खुला (khulaa)
verb/adjective
This is the masculine singular perfective form of the verb खुलना (khulnaa, 'to open/become open'), used both as a finite past-tense verb and as a common adjective meaning 'open.'
Sense
1
:
to open, become open, come undone (past tense)
verb, intransitive Masculine singular perfective form of खुलना (khulnaa); agrees with a masculine singular subject: दरवाज़ा खुला (darvaazaa khulaa, 'the door opened').
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Hindi carefully distinguishes things that open on their own (खुलना, khulnaa) from things someone deliberately opens (खोलना, kholnaa) -- a distinction English collapses into one verb 'open.' This intransitive/transitive pair pattern (खुलना/खोलना) recurs across many Hindi verbs, so getting comfortable with this one pays off elsewhere.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to use ने (ne) with खुला (khulaa) by analogy with transitive verbs, but खुलना (khulnaa) is intransitive and never takes ने (ne) -- the subject itself is treated as undergoing the action, not performing it on something else. 2) खुला (khulaa) means 'opened by itself/became open,' while 'X opened Y' requires the separate transitive verb खोलना (kholnaa), e.g. उसने दरवाज़ा खोला (usne darvaazaa kholaa, 'he opened the door').
Sample Sentences:
दरवाज़ा अपने आप खुला।
The door opened by itself.
(darvaazaa apne aap khulaa।)
हवा से खिड़की खुल गई।
The window opened because of the wind.
(havaa se khidkii khul gaii।)
सुबह छह बजे बैंक खुलता है।
The bank opens at six in the morning.
(subah chhah baje baink khultaa hai।)
देखो, बोतल का ढक्कन खुल रहा है।
Look, the bottle cap is coming loose.
(dekho, botal kaa dhakkan khul rahaa hai।)
मुझे उम्मीद है कि रास्ता जल्दी खुल जाए।
I hope the road opens up soon.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki raastaa jaldii khul jaae।)
अगर ताला ठीक होता तो दरवाज़ा खुल जाता।
If the lock had been fine, the door would have opened.
(agar taalaa thiik hotaa to darvaazaa khul jaataa।)
नया मॉल अगले महीने खुलेगा।
The new mall will open next month.
(nayaa mol agle mahiine khulegaa।)
उसकी किस्मत अब खुल गई है।
His luck has opened up now.
(uskii kismat ab khul gaii hai।)
पुराने ज़ख़्म फिर से खुल गए।
The old wounds opened up again.
(puraane zakhm phir se khul gae।)
जब सूरज निकलता है तो कमल के फूल खुलते हैं।
When the sun rises, the lotus flowers open.
(jab sooraj nikaltaa hai to kamal ke phool khulte hain।)
स्कूल की छुट्टियों के बाद कक्षाएँ फिर खुल गईं।
After the school holidays, classes started up again.
(skool kii chhuttiyon ke baad kakshaaen phir khul gaiin।)
Sense
2
:
open, unlocked, uncovered
adjective Inflects like a regular -आ adjective: खुला/खुले/खुली (khulaa/khule/khulii) agreeing with the noun it modifies, e.g. खुली खिड़की (khulii khidkii, 'open window').
Synonyms: अनावृत (anaavrit, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear खुला (khulaa) everywhere in daily life -- खुली हवा (khulii havaa, 'open/fresh air'), खुला मैदान (khulaa maidaan, 'open field'), and even खुला पैसा (khulaa paisaa, 'loose change/small denomination money'), since खुला (khulaa) can extend metaphorically to money that is 'broken down' into smaller units rather than one large note.
Sample Sentences:
दरवाज़ा खुला है, अंदर आ जाओ।
The door is open, come on in.
(darvaazaa khulaa hai, andar aa jaao।)
खिड़की खुली थी, इसलिए कमरे में ठंडी हवा आ रही थी।
The window was open, so cool air was coming into the room.
(khidkii khulii thii, islie kamre men thandii havaa aa rahii thii।)
क्या आपके पास खुला पैसा है? मेरे पास सिर्फ पाँच सौ का नोट है।
Do you have loose change? I only have a five-hundred-rupee note.
(kyaa aapke paas khulaa paisaa hai? mere paas sirph paanch sau kaa not hai।)
सुबह-सुबह खुले मैदान में दौड़ना कितना अच्छा लगता है।
How nice it feels to run in an open field early in the morning.
(subah-subah khule maidaan men daudnaa kitnaa achchhaa lagtaa hai।)
दुकान का ताला खुला हुआ मिला, चोर वहीं आस-पास होगा।
The shop's lock was found open, the thief must be around there somewhere.
(dukaan kaa taalaa khulaa huaa milaa, chor vahiin aas-paas hogaa।)
बरसात में छत खुली मत छोड़ना, पानी भर जाएगा।
Don't leave the roof open in the rain, it'll fill up with water.
(barsaat men chhat khulii mat chhodnaa, paanii bhar jaaegaa।)
अगर खिड़कियाँ खुली होतीं तो कमरा इतना गरम नहीं होता।
If the windows had been open, the room wouldn't have been this hot.
(agar khidkiyaan khulii hotiin to kamraa itnaa garam nahiin hotaa।)
बैंक सुबह दस बजे से खुला रहता है।
The bank stays open from ten in the morning.
