पूरा पड़ना (pooraa padnaa)
verb
A compound expression meaning 'to be enough, to suffice' -- built from पूरा (pooraa, 'complete/full') plus पड़ना (padnaa, the same 'befall' verb that gives Hindi many of its involuntary/circumstantial constructions).
Sense
1
:
to be sufficient, to be enough (of money, time, resources)
verb, intransitive The thing that falls short is the grammatical subject and agrees with पूरा (pooraa) in gender/number (पैसे पूरे नहीं पड़े (paise poore nahiin pade, 'the money wasn't enough')); the person affected is usually marked with को (ko), e.g. मुझे पैसे पूरे नहीं पड़े (mujhe paise poore nahiin pade, 'I didn't have enough money').
Synonyms: काफ़ी होना (kaafii honaa), बस होना (bas honaa, colloquial)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear this constantly in markets and households in Delhi-NCR -- a shopkeeper or a mother managing the monthly budget saying पैसे पूरे नहीं पड़ रहे (paise poore nahiin pad rahe, 'the money isn't stretching far enough'). It captures a very Hindi way of thinking about scarcity: the resource itself 'falls short' rather than the person 'lacking' it, similar in spirit to दाल-रोटी में गुज़ारा होना (daal-rotii men guzaaraa honaa) style constructions where circumstances act upon you.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for काफ़ी होना (kaafii honaa) in every context, but पूरा पड़ना (pooraa padnaa) is the more natural everyday choice when talking about running out of money, time, or supplies mid-task, e.g. while shopping or budgeting. 2) The subject of agreement is the thing that is/isn't enough, not the person -- learners sometimes wrongly try to make पूरा (pooraa) agree with the को (ko)-marked person instead.
Sample Sentences:
इस महीने पैसे पूरे नहीं पड़ रहे हैं।
The money isn't stretching far enough this month.
(is mahiine paise poore nahiin pad rahe hain।)
पिछले हफ़्ते समय पूरा नहीं पड़ा और काम अधूरा रह गया।
Last week there wasn't enough time, and the work was left unfinished.
(pichhle hafte samay pooraa nahiin padaa aur kaam adhooraa rah gayaa।)
अगर बजट ऐसे ही बढ़ता रहा तो पैसे कभी पूरे नहीं पड़ेंगे।
If the budget keeps growing like this, the money will never be enough.
(agar bajat aise hii badhtaa rahaa to paise kabhii poore nahiin padenge।)
राशन इतना कम था कि पूरे महीने के लिए पूरा नहीं पड़ता।
The rations were so little that they wouldn't be enough for the whole month.
(raashan itnaa kam thaa ki poore mahiine ke lie pooraa nahiin padtaa।)
देखना, कहीं आखिरी दिन पैसे पूरे न पड़ें।
Watch out, I hope the money isn't short on the last day.
(dekhnaa, kahiin aakhirii din paise poore n paden।)
माँ हर महीने हिसाब लगाती है ताकि पैसे पूरे पड़ें।
Mother calculates every month so that the money is enough.
(maan har mahiine hisaab lagaatii hai taaki paise poore paden।)
इतने मेहमानों के लिए यह सामान कभी पूरा नहीं पड़ेगा।
This much stuff will never be enough for so many guests.
(itne mehmaanon ke lie yah saamaan kabhii pooraa nahiin padegaa।)
दुकानदार बोला कि इतने कपड़े में कपड़ा पूरा नहीं पड़ेगा, थोड़ा और लेना पड़ेगा।
The shopkeeper said that this much fabric won't be enough, you'll have to take a bit more.
(dukaandaar bolaa ki itne kapde men kapdaa pooraa nahiin padegaa, thodaa aur lenaa padegaa।)
संसाधन सीमित संसाधनों में पूरे पड़ जाएँ, इसके लिए योजना बनानी होगी।
A plan will have to be made so that the resources become sufficient within the limited means.
(sansaadhan siimit sansaadhnon men poore pad jaaen, iske lie yojnaa banaanii hogii।)
तनख़्वाह मिलते ही पता चलता है कि वह कभी पूरी नहीं पड़ती।
As soon as the salary comes, you realize it's never quite enough.
(tanakhvaah milte hii pataa chaltaa hai ki vah kabhii poorii nahiin padtii।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
पूरा पड़ना
(pooraa padnaa)
infinitive oblique:
पूरा पड़ने
(pooraa padne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
पूरा पड़ता
(pooraa padtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
पूरा पड़ते
(pooraa padte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
पूरा पड़ती
(pooraa padtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
पूरा पड़तीं
(pooraa padtiin)
continuous (sg.m):
पूरा पड़ रहा
(pooraa pad rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
पूरा पड़ रहे
(pooraa pad rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
पूरा पड़ रही
(pooraa pad rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
पूरा पड़ रहीं
(pooraa pad rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
पूरा पड़ा
(pooraa padaa)
perfective (pl.m):
पूरा पड़े
(pooraa pade)
perfective (sg.f):
पूरा पड़ी
(pooraa padii)
perfective (pl.f):
पूरा पड़ीं
(pooraa padiin)
imperative (informal):
पूरा पड़
(pooraa pad)
imperative (neutral):
पूरा पड़ो
(pooraa pado)
imperative (formal):
पूरा पड़िए
(pooraa padie)
future (1sg.m):
पूरा पड़ूँगा
(pooraa padoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
पूरा पड़ूँगी
(pooraa padoongii)
future (1pl.m):
पूरा पड़ेंगे
(pooraa padenge)
future (1pl.f):
पूरा पड़ेंगी
(pooraa padengii)
future (2sg.m):
पूरा पड़ेगा
(pooraa padegaa)
future (2sg.f):
पूरा पड़ेगी
(pooraa padegii)
future (2pl.m):
पूरा पड़ोगे
(pooraa padoge)
future (2pl.f):
पूरा पड़ोगी
(pooraa padogii)
future (3sg.m):
पूरा पड़ेगा
(pooraa padegaa)
future (3sg.f):
पूरा पड़ेगी
(pooraa padegii)
future (3pl.m):
पूरा पड़ेंगे
(pooraa padenge)
future (3pl.f):
पूरा पड़ेंगी
(pooraa padengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
पूरा पड़ूँ
(pooraa padoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
पूरा पड़ें
(pooraa paden)
subjunctive (2sg):
पूरा पड़े
(pooraa pade)
subjunctive (2pl):
पूरा पड़ो
(pooraa pado)
subjunctive (3sg):
पूरा पड़े
(pooraa pade)
subjunctive (3pl):
पूरा पड़ें
(pooraa paden)