa ki nadii kii dhaaraa bhii uskii atript pyaas nahiin bujhaa sakii।)
आप चाय ले लीजिए, इससे आपकी प्यास बुझ जाएगी।
Please have some tea, it will quench your thirst.
(aap chaay le liijie, isse aapkii pyaas bujh jaaegii।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
बुझाना
(bujhaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
बुझाने
(bujhaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
बुझाता
(bujhaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
बुझाते
(bujhaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
बुझाती
(bujhaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
बुझातीं
(bujhaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
बुझा रहा
(bujhaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
बुझा रहे
(bujhaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
बुझा रही
(bujhaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
बुझा रहीं
(bujhaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
बुझाया
(bujhaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
बुझाए
(bujhaae)
perfective (sg.f):
बुझाई
(bujhaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
बुझाईं
(bujhaaiin)
imperative (informal):
बुझा
(bujhaa)
imperative (neutral):
बुझाओ
(bujhaao)
imperative (formal):
बुझाइए
(bujhaaie)
future (1sg.m):
बुझाऊँगा
(bujhaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
बुझाऊँगी
(bujhaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
बुझाएँगे
(bujhaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
बुझाएँगी
(bujhaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
बुझाएगा
(bujhaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
बुझाएगी
(bujhaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
बुझाओगे
(bujhaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
बुझाओगी
(bujhaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
बुझाएगा
(bujhaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
बुझाएगी
(bujhaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
बुझाएँगे
(bujhaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
बुझाएँगी
(bujhaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
बुझाऊँ
(bujhaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
बुझाएँ
(bujhaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
बुझाए
(bujhaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
बुझाओ
(bujhaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
बुझाए
(bujhaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
बुझाएँ
(bujhaaen)