उछालना (uchhaalnaa)
verb
A transitive verb meaning 'to toss/throw something up' -- literal (tossing a ball, coin) and figurative (tossing around an idea, or flinging an accusation). Related to the intransitive उछलना (uchhalnaa, 'to jump/bounce'), which describes the subject itself leaping.
Sense
1
:
to toss/throw upward
verb, transitive
Synonyms: फेंकना (phenknaa, general throwing)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Picture a vendor tossing a coin to check it, or kids tossing a ball in a park (gend uchhaalnaa, 'to toss a ball') -- this verb is very physical and visual. It pairs naturally with सिक्का (sikkaa, 'coin') and गेंद (gend, 'ball') in everyday speech.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners confuse this with उछलना (uchhalnaa): उछालना (uchhaalnaa) is transitive (you toss something), while उछलना (uchhalnaa) is intransitive (something/someone jumps or bounces by itself). 2) The thing tossed takes को (ko) only if definite/specific; otherwise it appears unmarked as the direct object.
Sample Sentences:
बच्चे पार्क में गेंद उछाल रहे हैं।
The children are tossing a ball in the park.
(bachche paark men gend uchhaal rahe hain।)
दुकानदार ने सिक्का उछालकर उसे परखा।
The shopkeeper tossed the coin up and checked it.
(dukaandaar ne sikkaa uchhaalkar use parkhaa।)
गेंद को इतनी ज़ोर से मत उछालो, वो दीवार के उस पार चली जाएगी।
Don't toss the ball up so hard, it'll go over the wall.
(gend ko itnii zor se mat uchhaalo, vo diivaar ke us paar chalii jaaegii।)
फैसला करने के लिए वह अक्सर सिक्का उछालता है।
He often tosses a coin to make a decision.
(phaislaa karne ke lie vah aksar sikkaa uchhaaltaa hai।)
अगर मैं गेंद ज़ोर से उछालता, तो वह छत पर चली जाती।
If I had tossed the ball up hard, it would have landed on the roof.
(agar main gend zor se uchhaaltaa, to vah chhat par chalii jaatii।)
अंपायर मैच शुरू होने से पहले सिक्का उछालेगा।
The umpire will toss the coin before the match begins.
(ampaayar maich shuroo hone se pahle sikkaa uchhaalegaa।)
सिक्का उछाला गया और टीम कप्तान ने पुकारा।
The coin was tossed and the team captain called it.
(sikkaa uchhaalaa gayaa aur tiim kaptaan ne pukaaraa।)
काश वह गेंद को थोड़ा ऊँचा उछालता ताकि मैं उसे पकड़ सकूँ।
I wish he would toss the ball a little higher so I could catch it.
(kaash vah gend ko thodaa oonchaa uchhaaltaa taaki main use pakad sakoon।)
कृपया सिक्का ध्यान से उछालिए, नीचे टाइल टूट सकती है।
Please toss the coin carefully, the tile below might break.
(kripyaa sikkaa dhyaan se uchhaalie, niiche taail toot saktii hai।)
Sense
2
:
to bring up/float an idea or rumor
verb, transitive Used with abstract objects like बात (baat, 'matter'), मुद्दा (muddaa, 'issue'), or अफ़वाह (afvaah, 'rumor') to mean floating something into public discussion, often casually or provocatively.
Synonyms: फैलाना (phailaanaa, for rumors specifically), पेश करना (pesh karnaa, for ideas/proposals)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear this a lot in news and political talk: नेता ने यह मुद्दा उछाला (netaa ne yah muddaa uchhaalaa, 'the leader raised/floated this issue') -- it has a slight edge of stirring things up, like tossing a stone into calm water.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for फैलाना (phailaanaa) here, but उछालना (uchhaalnaa) carries a nuance of deliberately or provocatively tossing something into the conversation, not just spreading it passively.
Sample Sentences:
नेता ने यह मुद्दा उछाला।
The leader floated this issue.
(netaa ne yah muddaa uchhaalaa।)
मीडिया इस अफवाह को बार-बार उछालती है।
The media keeps floating this rumor again and again.
