मुझे बुख़ार है

Experiencing Feelings and States

Level 2Sounds Like mujhē buḵẖāra hai

For many feelings and states, the person takes को and the feeling is the subject: मुझे बुख़ार है, मुझे भूख लगी है.

How It Works

For many feelings and illnesses, Hindi does not say I have or I am. It puts the person in the को form and makes the feeling the subject: मुझे बुख़ार है, literally to me there is a fever.

With है:

HindiMeaning
मुझे बुख़ार है।I have a fever.
मुझे ज़ुकाम है।I have a cold.
मुझे चिंता है।I'm worried.
मुझे उम्मीद है।I hope so.

With लगना: hunger, thirst and feeling cold. मुझे भूख लगी है (I'm hungry), मुझे प्यास लगी है (I'm thirsty), मुझे ठंड लग रही है (I feel cold).

With आना: feelings that come over you. मुझे नींद आ रही है (I'm sleepy), उसे ग़ुस्सा आया (he got angry).

The verb agrees with the feeling. भूख is feminine, so a man also says लगी. Some states still use मैं as the subject: मैं ख़ुश हूँ (I'm happy), मैं बीमार हूँ (I'm ill).

Examples (5)

  1. रवि को बुख़ार है।

    Ravi has a fever.

    The person takes को and the illness is the subject.

  2. मुझे भूख लगी है।

    I'm hungry.

    Hunger uses लगना; लगी agrees with feminine भूख.

  3. क्या आपको प्यास लगी है?

    Are you thirsty?

    आपको is the polite को form for you.

  4. माँ को तुम्हारी बहुत चिंता है।

    Mom worries about you a lot.

    The person who worries takes को; चिंता is the subject.

  5. पापा को बहुत ग़ुस्सा आया।

    Dad got really angry.

    Anger comes over a person, so Hindi uses आना.

Common Mistakes

  • Making the person the subject, as in English.

    मैं बुख़ार हूँ।
    मुझे बुख़ार है।

    The person takes को and the illness is the subject, so the verb is है.

  • Making the verb agree with the person.

    मुझे भूख लगा है।
    मुझे भूख लगी है।

    The verb agrees with भूख, which is feminine, whoever is speaking.

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मुझे बुख़ार हैLevel 2Experiencing Feelings and States

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