भीगना (bhiignaa)

verb An intransitive verb meaning 'to get wet/soaked' -- used for rain, sweat, tears, or anything absorbing moisture; also extended figuratively to emotions getting 'moist' (moved, tender). The causative भिगोना (bhigonaa, 'to soak something') is a separate lemma.
Sense 1 : to become wet, soaked
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: तर होना (tar honaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the classic monsoon verb -- बारिश में भीगना (baarish men bhiignaa, 'to get soaked in the rain') is practically a cultural pastime in Delhi, evoked fondly in songs and remembered from childhood rather than treated as a nuisance the way getting rained on often is in English-speaking cultures.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for गीला होना (giilaa honaa) instead -- both work, but भीगना (bhiignaa) is the far more natural verb choice for rain, sweat, or clothes getting soaked in everyday speech. 2) Since this is intransitive, the subject that gets wet takes no ने (ne) marking even in the perfective: वह भीगा (vah bhiigaa, 'he got wet'), not वह ने भीगा।
Sample Sentences:
बच्चे बारिश में भीग रहे हैं। The children are getting soaked in the rain.
(bachche baarish men bhiig rahe hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मैं कल छत पर बारिश में भीगा। I got soaked in the rain on the terrace yesterday.
(main kal chhat par baarish men bhiigaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मुझे बारिश में भीगना बहुत पसंद है। I really love getting soaked in the rain.
(mujhe baarish men bhiignaa bahut pasand hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
छत पर मत जाओ, वरना भीग जाओगे। Don't go up to the terrace, or you'll get soaked.
(chhat par mat jaao, varnaa bhiig jaaoge।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
अगर छत्री साथ होती, तो हम इस तरह न भीगते। If we'd had an umbrella with us, we wouldn't have gotten soaked like this.
(agar chhatrii saath hotii, to ham is tarah n bhiigte।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कपड़े धोकर बाहर सुखाए थे, पर वे फिर से भीग गए। I'd washed the clothes and put them out to dry, but they got wet again.
(kapde dhokar baahar sukhaae the, par ve phir se bhiig gae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
पहली बारिश में भीगना बचपन की सबसे प्यारी याद है। Getting soaked in the first monsoon rain is the sweetest memory of childhood.
(pahlii baarish men bhiignaa bachpan kii sabse pyaarii yaad hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
भीगते हुए वे दोनों गाना गा रहे थे। Getting drenched, the two of them were singing a song.
(bhiigte hue ve donon gaanaa gaa rahe the।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर छत्री ले लो, तो नहीं भीगोगे। If you take an umbrella, you won't get wet.
(agar chhatrii le lo, to nahiin bhiigoge।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
तुम्हारी किताबें बारिश से भीग गई होंगी। Your books must have gotten soaked by the rain.
(tumhaarii kitaaben baarish se bhiig gaii hongii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
बरामदे की छत टूटी हुई है, इसलिए सामान भीग जाता है। The porch roof is broken, so the stuff kept there gets wet.
(baraamde kii chhat tootii huii hai, islie saamaan bhiig jaataa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : to well up, become tearful/emotional
verb, intransitive Used almost exclusively with आँखें (aankhen, 'eyes') or दिल (dil, 'heart') as subject: आँखें भीग गईं (aankhen bhiig gaiin, 'eyes welled up').
Synonyms: नम होना (nam honaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Hindi treats welling eyes the same way it treats a soaked shirt -- moisture simply arrives on its own, which is why English speakers have to consciously reach for 'welled up' or 'grew moist' while a Hindi speaker just extends भीगना (bhiignaa) naturally from the literal sense.
Sample Sentences:
यह गाना सुनते ही उसकी आँखें भीग गईं। As soon as she heard this song, her eyes welled up.
(yah gaanaa sunte hii uskii aankhen bhiig gaiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बेटी को स्टेशन पर छोड़ते हुए बाप की आँखें भीग जाती हैं। The father's eyes grow moist while dropping his daughter off at the station.
(betii ko steshan par chhodte hue baap kii aankhen bhiig jaatii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पुरानी तस्वीरें देखकर मेरा मन भीग गया। Looking at the old photos, my heart grew tender and full.
(puraanii tasviiren dekhkar meraa man bhiig gayaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
वह चाहकर भी अपनी आँखें भीगने नहीं देता। Even when he wants to, he doesn't let his eyes well up.
(vah chaahkar bhii apnii aankhen bhiigne nahiin detaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर वह कहानी सुनाता तो शायद मेरी आँखें भी भीग जातीं। If he had told the story, my eyes too might have welled up.
(agar vah kahaanii sunaataa to shaayad merii aankhen bhii bhiig jaatiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
माँ की आवाज़ सुनकर उसका गला भीग गया, बोल न सका। Hearing his mother's voice, his throat choked up with emotion, and he couldn't speak.
(maan kii aavaaz sunkar uskaa galaa bhiig gayaa, bol n sakaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
विदाई की रस्म के दौरान सबकी आँखें भीग जाती हैं। During the farewell ritual, everyone's eyes well up.
(vidaaii kii rasm ke dauraan sabkii aankhen bhiig jaatii hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह सुनकर उसकी आँखें भीग जाएँगी, इसमें मुझे कोई शक नहीं। Hearing this, her eyes will well up -- I have no doubt about that.
(yah sunkar uskii aankhen bhiig jaaengii, ismen mujhe koii shak nahiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
काश उसकी आँखें भी कभी भीगती, तब उसे मेरा दर्द समझ आता। If only her eyes had ever welled up too, then she would have understood my pain.
(kaash uskii aankhen bhii kabhii bhiigtii, tab use meraa dard samajh aataa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Verb
infinitive: भीगना (bhiignaa)
infinitive oblique: भीगने (bhiigne)
habitual/simple (sg.m): भीगता (bhiigtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m): भीगते (bhiigte)
habitual/simple (sg.f): भीगती (bhiigtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f): भीगतीं (bhiigtiin)
continuous (sg.m): भीग रहा (bhiig rahaa)
continuous (pl.m): भीग रहे (bhiig rahe)
continuous (sg.f): भीग रही (bhiig rahii)
continuous (pl.f): भीग रहीं (bhiig rahiin)
perfective (sg.m): भीगा (bhiigaa)
perfective (pl.m): भीगे (bhiige)
perfective (sg.f): भीगी (bhiigii)
perfective (pl.f): भीगीं (bhiigiin)
imperative (informal): भीग (bhiig)
imperative (neutral): भीगो (bhiigo)
imperative (formal): भीगिए (bhiigie)
future (1sg.m): भीगूँगा (bhiigoongaa)
future (1sg.f): भीगूँगी (bhiigoongii)
future (1pl.m): भीगेंगे (bhiigenge)
future (1pl.f): भीगेंगी (bhiigengii)
future (2sg.m): भीगेगा (bhiigegaa)
future (2sg.f): भीगेगी (bhiigegii)
future (2pl.m): भीगोगे (bhiigoge)
future (2pl.f): भीगोगी (bhiigogii)
future (3sg.m): भीगेगा (bhiigegaa)
future (3sg.f): भीगेगी (bhiigegii)
future (3pl.m): भीगेंगे (bhiigenge)
future (3pl.f): भीगेंगी (bhiigengii)
subjunctive (1sg): भीगूँ (bhiigoon)
subjunctive (1pl): भीगें (bhiigen)
subjunctive (2sg): भीगे (bhiige)
subjunctive (2pl): भीगो (bhiigo)
subjunctive (3sg): भीगे (bhiige)
subjunctive (3pl): भीगें (bhiigen)