Bedeutung
Literal: To fall on ears. Meaning: To hear.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Marathi culture, eavesdropping is considered rude. Using 'कानावर पडणे' is a linguistic 'shield' that suggests you weren't trying to listen, thus maintaining your social standing as a polite person. Poets often use this phrase to describe the 'Anahat Nad' (unstruck sound) or the call of nature, elevating a simple physical act to a spiritual experience. In villages, news travels fast through 'Chavadi' (meeting places). People often use this phrase to validate rumors without naming a specific source, protecting their informants. Marathi speakers in tech or corporate jobs use this idiom to translate the English 'It has come to my attention,' making formal feedback sound slightly more traditional and softer.
Use for Rumors
This is the perfect phrase to use when you want to talk about a rumor without sounding like the person who started it.
Check the Gender
Always match the ending of 'padne' to the thing you heard (News = Padli, Sound = Padla).
Bedeutung
Literal: To fall on ears. Meaning: To hear.
Use for Rumors
This is the perfect phrase to use when you want to talk about a rumor without sounding like the person who started it.
Check the Gender
Always match the ending of 'padne' to the thing you heard (News = Padli, Sound = Padla).
The 'Chukun' Add-on
Add 'Chukun' (by mistake) before the phrase to sound extra polite when you've overheard something private.
Respectful Distance
Use this with elders to show you aren't prying into their business, but just happened to hear something.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of 'पडणे' based on the subject.
ती बातमी माझ्या कानावर ______.
'बातमी' is a feminine singular noun, so the verb must be 'पडली'.
Which sentence correctly uses the idiom?
Select the natural Marathi sentence:
This correctly describes the passive experience of hearing a song.
Complete the dialogue.
A: तुला कसं कळलं की सुट्टी आहे? B: शाळेत मुलांचे बोलणे माझ्या _________.
Hearing others talk is best described as it 'falling on the ears'.
Match the situation to the sentence.
Situation: You accidentally heard your neighbors fighting.
This captures the accidental/incidental nature of the event.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Active vs. Passive Hearing
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenती बातमी माझ्या कानावर ______.
'बातमी' is a feminine singular noun, so the verb must be 'पडली'.
Select the natural Marathi sentence:
This correctly describes the passive experience of hearing a song.
A: तुला कसं कळलं की सुट्टी आहे? B: शाळेत मुलांचे बोलणे माझ्या _________.
Hearing others talk is best described as it 'falling on the ears'.
Situation: You accidentally heard your neighbors fighting.
This captures the accidental/incidental nature of the event.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
12 FragenOnly if you hear it playing in the distance. If you are actively listening with headphones, use 'ऐकणे' (aikne).
It is neutral. You can use it with your boss or your best friend.
They are almost the same. 'Yene' (to come) is slightly more formal and common in writing.
You can say 'एक गुपित माझ्या कानावर पडले'.
Not always. It can just mean that news reached you through any passive channel.
Yes: 'ही बातमी त्याच्या कानावर पडेल' (This news will reach his ears).
Yes, in Marathi script it is written as one word: कानावर.
Use the plural: 'गोष्टी कानावर पडल्या' (Things fell on my ears).
No, this is strictly for sounds and information.
It's a cultural metaphor. Sound 'lands' on the surface of your awareness.
Yes, Hindi has 'Kaan mein padna', which is very similar.
Technically yes, but people will think you are being literal and might ask if you are hurt!
Verwandte Redewendungen
कानावर घालणे
builds onTo bring something to someone's notice.
कान टवकारणे
similarTo prick up one's ears.
कान देऊन ऐकणे
contrastTo listen very carefully.
कानामागून येऊन तिखट होणे
specialized formTo become more important than one's seniors.
कानाडोळा करणे
contrastTo ignore/turn a blind eye.
