भर पेट खाना (bhar pet khaanaa)

verb/noun A common expression meaning 'to eat a full/satisfying meal' (verb phrase) or 'a full meal' (noun phrase); भर (bhar) here is the same extent-word seen in रात भर (raat bhar, 'all night'), modifying पेट (pet, 'stomach') to mean 'stomach-full.'
Sense 1 : to eat one's fill, eat a full meal
verb, transitive Functions as a compound verb phrase: भर पेट (bhar pet) modifies खाना (khaanaa) adverbially, describing the extent of eating rather than what is eaten.
Synonyms: पेट भर कर खाना (pet bhar kar khaanaa, word-order variant), डट कर खाना (dat kar khaanaa, colloquial)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this phrase in contexts about basic sustenance and poverty as much as about satisfaction -- उसे भर पेट खाना नहीं मिलता (use bhar pet khaanaa nahiin miltaa, 'he doesn't even get a full meal') is a common way to talk about hardship. It pairs naturally with the related time-extent uses of भर (bhar), like रात भर (raat bhar, 'all night') and दिन भर (din bhar, 'all day') -- same word, same 'full extent of' sense, just applied to पेट (pet) instead of time.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes write it as one word भरपेट खाना (bharpet khaanaa) -- both the spaced and closed-up forms are correct and common, so don't worry about 'fixing' the spacing. 2) Don't confuse this with पेट भरना (pet bharnaa, 'to fill the stomach'), which is a related but separate expression with पेट as the grammatical subject/object rather than an adverbial modifier.
Sample Sentences:
उसे भर पेट खाना नहीं मिलता। He doesn't even get a full meal.
(use bhar pet khaanaa nahiin miltaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
गाँव में बहुत लोगों को भर पेट खाना नहीं मिलता। Many people in the village don't get to eat their fill.
(gaanv men bahut logon ko bhar pet khaanaa nahiin miltaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कल रात हमने भर पेट खाना खाया। Last night we ate our fill.
(kal raat hamne bhar pet khaanaa khaayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मजदूर दिन भर काम करने के बाद भर पेट खाना चाहता है। The laborer wants to eat his fill after working all day.
(majdoor din bhar kaam karne ke baad bhar pet khaanaa chaahtaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पहले तो हमें भर पेट खाना खाने दो, फिर बात करेंगे। First let us eat our fill, then we'll talk.
(pahle to hamen bhar pet khaanaa khaane do, phir baat karenge।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर पैसे होते, तो वे भर पेट खाना खा पाते। If they had money, they would be able to eat their fill.
(agar paise hote, to ve bhar pet khaanaa khaa paate।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
जब तक हर बच्चे को भर पेट खाना न मिले, यह समस्या हल नहीं होगी। Until every child gets to eat their fill, this problem won't be solved.
(jab tak har bachche ko bhar pet khaanaa n mile, yah samasyaa hal nahiin hogii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
उस बुज़ुर्ग महिला को दशकों तक भर पेट खाना नसीब नहीं हुआ। That old woman was not fortunate enough to eat her fill for decades.
(us buzurg mahilaa ko dashkon tak bhar pet khaanaa nasiib nahiin huaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इस देश में लाखों लोगों को अब भी भर पेट खाना नहीं मिलता। Even now, millions of people in this country don't get to eat their fill.
(is desh men laakhon logon ko ab bhii bhar pet khaanaa nahiin miltaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सरकार को यह सुनिश्चित करना चाहिए कि हर नागरिक को भर पेट खाना मिले। The government should ensure that every citizen gets to eat their fill.
(sarkaar ko yah sunishchit karnaa chaahie ki har naagrik ko bhar pet khaanaa mile।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
बच्चों को भर पेट खाना खिलाना हर माँ की सबसे बड़ी ख़ुशी होती है। Feeding her children their fill is every mother's greatest joy.
(bachchon ko bhar pet khaanaa khilaanaa har maan kii sabse badii khushii hotii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : a full meal, a satisfying amount of food
noun, masculine Used as a noun phrase, typically as the object of मिलना (milnaa) or नसीब होना (nasiib honaa), e.g. in statements about whether someone gets enough to eat.
Synonyms: भरपेट भोजन (bharpet bhojan, formal/written)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This noun-phrase use shows up often in news and NGO language about hunger and poverty -- e.g. गरीबों को भर पेट खाना नहीं मिलता (gariibon ko bhar pet khaanaa nahiin miltaa, 'the poor don't get a full meal') -- so it carries a slightly serious, social-conscience register alongside its everyday use at the dinner table.
Sample Sentences:
गरीबों को भर पेट खाना नहीं मिलता। The poor don't get a full meal.