(miidiyaa is aphvaah ko baar-baar uchhaaltii hai।)
विपक्ष चुनाव से पहले यह मुद्दा उछाल रहा है।
The opposition is bringing up this issue right before the election.
(vipaksh chunaav se pahle yah muddaa uchhaal rahaa hai।)
यह बात जानबूझकर उछाली गई थी ताकि लोगों का ध्यान भटके।
This matter was deliberately raised so that people's attention would be diverted.
(yah baat jaanboojhkar uchhaalii gaii thii taaki logon kaa dhyaan bhatke।)
कृपया बिना सबूत के कोई अफवाह मत उछालो।
Please don't float any rumor without proof.
(kripyaa binaa saboot ke koii aphvaah mat uchhaalo।)
क्या तुम फिर वही पुराना विवाद उछालोगे?
Will you bring up that same old controversy again?
(kyaa tum phir vahii puraanaa vivaad uchhaaloge?)
अगर वह यह मुद्दा उछालता तो सारी बहस का रुख बदल जाता।
If he had raised this issue, the whole direction of the debate would have changed.
(agar vah yah muddaa uchhaaltaa to saarii bahas kaa rukh badal jaataa।)
प्रवक्ता ने सुझाव दिया कि हमें यह सवाल संसद में उछालना चाहिए।
The spokesperson suggested that we should raise this question in parliament.
(pravaktaa ne sujhaav diyaa ki hamen yah savaal sansad men uchhaalnaa chaahie।)
पत्रकारों ने प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में यह सवाल उछाल दिया।
The journalists threw out this question at the press conference.
(patrkaaron ne pres konphrens men yah savaal uchhaal diyaa।)
सोशल मीडिया पर हर छोटी बात को मुद्दा बनाकर उछाला जाता है।
On social media, every small thing is made into an issue and floated around.
(soshal miidiyaa par har chhotii baat ko muddaa banaakar uchhaalaa jaataa hai।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
उछालना
(uchhaalnaa)
infinitive oblique:
उछालने
(uchhaalne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
उछालता
(uchhaaltaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
उछालते
(uchhaalte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
उछालती
(uchhaaltii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
उछालतीं
(uchhaaltiin)
continuous (sg.m):
उछाल रहा
(uchhaal rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
उछाल रहे
(uchhaal rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
उछाल रही
(uchhaal rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
उछाल रहीं
(uchhaal rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
उछाला
(uchhaalaa)
perfective (pl.m):
उछाले
(uchhaale)
perfective (sg.f):
उछाली
(uchhaalii)
perfective (pl.f):
उछालीं
(uchhaaliin)
imperative (informal):
उछाल
(uchhaal)
imperative (neutral):
उछालो
(uchhaalo)
imperative (formal):
उछालिए
(uchhaalie)
future (1sg.m):
उछालूँगा
(uchhaaloongaa)
future (1sg.f):
उछालूँगी
(uchhaaloongii)
future (1pl.m):
उछालेंगे
(uchhaalenge)
future (1pl.f):
उछालेंगी
(uchhaalengii)
future (2sg.m):
उछालेगा
(uchhaalegaa)
future (2sg.f):
उछालेगी
(uchhaalegii)
future (2pl.m):
उछालोगे
(uchhaaloge)
future (2pl.f):
उछालोगी
(uchhaalogii)
future (3sg.m):
उछालेगा
(uchhaalegaa)
future (3sg.f):
उछालेगी
(uchhaalegii)
future (3pl.m):
उछालेंगे
(uchhaalenge)
future (3pl.f):
उछालेंगी
(uchhaalengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
उछालूँ
(uchhaaloon)
subjunctive (1pl):
उछालें
(uchhaalen)
subjunctive (2sg):
उछाले
(uchhaale)
subjunctive (2pl):
उछालो
(uchhaalo)
subjunctive (3sg):
उछाले
(uchhaale)
subjunctive (3pl):
उछालें
(uchhaalen)