महसूस (mahsoos)
adjective
Almost always seen in the compound महसूस करना (mahsoos karnaa, 'to feel') and महसूस होना (mahsoos honaa, 'to be felt'); the word itself is a borrowed adjective/participle meaning 'felt, perceived' and rarely stands alone.
Sense
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felt, perceived (as in 'to feel/experience something')
adjective Functions as the fixed complement in the compounds महसूस करना (mahsoos karnaa, 'to feel/sense') and महसूस होना (mahsoos honaa, 'to be felt/seem'); महसूस itself does not inflect.
Synonyms: अनुभूत (anubhoot, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: महसूस (mahsoos) comes from Arabic/Persian via Urdu, and is one of the most common Urdu-origin words in everyday Hindi -- you will hear it constantly in Delhi speech, songs, and news alike, with no sense of it being a 'foreign' word. Notice the parallel with लगना (lagnaa): both put the feeler in the को (ko) slot, reflecting the Hindi habit of framing emotions and sensations as things that happen *to* you rather than things you actively do.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to use महसूस (mahsoos) as a standalone verb; it always needs करना (karnaa) or होना (honaa) to function as a verb -- 'मुझे दर्द महसूस' (mujhe dard mahsoos) is incomplete, you need मुझे दर्द महसूस हुआ (mujhe dard mahsoos huaa, 'I felt pain'). 2) The subject of feeling is marked with को (ko), not से or ने -- मुझे ऐसा महसूस होता है (mujhe aisaa mahsoos hotaa hai, 'it feels this way to me'), following the same dative-subject pattern as लगना (lagnaa).
Sample Sentences:
मुझे बहुत अकेलापन महसूस हो रहा है।
I am feeling very lonely.
(mujhe bahut akelaapan mahsoos ho rahaa hai।)
उसे कल रात बहुत डर महसूस हुआ था।
He had felt very scared last night.
(use kal raat bahut dar mahsoos huaa thaa।)
जब भी वह यह गाना सुनती है, उसे अपने बचपन की याद महसूस होती है।
Whenever she hears this song, she feels the memory of her childhood.
(jab bhii vah yah gaanaa suntii hai, use apne bachpan kii yaad mahsoos hotii hai।)
मुझे लगता है कि तुम्हें अपनी गलती महसूस होनी चाहिए।
I think you should feel your mistake.
(mujhe lagtaa hai ki tumhen apnii galtii mahsoos honii chaahie।)
अगर तुम उसकी जगह होते, तो तुम्हें भी यही दर्द महसूस होता।
If you were in her place, you too would feel the same pain.
(agar tum uskii jagah hote, to tumhen bhii yahii dard mahsoos hotaa।)
उन्हें अपनी गलती का एहसास महसूस हुआ और वे शर्मिंदा हो गए।
They felt the realization of their mistake and became embarrassed.
(unhen apnii galtii kaa ehsaas mahsoos huaa aur ve sharmindaa ho gae।)
इस समारोह में उनकी कमी बहुत महसूस की जाएगी।
Their absence will be greatly felt at this ceremony.
(is samaaroh men unkii kamii bahut mahsoos kii jaaegii।)
उसकी बातों से मुझे यह महसूस हुआ कि वह सच में परेशान है।
From her words, I felt that she was truly upset.
(uskii baaton se mujhe yah mahsoos huaa ki vah sach men pareshaan hai।)
इस देश में गरीबी की समस्या हर जगह महसूस की जाती है।
The problem of poverty is felt everywhere in this country.
(is desh men gariibii kii samasyaa har jagah mahsoos kii jaatii hai।)
अपनों की कमी महसूस मत होने दो, हम हमेशा साथ हैं।
Do not let the absence of loved ones be felt, we are always together.
(apnon kii kamii mahsoos mat hone do, ham hameshaa saath hain।)
काश मुझे भी वही खुशी महसूस होती जो तुम्हें हो रही है।
I wish I too felt the same happiness that you are feeling.
(kaash mujhe bhii vahii khushii mahsoos hotii jo tumhen ho rahii hai।)
उस पल हमें ईश्वर की उपस्थिति गहराई से महसूस हुई।
In that moment, we deeply felt the presence of God.
(us pal hamen iishvar kii upasthiti gahraaii se mahsoos huii।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
महसूस
(mahsoos)