Verb Stem + اٹھنا

A Sudden Onset

Level 3

Put the reaction in the first stem and inflect اٹھنا.

How It Works

The combination often brings a reaction into focus. A face lighting up or someone suddenly speaking can take اٹھنا without any change in posture.

These examples use unmarked subjects. Compare بلال بول اٹھا and مریم بول اٹھی. The later verb follows the speaker’s gender.

Learn common combinations as phrases. اٹھنا adds a particular shade to suitable verbs; it is not a general way to translate every English “suddenly.”

Examples (4)

  1. مریم تصویر دیکھ کر ہنس اٹھی۔

    Maryam burst out laughing when she saw the picture.

    اٹھی agrees with Maryam; she need not stand up.

  2. بلال فوراً بول اٹھا۔

    Bilal immediately spoke up.

    The compound highlights the onset of speaking.

  3. بچے خوشی سے اچھل اٹھے۔

    The children leapt with joy.

    اٹھے agrees with the plural subject.

  4. اس کا چہرہ کھل اٹھا۔

    Their face lit up.

    Masculine چہرہ selects اٹھا; the possessor’s gender is unspecified.

How It Connects

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Verb Stem + اٹھناLevel 3A Sudden Onset

Learn This First

Recognize a compound predicate before interpreting the sudden-onset contribution. Recognize subject agreement in an intransitive completed event.

Words in This Pattern

اٹھنا