(baink subah das baje se khulaa rahtaa hai।)
खुली आँखों से सपने देखना बंद कर दो, कुछ काम करो।
Stop daydreaming with open eyes, do some work.
(khulii aankhon se sapne dekhnaa band kar do, kuchh kaam karo।)
यह खुला रहस्य है कि उनकी शादी टूट रही है।
It's an open secret that their marriage is falling apart.
(yah khulaa rahasy hai ki unkii shaadii toot rahii hai।)
खुली छत पर बैठकर चाय पीने का अपना ही मज़ा है।
There's a special pleasure in sitting on an open terrace and drinking tea.
(khulii chhat par baithkar chaay piine kaa apnaa hii mazaa hai।)
Sense
3
:
free, uninhibited, frank (of a person, manner, or relationship)
adjective
Synonyms: स्पष्टवादी (spashtvaadii, of a person's speech)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: खुला (khulaa) describing a person or their nature -- as in खुले विचारों वाला (khule vichaaron vaalaa, 'open-minded') -- carries approval in modern urban Hindi, praising someone as broad-minded and unrestrained by orthodoxy, much like 'open-minded' in English.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे पापा बहुत खुले विचारों वाले इंसान हैं।
My dad is a very open-minded person.
(mere paapaa bahut khule vichaaron vaale insaan hain।)
वह लोगों से बड़े खुले स्वभाव से मिलती है।
She meets people with a very open, frank nature.
(vah logon se bade khule svabhaav se miltii hai।)
हमारा रिश्ता बहुत खुला है, हम एक-दूसरे से कुछ नहीं छिपाते।
Our relationship is very open, we don't hide anything from each other.
(hamaaraa rishtaa bahut khulaa hai, ham ek-doosre se kuchh nahiin chhipaate।)
काश तुम थोड़े खुले होते और अपनी बात कह पाते।
I wish you were a bit more open and could speak your mind.
(kaash tum thode khule hote aur apnii baat kah paate।)
थोड़ा खुला रहो, सबकी राय सुनने में कोई बुराई नहीं है।
Stay a bit open-minded, there's nothing wrong in listening to everyone's opinion.
(thodaa khulaa raho, sabkii raay sunne men koii buraaii nahiin hai।)
आज की पीढ़ी पहले से कहीं ज़्यादा खुली हो गई है।
Today's generation has become far more open than before.
(aaj kii piidhii pahle se kahiin zyaadaa khulii ho gaii hai।)
शायद वह इतना खुला न हो जितना दिखता है।
Maybe he isn't as open as he seems.
(shaayad vah itnaa khulaa n ho jitnaa dikhtaa hai।)
एक अच्छे नेता को जनता के साथ खुला और ईमानदार होना चाहिए।
A good leader should be open and honest with the public.
(ek achchhe netaa ko jantaa ke saath khulaa aur iimaandaar honaa chaahie।)
वह हमेशा से इतनी खुली नहीं थी, वक़्त के साथ बदली है।
She wasn't always this open, she has changed with time.
(vah hameshaa se itnii khulii nahiin thii, vaqt ke saath badlii hai।)
इस दफ़्तर का माहौल बहुत खुला और दोस्ताना माना जाता है।
This office's atmosphere is considered very open and friendly.
(is daftar kaa maahaul bahut khulaa aur dostaanaa maanaa jaataa hai।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
खुला
(khulaa)
infinitive oblique:
खुलने
(khulne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
खुलता
(khultaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
खुलते
(khulte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
खुलती
(khultii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
खुलतीं
(khultiin)
continuous (sg.m):
खुल रहा
(khul rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
खुल रहे
(khul rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
खुल रही
(khul rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
खुल रहीं
(khul rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
खुला
(khulaa)
perfective (pl.m):
खुले
(khule)
perfective (sg.f):
खुली
(khulii)
perfective (pl.f):
खुलीं
(khuliin)
imperative (informal):
खुल
(khul)
imperative (neutral):
खुलो
(khulo)
imperative (formal):
खुलिए
(khulie)
future (1sg.m):
खुलूँगा
(khuloongaa)
future (1sg.f):
खुलूँगी
(khuloongii)
future (1pl.m):
खुलेंगे
(khulenge)
future (1pl.f):
खुलेंगी
(khulengii)
future (2sg.m):
खुलेगा
(khulegaa)
future (2sg.f):
खुलेगी
(khulegii)
future (2pl.m):
खुलोगे
(khuloge)
future (2pl.f):
खुलोगी
(khulogii)
future (3sg.m):
खुलेगा
(khulegaa)
future (3sg.f):
खुलेगी
(khulegii)
future (3pl.m):
खुलेंगे
(khulenge)
future (3pl.f):
खुलेंगी
(khulengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
खुलूँ
(khuloon)
subjunctive (1pl):
खुलें
(khulen)
subjunctive (2sg):
खुले
(khule)
subjunctive (2pl):
खुलो
(khulo)
subjunctive (3sg):
खुले
(khule)
subjunctive (3pl):
खुलें
(khulen)
Adjective (variable)
(sg.m):
खुला
(khulaa)
(pl.m):
खुले
(khule)
(sg.f):
खुली
(khulii)
(pl.f):
खुली
(khulii)