मिटना (mitnaa)
verb
An intransitive verb meaning to be erased, wiped out, or vanish -- used for marks, memories, distinctions, or even things being destroyed entirely. Closely related to its transitive partner मिटाना (mitaanaa, 'to erase, wipe out'), which is a separate lemma.
Sense
1
:
to be destroyed, wiped out, annihilated (people, civilizations, existence)
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: नष्ट होना (nasht honaa), ख़त्म होना (khatm honaa), फ़ना होना (fanaa honaa, literary/poetic)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear this in patriotic and devotional contexts -- लाइनें जैसे मिट जाएगा हिंदुस्तान, ऐसा सोचने वालों के लिए (mit jaaegaa hindustaan, 'India will be wiped out') carry a dramatic, almost mythic weight. It's the same root you meet in phrases about a name or a dynasty being erased from history.
Common Mistakes: 1) This sense is much stronger than 'to fade' -- मिट जाना (mit jaanaa) here implies total erasure or annihilation, so learners should reserve it for high-stakes contexts (a civilization, a name, a species) rather than everyday small losses.
Sample Sentences:
अगर दुश्मन ने हमला किया तो हिंदुस्तान नहीं मिटेगा।
Even if the enemy attacks, India will not be wiped out.
(agar dushman ne hamlaa kiyaa to hindustaan nahiin mitegaa।)
कई पुरानी सभ्यताएँ समय के साथ मिट गईं।
Many ancient civilizations were wiped out over time.
(kaii puraanii sabhytaaen samay ke saath mit gaiin।)
जो लोग यह सोचते हैं कि हमारी पहचान मिट जाएगी, वे गलत हैं।
Those who think our identity will be wiped out are wrong.
(jo log yah sochte hain ki hamaarii pahchaan mit jaaegii, ve galat hain।)
उस राजवंश का नाम इतिहास से पूरी तरह मिट गया।
That dynasty's name was completely erased from history.
(us raajvansh kaa naam itihaas se poorii tarah mit gayaa।)
अगर हम एकजुट न होते, तो हमारी कौम कब की मिट गई होती।
If we hadn't stayed united, our nation would have been wiped out long ago.
(agar ham ekjut n hote, to hamaarii kaum kab kii mit gaii hotii।)
भगत सिंह ने कहा था कि हमारे मिटने से भी यह क्रांति नहीं मिटेगी।
Bhagat Singh had said that even if we perish, this revolution will not be destroyed.
(bhagat sinh ne kahaa thaa ki hamaare mitne se bhii yah kraanti nahiin mitegii।)
क्या सचमुच कोई पूरी कौम मिट सकती है?
Can an entire nation really be wiped out?
(kyaa sachmuch koii poorii kaum mit saktii hai?)
हमारा वजूद तब तक नहीं मिटेगा जब तक हमारी साँसें चलती रहेंगी।
Our existence will not be wiped out as long as we keep breathing.
(hamaaraa vajood tab tak nahiin mitegaa jab tak hamaarii saansen chaltii rahengii।)
ईश्वर करे कि यह धर्म कभी न मिटे।
May God grant that this faith never be destroyed.
(iishvar kare ki yah dharm kabhii n mite।)
मिट जाएगा हिंदुस्तान, ऐसा सोचने वालों को इतिहास ने बार-बार गलत साबित किया है।
History has repeatedly proven wrong those who think 'India will be wiped out.'
(mit jaaegaa hindustaan, aisaa sochne vaalon ko itihaas ne baar-baar galat saabit kiyaa hai।)
Sense
2
:
to be erased/wiped away (literal, of marks/writing/stains)
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: धुलना (dhulnaa, of stains/washing away), मिट जाना (mit jaanaa, compound form, same meaning)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Think of a chalkboard: जब बारिश हुई, तो सारी लिखाई मिट गई (jab baarish huii, to saarii likhaaii mit gaii, 'when it rained, all the writing was washed away') -- the rain is the cause but grammatically the writing itself just 'erases.' This is the same body-as-agent, world-does-things-to-you logic you see elsewhere in Hindi verb pairs.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for मिटाना (mitaanaa) when they mean the mark disappeared by itself -- if there's no agent doing the erasing, मिटना (mitnaa) is correct: दाग़ मिट गया (daagh mit gayaa, 'the stain faded/disappeared'), not दाग़ ने मिटाया।
Sample Sentences:
जब बारिश हुई, तो सारी लिखाई मिट गई।
When it rained, all the writing was washed away.
(jab baarish huii, to saarii likhaaii mit gaii।)
यह दाग साबुन से भी नहीं मिटता।
This stain doesn't come off even with soap.
(yah daag saabun se bhii nahiin mittaa।)
ब्लैकबोर्ड की लिखाई धीरे-धीरे मिट रही है।
The writing on the blackboard is gradually being erased.
(blaikbord kii likhaaii dhiire-dhiire mit rahii hai।)
पेंसिल से लिखा हुआ आसानी से मिट जाता है।
What's written in pencil erases easily.
(pensil se likhaa huaa aasaanii se mit jaataa hai।)
कृपया ध्यान रखना कि निशान न मिटे।
Please make sure the mark doesn't get erased.
(kripyaa dhyaan rakhnaa ki nishaan n mite।)
अगर तुम कपड़े को इतनी देर पानी में रखते, तो निशान मिट जाता।
If you had kept the cloth in water that long, the mark would have been erased.
