डर के मारे (dar ke maare)
adverb
A fixed idiomatic expression meaning 'out of fear' or 'because of fear' -- it explains a reaction or action as being caused by fright. Built from डर (dar, 'fear') plus के मारे (ke maare, a postpositional pattern meaning 'because of, on account of').
Sense
1
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out of fear, because of fear
adverb Modifies the whole clause it precedes, explaining the cause of the action that follows: डर के मारे वह भाग गया (dar ke maare vah bhaag gayaa, 'out of fear, he ran away').
Synonyms: डर से (dar se), भय के कारण (bhay ke kaaran, more formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: The pattern x के मारे (ke maare) shows up with other intense emotions too, like गुस्से के मारे (gusse ke maare, 'out of anger') or भूख के मारे (bhookh ke maare, 'out of hunger') -- it is Hindi's way of saying someone was so overcome by a feeling that it drove their action, similar to English 'out of' but with a stronger sense of being overwhelmed.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to use डर के मारे (dar ke maare) as if मारे (maare) were the verb 'to hit' in this phrase -- here मारे (maare) has bleached into a fixed postposition meaning 'because of, overcome by,' and has no literal hitting sense at all. 2) This phrase always precedes the clause it explains, not the noun डर (dar) alone -- learners sometimes stop after डर के मारे (dar ke maare) expecting it to stand as a full thought, but it needs a following result clause to complete the sense.
Sample Sentences:
डर के मारे उसकी आवाज़ काँप रही थी।
Out of fear, his voice was trembling.
(dar ke maare uskii aavaaz kaamp rahii thii।)
डर के मारे बच्चा माँ से चिपक गया।
Out of fear, the child clung to his mother.
(dar ke maare bachchaa maan se chipak gayaa।)
डर के मारे वह कुछ बोल ही नहीं पाता।
Out of fear, he simply can't manage to say anything.
(dar ke maare vah kuchh bol hii nahiin paataa।)
डर के मारे मत भागो, रुक कर बात करो।
Don't run away out of fear, stop and talk.
(dar ke maare mat bhaago, ruk kar baat karo।)
अगर वह डर के मारे सच न छिपाता, तो सब ठीक हो जाता।
If he hadn't hidden the truth out of fear, everything would have been fine.
(agar vah dar ke maare sach n chhipaataa, to sab thiik ho jaataa।)
डर के मारे लड़की की टाँगें काँपने लगीं।
Out of fear, the girl's legs began to shake.
(dar ke maare ladkii kii taangen kaampne lagiin।)
हो सकता है वह डर के मारे झूठ बोल दे।
It's possible he might lie out of fear.
(ho saktaa hai vah dar ke maare jhooth bol de।)
श्रीमान जी ने कहा कि आरोपी डर के मारे फरार हो गया था।
The gentleman said that the accused had fled out of fear.
(shriimaan jii ne kahaa ki aaropii dar ke maare pharaar ho gayaa thaa।)
पूरे गाँव में यह अफ़वाह फैली थी कि लोग डर के मारे घर छोड़कर भाग गए।
It was rumored throughout the village that people had fled their homes out of fear.
(poore gaanv men yah afvaah phailii thii ki log dar ke maare ghar chhodkar bhaag gae।)
डर के मारे उसका दिल धड़क रहा है, फिर भी वह मंच पर जाएगी।
Her heart is pounding out of fear, yet she will go on stage.
(dar ke maare uskaa dil dhadak rahaa hai, phir bhii vah manch par jaaegii।)
अरे यार, डर के मारे मेरी तो जान ही निकल गई थी!
Oh man, I was scared out of my wits!
(are yaar, dar ke maare merii to jaan hii nikal gaii thii!)