A1 Idiom Neutral

પગ પર ઊભા રહેવું

પગ પર ઊભ રહવ

To be independent

Bedeutung

Being self-reliant financially or emotionally

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Kultureller Hintergrund

In communities like the Patels or Shahs, 'standing on one's feet' often involves starting a 'Dhando' (business) rather than just taking a salary job. In villages, this phrase is used when a young man takes over the farming responsibilities from his aging father. For the modern generation, this idiom is often linked to moving to cities like Bangalore or Mumbai for IT jobs. Matrimonial ads often use the formal version 'Swa-nirbhar' or 'Well-settled', which is the functional equivalent of this idiom.

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Gender Agreement

Always check if you are talking about a boy (ubho), girl (ubhi), or group (ubha).

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Literal vs Figurative

Don't use this if someone just stood up to open the door. It sounds too serious!

Bedeutung

Being self-reliant financially or emotionally

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Gender Agreement

Always check if you are talking about a boy (ubho), girl (ubhi), or group (ubha).

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Literal vs Figurative

Don't use this if someone just stood up to open the door. It sounds too serious!

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Parental Pride

Using this phrase about yourself in front of Gujarati elders will make them very proud of your Gujarati skills and your character.

Teste dich selbst

Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'ubha rahevu'.

મારી બહેન હવે તેના પગ પર ______ છે. (My sister is now standing on her feet.)

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: ઊભી

Since 'sister' (bahen) is feminine, the adjective must be 'ubhi'.

Which sentence correctly uses the idiom to mean 'financial independence'?

Choose the best option:

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: નોકરી મળ્યા પછી તે તેના પગ પર ઊભો રહ્યો.

This sentence links getting a job with the state of being independent.

Match the Gujarati phrase with its English meaning.

Match the following:

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: a

Direct translation of the idiom and related terms.

Complete the dialogue between a father and son.

પિતા: બેટા, હવે તારે ભણવાનું પૂરું થયું. પુત્ર: હા પપ્પા, હવે મારે _________ છે.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: મારા પગ પર ઊભા રહેવું

Standing on one's feet is the logical next step after finishing studies.

Match the situation to the phrase.

A woman starts her own business after a difficult divorce.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: તેણી તેના પગ પર ઊભી થઈ.

This situation describes emotional and financial resilience.

🎉 Ergebnis: /5

Visuelle Lernhilfen

Aufgabensammlung

5 Aufgaben
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'ubha rahevu'. Fill Blank A1

મારી બહેન હવે તેના પગ પર ______ છે. (My sister is now standing on her feet.)

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: ઊભી

Since 'sister' (bahen) is feminine, the adjective must be 'ubhi'.

Which sentence correctly uses the idiom to mean 'financial independence'? Choose A2

Choose the best option:

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: નોકરી મળ્યા પછી તે તેના પગ પર ઊભો રહ્યો.

This sentence links getting a job with the state of being independent.

Match the Gujarati phrase with its English meaning. Match A1

Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: a

Direct translation of the idiom and related terms.

Complete the dialogue between a father and son. dialogue_completion B1

પિતા: બેટા, હવે તારે ભણવાનું પૂરું થયું. પુત્ર: હા પપ્પા, હવે મારે _________ છે.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: મારા પગ પર ઊભા રહેવું

Standing on one's feet is the logical next step after finishing studies.

Match the situation to the phrase. situation_matching A2

A woman starts her own business after a difficult divorce.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: તેણી તેના પગ પર ઊભી થઈ.

This situation describes emotional and financial resilience.

🎉 Ergebnis: /5

Häufig gestellte Fragen

10 Fragen

Yes, you can say a new startup is now 'standing on its feet' after getting funding or profit.

It can be sensitive. It's better to ask 'What do you do for a living?' than 'Are you standing on your feet yet?'

There isn't a single idiom, but you could say 'Bija par adhar rakhvo' (to depend on others).

Usually, yes. It represents the foundation or movement.

Yes, 'Te ubho rahyo' (He stood).

No, 'Ubha' is the base form, but it changes to 'Ubho' (M) or 'Ubhi' (F). However, 'Ubha' is also used for respect (honorific plural).

Yes, the Hindi version 'Apne pairon par khade hona' is in almost every family drama movie.

Absolutely. It's very common to use it for someone recovering from a personal tragedy.

The words are A1, but the idiomatic use is usually taught at A2/B1. We introduce it at A1 because it's so common.

મારે તને તારા પગ પર ઊભો રાખવો છે. (Mare tane tara pag par ubho rakhvo che).

Verwandte Redewendungen

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આત્મનિર્ભર

synonym

Self-reliant

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સ્વાવલંબી

synonym

Self-dependent

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પોતાના જોરે

similar

On one's own strength

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બે પાંદડે થવું

builds on

To become prosperous

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