Word
पानी उबालिए।
Meaning
Boil the water.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about पानी उबालिए।
What form of the verb is उबालिए?
उबालिए is the polite imperative form of the verb उबालना, which means to boil something.
So this form is used when:
- giving a polite instruction
- making a respectful request
- speaking to आप
It is softer and more respectful than a plain or very familiar command.
What is the dictionary form of this verb?
The dictionary form is उबालना.
A useful comparison is:
- उबालना = to boil something
- उबलना = to boil / to be boiling
So:
- पानी उबालिए। = boil the water
- पानी उबल रहा है। = the water is boiling
This sentence uses उबालना because someone is causing the water to boil.
Why is पानी before the verb?
Because Hindi usually follows Subject–Object–Verb order.
In this sentence:
- the subject you is understood
- पानी is the object
- उबालिए is the verb
So the natural Hindi order is:
- पानी
- उबालिए