देखाइ पड़ब

Being Seen or Heard

Level 3Sounds Like dēkhā'i paṛaba

देखाइ पड़ब means "to be seen" and सुनाइ पड़ब means "to be heard".

How It Works

Use देखाइ पड़ब for sight and सुनाइ पड़ब for sound.

Verb	Present	Past
देखाइ पड़ब	देखाइ पड़ैत अछि	देखाइ पड़ल
सुनाइ पड़ब	सुनाइ पड़ैत अछि	सुनाइ पड़ल

If you want to name the person who sees or hears, use the object form: हमरा अन्हार मे किछु नहि देखाइ पड़ल (I couldn't see anything in the dark).

The thing seen agrees with the "to be" word as usual. A respected person takes छथि: ओतय सँ दादी देखाइ पड़ैत छथि.

Use it when something is visible or audible. Use देखब and सुनब for the act of looking and listening: हम फिल्म देखैत छी.

खिड़की सँ मेट्रोक काम देखाइ पड़ैत छल।
The metro work could be seen from the window.
देखाइ पड़ैत छल: could be seen.
एतय सँ पहाड़ देखाइ पड़ैत अछि।
You can see the mountain from here.
The mountain is the subject.
बाहर सँ गीत सुनाइ पड़ैत अछि।
A song can be heard from outside.
सुनाइ पड़ैत अछि: can be heard.
हमरा अन्हार मे किछु नहि देखाइ पड़ल।
I couldn't see anything in the dark.
हमरा names who sees.
आइ राति तरेगन साफ देखाइ पड़ैत अछि।
The stars are clearly visible tonight.
देखाइ पड़ैत अछि with a plural subject.

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देखाइ पड़बLevel 3Being Seen or Heard

देखाइ पड़ब uses पड़ब with a new meaning, and it is often seen in a past description.

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