Hindi · Everyday Verbs

"to fall" in Hindi: गिरना

गिरनाgirna

Say it: GIR-naaverb/ɡɪrnɑː/

To fall is गिरना (girna). Say वह गिर गया or सावधान, गिर सकते हैं. Keep it as falling — the snow phrase बर्फ़ गिर रही है is a different page.

Wet stairs

सीढ़ियाँ गीली हैं, मत गिरना।

seedhiyaan geeli hain, mat girna.

The stairs are wet — don't fall.
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How to pronounce गिरना

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GIR-naa

/ɡɪrnɑː/

GIR-naa. Soft g; clear i.

"to fall" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
गिरनाgirnato fall

Infinitive.

गिर गयाgir gayafell (man)

Past.

गिर रही हैgir rahi haiis falling (f)

Progressive.

मत गिरनाmat girnadon't fall

Warning.

How to use गिरना in real life

  1. 1Wet stairs

    सीढ़ियाँ गीली हैं, मत गिरना।

    seedhiyaan geeli hain, mat girna.

    The stairs are wet — don't fall.

    गिरना warning.

  2. 2Child at park

    बच्चा घास पर गिर गया।

    bachcha ghaas par gir gaya.

    The child fell on the grass.

    गिर गया.

  3. 3Phone slip

    फ़ोन हाथ से गिर रहा था।

    phone haath se gir raha tha.

    The phone was falling from the hand.

    गिर रहा.

Mistakes English speakers make with गिरना

Incorrect: Treating बर्फ़ गिर रही है as this verb page alone

Correct: Use गिरना / गिरा for falling; snow is its own phrase

Keep गिरना as falling, distinct from the snow line.

Incorrect: Using गिराना when you mean something fell by itself

Correct: गिरना / गिर गया

गिराना is to drop/make fall; गिरना is to fall.

Good to know

Warnings मत गिरना appear on wet marble and festival crowds. After a fall people ask चोट तो नहीं लगी?. Keep गिरना for the person or object falling.

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After someone slips on a wet floor

  1. ChatPal

    आप गिर तो नहीं गए?

    aap gir to nahin gaye?

    You didn't fall, did you?

  2. You

    거의 गिर गया, संभल गया।

    nearly gir gaya, sambhal gaya.

    I almost fell — I steadied myself.

  3. ChatPal

    यहाँ साइनबोर्ड लगाइए।

    yahaan signboard lagaaiye.

    Put up a sign here.

  4. You

    हाँ, ताकि कोई गिर जाए।

    haan, taaki koi gir na jaaye.

    Yes — so nobody falls.

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FAQ

Common questions about "to fall" in Hindi

How do you say to fall?

गिरना (girna) — गिरता, गिरा, गिर रही count.

Is snow the same page?

No — बर्फ़ गिर रही है is separate; keep गिरना as falling.

How do I say he fell?

वह गिर गया.

How do I warn someone?

मत गिरना.

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