المعنى
To advise someone wrongly or teach them deceptive ways.
خلفية ثقافية
In large families, 'patti padhana' is often used to describe the tension between in-laws. If a son starts acting differently toward his parents, the mother might accuse the wife of 'patti padhana'. Villains in Indian cinema are often shown 'patti padhana'-ing the hero's younger brother or a naive character to create conflict in the plot. The 'Patti' or 'Takhti' was a symbol of discipline. Being 'taught' on a patti meant strict memorization, which is why the idiom implies a deep, hard-to-erase influence. In the age of 'fake news', people use this idiom to describe how certain YouTube channels or WhatsApp groups are 'patti padhana'-ing the public with conspiracy theories.
Negative Connotation
Never use this for a teacher you respect. It is an insult to the person doing the 'teaching'.
Past Tense Mastery
90% of the time, you will hear this in the past tense: 'पट्टी पढ़ा दी' (patti padha di). Focus on this form first.
المعنى
To advise someone wrongly or teach them deceptive ways.
Negative Connotation
Never use this for a teacher you respect. It is an insult to the person doing the 'teaching'.
Past Tense Mastery
90% of the time, you will hear this in the past tense: 'पट्टी पढ़ा दी' (patti padha di). Focus on this form first.
Soap Opera Staple
If you watch Hindi TV serials, listen for this phrase. It's used in almost every episode involving a villain.
اختبر نفسك
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the idiom.
सावधान रहो, वह तुम्हें मेरे खिलाफ _______ की कोशिश करेगा।
The phrase is 'पट्टी पढ़ाना' (to teach), and in this context of 'trying to', it becomes 'पढ़ाने'.
Which sentence uses the idiom correctly?
Select the correct usage:
Option B is the only one that uses the idiom in its figurative sense of misleading/coaching for a bad act.
Complete the dialogue.
माँ: 'तुम अचानक अपनी नौकरी क्यों छोड़ रहे हो?' बेटा: 'मेरे दोस्त कह रहे हैं कि यह कंपनी डूबने वाली है।' माँ: 'बेटा, तेरे दोस्तों ने तुझे _______।'
The mother is suggesting the friends have misled the son with false information.
Match the situation to the idiom's use.
A lawyer tells a witness to lie about the time of the accident.
Coaching someone to lie is a primary use of 'patti padhana'.
🎉 النتيجة: /4
وسائل تعلم بصرية
بنك التمارين
4 تمارينसावधान रहो, वह तुम्हें मेरे खिलाफ _______ की कोशिश करेगा।
The phrase is 'पट्टी पढ़ाना' (to teach), and in this context of 'trying to', it becomes 'पढ़ाने'.
Select the correct usage:
Option B is the only one that uses the idiom in its figurative sense of misleading/coaching for a bad act.
माँ: 'तुम अचानक अपनी नौकरी क्यों छोड़ रहे हो?' बेटा: 'मेरे दोस्त कह रहे हैं कि यह कंपनी डूबने वाली है।' माँ: 'बेटा, तेरे दोस्तों ने तुझे _______।'
The mother is suggesting the friends have misled the son with false information.
A lawyer tells a witness to lie about the time of the accident.
Coaching someone to lie is a primary use of 'patti padhana'.
🎉 النتيجة: /4
الأسئلة الشائعة
10 أسئلةNo, unless you are joking. It implies the advice is a lie or a manipulation.
No, 'patti' here refers to a wooden writing board, though the word 'patti' can also mean bandage in other contexts.
'Behkana' is general misleading. 'Patti padhana' implies a specific script or 'lesson' was taught.
No, it's too informal and accusatory. Use 'gumrah karna' instead.
No, the idiom is always 'to teach' (padhana), not 'to read' (padhna).
Usually, yes. Or at least a very biased version of the truth intended to cause trouble.
Yes, if they are teaching them to lie to the other parent or a teacher.
No, the idiom is inherently negative.
उसने मुझे पट्टी पढ़ा दी (Usne mujhe patti padha di).
Yes, it is a standard Hindi idiom understood across the Hindi-speaking belt.
عبارات ذات صلة
कान भरना
similarTo poison someone's ears with rumors.
बहकाना
synonymTo mislead or lead astray.
गुमराह करना
synonymTo lead someone off the right path.
आँखों पर पट्टी बाँधना
contrastTo be blind to the truth.