(agar tum kapde ko itnii der paanii men rakhte, to nishaan mit jaataa।)
स्याही का धब्बा कभी नहीं मिटता, चाहे कितना भी रगड़ लो।
The ink stain never comes out, no matter how much you scrub.
(syaahii kaa dhabbaa kabhii nahiin mittaa, chaahe kitnaa bhii ragad lo।)
बोर्ड पर लिखा सवाल मिटा दिया गया।
The question written on the board was erased.
(bord par likhaa savaal mitaa diyaa gayaa।)
धूप में रखने से रंग मिट जाएगा।
Leaving it in the sun will fade the color away.
(dhoop men rakhne se rang mit jaaegaa।)
Sense
3
:
to fade away, disappear (of feelings, memories, differences, distinctions)
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: ख़त्म होना (khatm honaa), दूर होना (door honaa, of doubts/fears), घुल जाना (ghul jaanaa, of differences blending away)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the sense behind lines like दिल का ग़म मिट गया (dil kaa gham mit gayaa, 'the heart's sorrow faded away') -- common in Hindi film lyrics and ghazals, where sorrow, distance, or distinctions between people 'erase' themselves rather than being actively removed by someone.
Common Mistakes: 1) With abstract nouns like फ़र्क़ (farq, 'difference') or ग़म (gham, 'sorrow'), मिटना (mitnaa) is the natural idiomatic choice where English might use several different verbs (fade, dissolve, be dispelled) -- don't overthink translating it literally each time.
Sample Sentences:
उसके दिल का ग़म धीरे-धीरे मिट गया।
The sorrow in his heart faded away slowly.
(uske dil kaa gham dhiire-dhiire mit gayaa।)
बरसों की दूरी एक मुलाक़ात में मिट जाती है।
Years of distance fade away in a single meeting.
(barson kii doorii ek mulaaqaat men mit jaatii hai।)
समय के साथ पुरानी नाराज़गी मिटती जा रही है।
With time, the old resentment is gradually fading away.
(samay ke saath puraanii naaraazgii mittii jaa rahii hai।)
अगर हम बात कर लें तो शायद यह गलतफ़हमी मिट जाए।
If we talk, maybe this misunderstanding will be dispelled.
(agar ham baat kar len to shaayad yah galatfahmii mit jaae।)
काश उनके बीच का यह भेद मिट जाता।
If only this distinction between them would fade away.
(kaash unke biich kaa yah bhed mit jaataa।)
अमीर-गरीब का फ़र्क़ शहरों में धीरे-धीरे मिट रहा है।
The distinction between rich and poor is slowly fading away in the cities.
(amiir-gariib kaa farq shahron men dhiire-dhiire mit rahaa hai।)
उसकी यादें मेरे मन से कभी नहीं मिटेंगी।
Her memories will never fade from my mind.
(uskii yaaden mere man se kabhii nahiin mitengii।)
जब उसने माफ़ी माँगी, तो मेरा सारा ग़ुस्सा मिट गया।
When he apologized, all my anger vanished.
(jab usne maafii maangii, to meraa saaraa ghussaa mit gayaa।)
क्या इंसानों के बीच की यह नफ़रत कभी मिट सकती है?
Can this hatred between people ever be dispelled?
(kyaa insaanon ke biich kii yah nafrat kabhii mit saktii hai?)
उम्मीद है कि दोनों देशों के बीच की कड़वाहट मिट जाए।
It is hoped that the bitterness between the two countries will be dispelled.
(ummiid hai ki donon deshon ke biich kii kadvaahat mit jaae।)
इस गीत को सुनकर उसका सारा डर मिट गया।
Hearing this song, all his fear was dispelled.
(is giit ko sunkar uskaa saaraa dar mit gayaa।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
मिटना
(mitnaa)
infinitive oblique:
मिटने
(mitne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
मिटता
(mittaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
मिटते
(mitte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
मिटती
(mittii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
मिटतीं
(mittiin)
continuous (sg.m):
मिट रहा
(mit rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
मिट रहे
(mit rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
मिट रही
(mit rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
मिट रहीं
(mit rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
मिटा
(mitaa)
perfective (pl.m):
मिटे
(mite)
perfective (sg.f):
मिटी
(mitii)
perfective (pl.f):
मिटीं
(mitiin)
imperative (informal):
मिट
(mit)
imperative (neutral):
मिटो
(mito)
imperative (formal):
मिटिए
(mitie)
future (1sg.m):
मिटूँगा
(mitoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
मिटूँगी
(mitoongii)
future (1pl.m):
मिटेंगे
(mitenge)
future (1pl.f):
मिटेंगी
(mitengii)
future (2sg.m):
मिटेगा
(mitegaa)
future (2sg.f):
मिटेगी
(mitegii)
future (2pl.m):
मिटोगे
(mitoge)
future (2pl.f):
मिटोगी
(mitogii)
future (3sg.m):
मिटेगा
(mitegaa)
future (3sg.f):
मिटेगी
(mitegii)
future (3pl.m):
मिटेंगे
(mitenge)
future (3pl.f):
मिटेंगी
(mitengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
मिटूँ
(mitoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
मिटें
(miten)
subjunctive (2sg):
मिटे
(mite)
subjunctive (2pl):
मिटो
(mito)
subjunctive (3sg):
मिटे
(mite)
subjunctive (3pl):
मिटें
(miten)