बुहारना (buhaarnaa)
verb
A concrete, everyday verb meaning 'to sweep' (a floor, courtyard, etc.) -- one sense, no idiomatic extensions worth splitting out.
Sense
1
:
to sweep
verb, transitive
Synonyms: झाड़ना (jhaadnaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the word for the daily chore of sweeping the ghar (ghar) or the aangan (aangan, courtyard) with a jhaadu (jhaadoo) -- something almost every household does first thing in the morning. In many homes there's a strong cultural association between sweeping the floor at dawn and welcoming Lakshmi (lakshmii) or simply starting the day fresh, so you'll hear this word a lot in domestic, everyday conversation rather than in writing.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse this with झाड़ना (jhaadnaa), which covers a broader range of 'brushing/shaking off dust' (from clothes, a table, etc.) as well as sweeping floors; बुहारना (buhaarnaa) is used specifically for sweeping a floor or open ground clean, usually with a broom (jhaadoo).
Sample Sentences:
सुबह उठकर सबसे पहले वह आँगन बुहारती है।
As soon as she gets up in the morning, the first thing she does is sweep the courtyard.
(subah uthkar sabse pahle vah aangan buhaartii hai।)
माँ रसोई बुहार रही है, ज़रा बाहर रुक जाओ।
Mom is sweeping the kitchen right now, just wait outside for a bit.
(maan rasoii buhaar rahii hai, zaraa baahar ruk jaao।)
उसने पूरा घर बुहार दिया।
She swept the whole house.
(usne pooraa ghar buhaar diyaa।)
पहले आँगन बुहार लो, फिर चाय पीना।
Sweep the courtyard first, then have your tea.
(pahle aangan buhaar lo, phir chaay piinaa।)
अगर तू सुबह-सुबह घर बुहार देती तो शाम तक मक्खियाँ नहीं भरतीं।
If you had swept the house early in the morning, the flies wouldn't have swarmed by evening.
(agar too subah-subah ghar buhaar detii to shaam tak makkhiyaan nahiin bhartiin।)
घर तब तक बुहारा जाता है जब तक सूरज पूरी तरह न निकल आए।
The house is swept before the sun fully comes up.
(ghar tab tak buhaaraa jaataa hai jab tak sooraj poorii tarah n nikal aae।)
कल सुबह मैं पूरा बरामदा बुहारूँगी।
Tomorrow morning I will sweep the whole veranda.
(kal subah main pooraa baraamdaa buhaaroongii।)
दादी कहती हैं कि सुबह घर बुहारने से लक्ष्मी घर में आती हैं।
Grandma says that sweeping the house in the morning brings Lakshmi into the home.
(daadii kahtii hain ki subah ghar buhaarne se lakshmii ghar men aatii hain।)
काश कोई मेरी जगह आँगन बुहार देता।
I wish someone would sweep the courtyard in my place.
(kaash koii merii jagah aangan buhaar detaa।)
जब तक वह चाय बनाती, मैं तब तक बरामदा बुहार चुका था।
By the time she made the tea, I had already finished sweeping the veranda.
(jab tak vah chaay banaatii, main tab tak baraamdaa buhaar chukaa thaa।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
बुहारना
(buhaarnaa)
infinitive oblique:
बुहारने
(buhaarne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
बुहारता
(buhaartaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
बुहारते
(buhaarte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
बुहारती
(buhaartii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
बुहारतीं
(buhaartiin)
continuous (sg.m):
बुहार रहा
(buhaar rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
बुहार रहे
(buhaar rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
बुहार रही
(buhaar rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
बुहार रहीं
(buhaar rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
बुहारा
(buhaaraa)
perfective (pl.m):
बुहारे
(buhaare)
perfective (sg.f):
बुहारी
(buhaarii)
perfective (pl.f):
बुहारीं
(buhaariin)
imperative (informal):
बुहार
(buhaar)
imperative (neutral):
बुहारो
(buhaaro)
imperative (formal):
बुहारिए
(buhaarie)
future (1sg.m):
बुहारूँगा
(buhaaroongaa)
future (1sg.f):
बुहारूँगी
(buhaaroongii)
future (1pl.m):
बुहारेंगे
(buhaarenge)
future (1pl.f):
बुहारेंगी
(buhaarengii)
future (2sg.m):
बुहारेगा
(buhaaregaa)
future (2sg.f):
बुहारेगी
(buhaaregii)
future (2pl.m):
बुहारोगे
(buhaaroge)
future (2pl.f):
बुहारोगी
(buhaarogii)
future (3sg.m):
बुहारेगा
(buhaaregaa)
future (3sg.f):
बुहारेगी
(buhaaregii)
future (3pl.m):
बुहारेंगे
(buhaarenge)
future (3pl.f):
बुहारेंगी
(buhaarengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
बुहारूँ
(buhaaroon)
subjunctive (1pl):
बुहारें
(buhaaren)
subjunctive (2sg):
बुहारे
(buhaare)
subjunctive (2pl):
बुहारो
(buhaaro)
subjunctive (3sg):
बुहारे
(buhaare)
subjunctive (3pl):
बुहारें
(buhaaren)