गूँजना (goonjnaa)
verb
A single core sense: to resound or echo, said of sounds filling a space -- often used figuratively for words, names, or memories that 'echo' in a place or in someone's mind.
Sense
1
:
to resound, echo, reverberate
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: गुंजायमान होना (gunjaaymaan honaa, formal), बजना (bajnaa, for bells/instruments)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Delhi speakers reach for this word well beyond literal acoustics: a slogan can गूँजना (goonjnaa) through a protest march, a poet's name can गूँजना (goonjnaa) across generations, and a childhood song can still गूँजना (goonjnaa) in your ears years later. It pairs naturally with कान (kaan, ears) and दिल/दिमाग़ (dil/dimaagh, heart/mind) when the echo is emotional rather than physical.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to give this verb a direct object as if it meant 'to echo something' -- it is intransitive; the thing that echoes is the subject, and the space it fills in takes में (men): कमरे में उसकी आवाज़ गूँजी (kamre men uskii aavaaz goonjii, 'his/her voice echoed in the room'). 2) The nasalized ँ is easy to drop in writing; without it the word looks like a typo rather than गूँजना (goonjnaa).
Sample Sentences:
मंदिर में घंटियों की आवाज़ गूँज रही थी।
The sound of bells was echoing in the temple.
(mandir men ghantiyon kii aavaaz goonj rahii thii।)
पूरे मैदान में नारे गूँज उठे।
Slogans suddenly echoed across the whole ground.
(poore maidaan men naare goonj uthe।)
उसकी आवाज़ अब भी मेरे कानों में गूँजती है।
Her voice still echoes in my ears.
(uskii aavaaz ab bhii mere kaanon men goonjtii hai।)
उस कवि का नाम आज भी लोगों के दिमाग़ में गूँजता है।
That poet's name still resounds in people's minds even today.
(us kavi kaa naam aaj bhii logon ke dimaagh men goonjtaa hai।)
जब वह गाना बजा, तो पूरा हॉल गूँज उठा।
When that song played, the whole hall echoed with sound.
(jab vah gaanaa bajaa, to pooraa hol goonj uthaa।)
काश उसकी हँसी फिर से इस घर में गूँजती।
If only her laughter echoed through this house again.
(kaash uskii hansii phir se is ghar men goonjtii।)
अगर तुम ज़ोर से बोलोगे तो आवाज़ गुफा में गूँजेगी।
If you speak loudly, your voice will echo in the cave.
(agar tum zor se bologe to aavaaz guphaa men goonjegii।)
यह गीत सदियों तक इतिहास में गूँजता रहेगा।
This song will keep resounding through history for centuries.
(yah giit sadiyon tak itihaas men goonjtaa rahegaa।)
बचपन की वह लोरी अब भी मेरे दिल में गूँजती है।
That childhood lullaby still resonates in my heart.
(bachpan kii vah lorii ab bhii mere dil men goonjtii hai।)
विरोध मार्च में उनके नारे दूर तक गूँजे।
Their slogans echoed far and wide during the protest march.
(virodh maarch men unke naare door tak goonje।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
गूँजना
(goonjnaa)
infinitive oblique:
गूँजने
(goonjne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
गूँजता
(goonjtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
गूँजते
(goonjte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
गूँजती
(goonjtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
गूँजतीं
(goonjtiin)
continuous (sg.m):
गूँज रहा
(goonj rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
गूँज रहे
(goonj rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
गूँज रही
(goonj rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
गूँज रहीं
(goonj rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
गूँजा
(goonjaa)
perfective (pl.m):
गूँजे
(goonje)
perfective (sg.f):
गूँजी
(goonjii)
perfective (pl.f):
गूँजीं
(goonjiin)
imperative (informal):
गूँज
(goonj)
imperative (neutral):
गूँजो
(goonjo)
imperative (formal):
गूँजिए
(goonjie)
future (1sg.m):
गूँजूँगा
(goonjoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
गूँजूँगी
(goonjoongii)
future (1pl.m):
गूँजेंगे
(goonjenge)
future (1pl.f):
गूँजेंगी
(goonjengii)
future (2sg.m):
गूँजेगा
(goonjegaa)
future (2sg.f):
गूँजेगी
(goonjegii)
future (2pl.m):
गूँजोगे
(goonjoge)
future (2pl.f):
गूँजोगी
(goonjogii)
future (3sg.m):
गूँजेगा
(goonjegaa)
future (3sg.f):
गूँजेगी
(goonjegii)
future (3pl.m):
गूँजेंगे
(goonjenge)
future (3pl.f):
गूँजेंगी
(goonjengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
गूँजूँ
(goonjoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
गूँजें
(goonjen)
subjunctive (2sg):
गूँजे
(goonje)
subjunctive (2pl):
गूँजो
(goonjo)
subjunctive (3sg):
गूँजे
(goonje)
subjunctive (3pl):
गूँजें
(goonjen)