फुसफुसाना (phusphusaanaa)
verb
A single-sense verb meaning 'to whisper' -- it is inherently onomatopoeic, echoing the soft 'fus-fus' sound of hushed speech.
Sense
1
:
to whisper
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: कान में कहना (kaan men kahnaa, lit. 'to say in the ear'), गुपचुप बात करना (gupchup baat karnaa, to talk secretively)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This word is a great example of Hindi's love of sound-mimicking reduplication -- फुस-फुस (phus-phus) is practically the sound of air escaping between lips near an ear. You will hear it used for kids passing secrets in class, or for the slightly gossipy hiss of दो औरतें फुसफुसा रही थीं (do aurten phusphusaa rahii thiin, 'two women were whispering') outside a neighbor's door -- it often carries a faint whiff of gossip or conspiracy, not just quietness.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for धीरे बोलना (dhiire bolnaa) to mean 'whisper', but that just means 'to speak softly/quietly' -- it can describe a lowered voice in normal conversation. फुसफुसाना (phusphusaanaa) specifically evokes the breathy, secretive hiss of a true whisper, often between two people sharing something private. 2) The person being whispered *to* is usually marked with से (se) -- वह मुझसे फुसफुसाया (vah mujhse phusphusaayaa, 'he whispered to me') -- not को (ko), which can feel off here.
Sample Sentences:
बच्चे क्लास में फुसफुसा रहे थे।
The kids were whispering in class.
(bachche klaas men phusphusaa rahe the।)
दो औरतें दरवाज़े के बाहर फुसफुसा रही थीं।
Two women were whispering outside the door.
(do aurten darvaaze ke baahar phusphusaa rahii thiin।)
फुसफुसाओ मत, ज़ोर से बोलो।
Don't whisper, speak loudly.
(phusphusaao mat, zor se bolo।)
वह मेरे कान में कुछ फुसफुसाया।
He whispered something in my ear.
(vah mere kaan men kuchh phusphusaayaa।)
अगर तुम कुछ कहना चाहते हो तो फुसफुसा कर कहो, कोई सुन लेगा।
If you want to say something, say it in a whisper, or someone will hear.
(agar tum kuchh kahnaa chaahte ho to phusphusaa kar kaho, koii sun legaa।)
वे लोग हमेशा कोने में फुसफुसाते रहते हैं, न जाने क्या साज़िश करते हैं।
Those people are always whispering in the corner, who knows what conspiracy they're cooking up.
(ve log hameshaa kone men phusphusaate rahte hain, n jaane kyaa saazish karte hain।)
अगर वह इतना ज़ोर से न फुसफुसाता तो शायद कोई सुनता ही नहीं।
If he hadn't whispered so loudly, maybe no one would have heard at all.
(agar vah itnaa zor se n phusphusaataa to shaayad koii suntaa hii nahiin।)
मुझे शक है कि वे मेरे बारे में फुसफुसा रहे हैं।
I suspect they're whispering about me.
(mujhe shak hai ki ve mere baare men phusphusaa rahe hain।)
कमरे में इतनी शांति थी कि उनकी फुसफुसाहट भी सुनाई दे रही थी, ऐसा लगा जैसे कोई फुसफुसाया हो।
The room was so quiet that even their whisper was audible, it seemed as if someone had whispered.
(kamre men itnii shaanti thii ki unkii phusphusaahat bhii sunaaii de rahii thii, aisaa lagaa jaise koii phusphusaayaa ho।)
मैंने उससे धीरे से फुसफुसाकर कहा कि सावधान रहे।
I whispered softly to her to be careful.
(mainne usse dhiire se phusphusaakar kahaa ki saavdhaan rahe।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
फुसफुसाना
(phusphusaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
फुसफुसाने
(phusphusaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
फुसफुसाता
(phusphusaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
फुसफुसाते
(phusphusaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
फुसफुसाती
(phusphusaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
फुसफुसातीं
(phusphusaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
फुसफुसा रहा
(phusphusaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
फुसफुसा रहे
(phusphusaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
फुसफुसा रही
(phusphusaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
फुसफुसा रहीं
(phusphusaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
फुसफुसाया
(phusphusaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
फुसफुसाए
(phusphusaae)
perfective (sg.f):
फुसफुसाई
(phusphusaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
फुसफुसाईं
(phusphusaaiin)
imperative (informal):
फुसफुसा
(phusphusaa)
imperative (neutral):
फुसफुसाओ
(phusphusaao)
imperative (formal):
फुसफुसाइए
(phusphusaaie)
future (1sg.m):
फुसफुसाऊँगा
(phusphusaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
फुसफुसाऊँगी
(phusphusaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
फुसफुसाएँगे
(phusphusaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
फुसफुसाएँगी
(phusphusaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
फुसफुसाएगा
(phusphusaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
फुसफुसाएगी
(phusphusaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
फुसफुसाओगे
(phusphusaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
फुसफुसाओगी
(phusphusaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
फुसफुसाएगा
(phusphusaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
फुसफुसाएगी
(phusphusaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
फुसफुसाएँगे
(phusphusaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
फुसफुसाएँगी
(phusphusaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
फुसफुसाऊँ
(phusphusaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
फुसफुसाएँ
(phusphusaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
फुसफुसाए
(phusphusaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
फुसफुसाओ
(phusphusaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
फुसफुसाए
(phusphusaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
फुसफुसाएँ
(phusphusaaen)