Bedeutung
Cleaning the floor of a room.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Sweeping is traditionally done twice a day—once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Sweeping at night is considered a 'taboo' as it is believed to drive away wealth. In villages, 'खोली झाडणे' often involves a 'kharata' (a stiff broom made of coconut leaf ribs) for the outer courtyard and a 'phuljhadu' (soft grass broom) for the inner rooms. Before any 'Puja' (prayer ritual), the room must be thoroughly swept and then mopped with water (and sometimes cow dung in traditional settings) to purify the space. In modern flats, 'खोली झाडणे' is often followed immediately by 'farshi pusne' (mopping the floor). Many families hire 'maushi' (domestic help) specifically for these two tasks.
Gender Agreement
Always remember 'Kholi' is feminine. If you say 'Kholi jhadla', people will understand but know you're a learner.
Evening Sweeping
Avoid saying you are sweeping the room in the evening when talking to older Marathi speakers; it's a cultural faux pas.
Bedeutung
Cleaning the floor of a room.
Gender Agreement
Always remember 'Kholi' is feminine. If you say 'Kholi jhadla', people will understand but know you're a learner.
Evening Sweeping
Avoid saying you are sweeping the room in the evening when talking to older Marathi speakers; it's a cultural faux pas.
Compound Verbs
Use 'झाडून घेणे' (jhadun ghene) to sound more like a native speaker when you mean 'to get the sweeping done'.
The Broom Respect
In many homes, people don't touch the broom with their feet. If you do, it's polite to touch the broom and then your forehead as an apology.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'झाडणे' in the past tense.
काल मी माझी सगळी _______ (खोली) _______.
Since 'खोली' is feminine, the past tense must be 'झाडली'.
Which sentence correctly says 'I will sweep the room tomorrow'?
Choose the correct future tense sentence:
'झाडेन' is the first-person singular future tense form.
Match the Marathi phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are all related household chores.
Complete the dialogue with the appropriate phrase.
आई: राहुल, खोलीत खूप धूळ आहे. राहुल: हो आई, मी आताच _______.
Dust (धूळ) is removed by sweeping (झाडणे).
In which situation would you say 'खोली झाडून घे'?
Select the best context:
Sweeping is the solution for a dusty floor.
🎉 Ergebnis: /5
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Jhadne vs. Pusne
Types of Brooms
Indoor
- • Phuljhadu (Soft)
- • Plastic Jhadu
Outdoor
- • Kharata (Hard)
- • Sira-jhadu
Aufgabensammlung
5 Aufgabenकाल मी माझी सगळी _______ (खोली) _______.
Since 'खोली' is feminine, the past tense must be 'झाडली'.
Choose the correct future tense sentence:
'झाडेन' is the first-person singular future tense form.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are all related household chores.
आई: राहुल, खोलीत खूप धूळ आहे. राहुल: हो आई, मी आताच _______.
Dust (धूळ) is removed by sweeping (झाडणे).
Select the best context:
Sweeping is the solution for a dusty floor.
🎉 Ergebnis: /5
Häufig gestellte Fragen
12 FragenNo, for a car, you would use 'गाडी साफ करणे' (gaadi saaf karne) or 'गाडी झाडणे' (if using a duster), but 'kholi' specifically means a room.
Not at all, it's just more informal. You can use it with friends and family.
It is called a 'झाडू' (Jhadu).
You can just say 'मी झाडत आहे' (Me jhadat aahe).
Yes, 'झाडणे' can also mean dusting (e.g., 'कपाट झाडणे' - dusting the cupboard).
'झाडणे' is specifically sweeping, while 'साफ करणे' is a general term for cleaning.
Yes, 'अंगण झाडणे' (Angan jhadne).
Technically no, but colloquially some people do. Better to say 'व्हॅक्युम करणे'.
It's a retroflex 'd', common in Indo-Aryan languages. Your tongue should touch the roof of your mouth.
No, 'खोली' is common, but 'दालन' (dalan) is used in formal/literary contexts.
You say 'माझं खोली झाडून झालं' (Mazha kholi jhadun jhala).
Only if you are in the cleaning or hospitality industry. Otherwise, it's strictly domestic.
Verwandte Redewendungen
खोली पुसणे
similarTo mop the room
झाडू मारणे
synonymTo sweep
कचरा काढणे
builds onTo remove trash
खोली आवरणे
similarTo tidy up the room
जळमटं काढणे
specialized formTo remove cobwebs
स्वच्छता करणे
synonymTo clean