(gariibon ko bhar pet khaanaa nahiin miltaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इस गाँव में बहुत से बच्चों को भर पेट खाना नसीब नहीं होता। In this village, many children are not fortunate enough to get a full meal.
(is gaanv men bahut se bachchon ko bhar pet khaanaa nasiib nahiin hotaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हें कल रात भर पेट खाना मिला था? Did you get a full meal last night?
(kyaa tumhen kal raat bhar pet khaanaa milaa thaa?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर उसे भर पेट खाना मिल जाता, तो वह बीमार न पड़ता। If he had gotten a full meal, he wouldn't have fallen ill.
(agar use bhar pet khaanaa mil jaataa, to vah biimaar n padtaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
सरकार का दावा है कि हर नागरिक को भर पेट खाना मिलना चाहिए। The government claims that every citizen should get a full meal.
(sarkaar kaa daavaa hai ki har naagrik ko bhar pet khaanaa milnaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
इस एनजीओ का मकसद है कि झुग्गियों में रहने वालों को भर पेट खाना मिले। This NGO's aim is that slum dwellers should get a full meal.
(is enjiio kaa maksad hai ki jhuggiyon men rahne vaalon ko bhar pet khaanaa mile।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
आजकल शहर में मज़दूरों को भर पेट खाना भी नहीं मिल रहा है। These days, laborers in the city aren't even getting a full meal.
(aajkal shahar men mazdooron ko bhar pet khaanaa bhii nahiin mil rahaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
माँ ने कहा, बेटा, आज तो भर पेट खाना बना है, जी भर के खा लो। Mom said, 'Son, a proper full meal has been made today, eat to your heart's content.'
(maan ne kahaa, betaa, aaj to bhar pet khaanaa banaa hai, jii bhar ke khaa lo।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
उस बुज़ुर्ग के लिए दिन में एक बार भर पेट खाना ही काफी था। For that elderly person, just one full meal a day was enough.
(us buzurg ke lie din men ek baar bhar pet khaanaa hii kaaphii thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Verb
infinitive: भर पेट खाना (bhar pet khaanaa)
infinitive oblique: भर पेट खाने (bhar pet khaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m): भर पेट खाता (bhar pet khaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m): भर पेट खाते (bhar pet khaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f): भर पेट खाती (bhar pet khaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f): भर पेट खातीं (bhar pet khaatiin)
continuous (sg.m): भर पेट खा रहा (bhar pet khaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m): भर पेट खा रहे (bhar pet khaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f): भर पेट खा रही (bhar pet khaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f): भर पेट खा रहीं (bhar pet khaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m): भर पेट खाया (bhar pet khaayaa)
perfective (pl.m): भर पेट खाए (bhar pet khaae)
perfective (sg.f): भर पेट खाई (bhar pet khaaii)
perfective (pl.f): भर पेट खाईं (bhar pet khaaiin)
imperative (informal): भर पेट खा (bhar pet khaa)
imperative (neutral): भर पेट खाओ (bhar pet khaao)
imperative (formal): भर पेट खाइए (bhar pet khaaie)
future (1sg.m): भर पेट खाऊँगा (bhar pet khaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f): भर पेट खाऊँगी (bhar pet khaaoongii)
future (1pl.m): भर पेट खाएँगे (bhar pet khaaenge)
future (1pl.f): भर पेट खाएँगी (bhar pet khaaengii)
future (2sg.m): भर पेट खाएगा (bhar pet khaaegaa)
future (2sg.f): भर पेट खाएगी (bhar pet khaaegii)
future (2pl.m): भर पेट खाओगे (bhar pet khaaoge)
future (2pl.f): भर पेट खाओगी (bhar pet khaaogii)
future (3sg.m): भर पेट खाएगा (bhar pet khaaegaa)
future (3sg.f): भर पेट खाएगी (bhar pet khaaegii)
future (3pl.m): भर पेट खाएँगे (bhar pet khaaenge)
future (3pl.f): भर पेट खाएँगी (bhar pet khaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg): भर पेट खाऊँ (bhar pet khaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl): भर पेट खाएँ (bhar pet khaaen)
subjunctive (2sg): भर पेट खाए (bhar pet khaae)
subjunctive (2pl): भर पेट खाओ (bhar pet khaao)
subjunctive (3sg): भर पेट खाए (bhar pet khaae)
subjunctive (3pl): भर पेट खाएँ (bhar pet khaaen)
Noun
(sg.m.direct): भर पेट खाना (bhar pet khaanaa)
(sg.m.oblique): भर पेट खाने (bhar pet khaane)
(pl.m.direct): भर पेट खाने (bhar pet khaane)
(pl.m.oblique): भर पेट खानों (bhar pet khaanon)