Breakdown of मोमबत्ती अभी मत बुझाना।
अभी
now
मत
do not (negative imperative)
मोमबत्ती
candle
बुझाना
to extinguish; blow out
Questions & Answers about मोमबत्ती अभी मत बुझाना।
What does each word in मोमबत्ती अभी मत बुझाना mean?
- मोमबत्ती = candle
- अभी = now / right now / yet / for the moment
- मत = don't
- बुझाना = to extinguish / put out
So the whole sentence means something like Don't put out the candle yet or Don't blow out the candle yet.
Why is मत used here?
मत is the usual word for a negative command in Hindi.
For example:
- मत जाओ = Don't go
- मत बोलो = Don't speak
- मत बुझाना = Don't extinguish it
So in this sentence, मत is what makes it a prohibition: don't.
Why is the verb बुझाना and not बुझाओ?
Hindi very often uses मत + verb in the -ना form for negative instructions:
- अभी मत जाना = Don't go yet
- यह मत कहना = Don't say this
- मोमबत्ती मत बुझाना = Don't put out the candle
This is extremely common and natural. It can sound a little less sharply direct than मत बुझाओ.
Compare:
- मोमबत्ती मत बुझाओ = Don't put out the candle.
- मोमबत्ती मत बुझाना = Don't put out the candle.
Both are natural, but मत + -ना is very common in everyday speech.
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