नींद खुलना (niind khulnaa)
verb
A single verbal idiom meaning 'to wake up' -- literally 'for sleep to open/break'; frames waking as something that happens to a person rather than an act they perform.
Sense
1
:
to wake up (spontaneously, not by an alarm or effort)
verb, intransitive The person who wakes is marked with की (kii) as possessor of नींद (niind), e.g. मेरी नींद खुल गई (merii niind khul gaii, 'my sleep broke/I woke up'), not with ने (ne) or को (ko) -- नींद (niind) itself is the grammatical subject.
Synonyms: जागना (jaagnaa, to be/become awake), उठना (uthnaa, to get up, wider sense)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is a classic body-as-agent construction, much like भूख लगना (bhookh lagnaa, 'to feel hungry') -- Hindi treats waking as something that happens to your sleep, not something you actively do. You will hear this constantly in daily chat: सुबह जल्दी नींद खुल गई (subah jaldii niind khul gaii, 'I woke up early this morning'), often followed by an explanation of what disturbed the sleep, like शोर से (shor se, 'because of the noise').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for जागना (jaagnaa) or उठना (uthnaa) here, but नींद खुलना (niind khulnaa) specifically describes the involuntary moment of waking (often before you even get up), while उठना (uthnaa) is the physical act of getting out of bed. 2) The verb agrees with नींद (niind) (feminine), not with the person: मेरी नींद खुल गई (merii niind khul gaii, 'I woke up'), never a masculine agreement even for a male speaker.
Sample Sentences:
आज सुबह मेरी नींद जल्दी खुल गई।
I woke up early this morning.
(aaj subah merii niind jaldii khul gaii।)
शोर से उसकी नींद खुल गई।
The noise woke her up.
(shor se uskii niind khul gaii।)
मुझे रात में बार-बार नींद खुल जाती है।
I keep waking up again and again at night.
(mujhe raat men baar-baar niind khul jaatii hai।)
बच्चे की नींद खुल रही है, धीरे बोलो।
The child is waking up, speak softly.
(bachche kii niind khul rahii hai, dhiire bolo।)
काश मेरी नींद इतनी जल्दी न खुलती।
I wish I hadn't woken up so early.
(kaash merii niind itnii jaldii n khultii।)
अगर फोन न बजता, तो मेरी नींद न खुलती।
If the phone hadn't rung, I wouldn't have woken up.
(agar phon n bajtaa, to merii niind n khultii।)
उम्मीद है कल सुबह मेरी नींद अपने आप खुल जाएगी।
I hope I'll wake up on my own tomorrow morning.
(ummiid hai kal subah merii niind apne aap khul jaaegii।)
क्या तुम्हारी नींद अभी खुली या अभी भी सोए हो?
Did you just wake up, or are you still asleep?
(kyaa tumhaarii niind abhii khulii yaa abhii bhii soe ho?)
उसकी नींद सपने के बीच में ही खुल गई।
He woke up right in the middle of the dream.
(uskii niind sapne ke biich men hii khul gaii।)
जैसे ही अजान हुई, दादी की नींद खुल गई।
As soon as the call to prayer sounded, grandma woke up.
(jaise hii ajaan huii, daadii kii niind khul gaii।)
मैं चाहता हूँ कि सुबह अपने आप मेरी नींद खुल जाए, अलार्म की जरूरत न पड़े।
I want to wake up on my own in the morning, without needing an alarm.
(main chaahtaa hoon ki subah apne aap merii niind khul jaae, alaarm kii jaroorat n pade।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
नींद खुलना
(niind khulnaa)
infinitive oblique:
नींद खुलने
(niind khulne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
नींद खुलता
(niind khultaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
नींद खुलते
(niind khulte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
नींद खुलती
(niind khultii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
नींद खुलतीं
(niind khultiin)
continuous (sg.m):
नींद खुल रहा
(niind khul rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
नींद खुल रहे
(niind khul rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
नींद खुल रही
(niind khul rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
नींद खुल रहीं
(niind khul rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
नींद खुला
(niind khulaa)
perfective (pl.m):
नींद खुले
(niind khule)
perfective (sg.f):
नींद खुली
(niind khulii)
perfective (pl.f):
नींद खुलीं
(niind khuliin)
imperative (informal):
नींद खुल
(niind khul)
imperative (neutral):
नींद खुलो
(niind khulo)
imperative (formal):
नींद खुलिए
(niind khulie)
future (1sg.m):
नींद खुलूँगा
(niind khuloongaa)
future (1sg.f):
नींद खुलूँगी
(niind khuloongii)
future (1pl.m):
नींद खुलेंगे
(niind khulenge)
future (1pl.f):
नींद खुलेंगी
(niind khulengii)
future (2sg.m):
नींद खुलेगा
(niind khulegaa)
future (2sg.f):
नींद खुलेगी
(niind khulegii)
future (2pl.m):
नींद खुलोगे
(niind khuloge)
future (2pl.f):
नींद खुलोगी
(niind khulogii)
future (3sg.m):
नींद खुलेगा
(niind khulegaa)
future (3sg.f):
नींद खुलेगी
(niind khulegii)
future (3pl.m):
नींद खुलेंगे
(niind khulenge)
future (3pl.f):
नींद खुलेंगी
(niind khulengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
नींद खुलूँ
(niind khuloon)
subjunctive (1pl):
नींद खुलें
(niind khulen)
subjunctive (2sg):
नींद खुले
(niind khule)
subjunctive (2pl):
नींद खुलो
(niind khulo)
subjunctive (3sg):
नींद खुले
(niind khule)
subjunctive (3pl):
नींद खुलें
(niind khulen)