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Contexte culturel
In Nepali culture, silence can sometimes be a respectful 'answer' if you don't know the topic, rather than guessing and being wrong. Students are often discouraged from 'answering back' (जवाफ फर्काउनु) in a confrontational way, which is a negative variation of 'उत्तर दिनु'. On Facebook and Viber, Nepalis often use 'Reply' (रिप्लाई) as a loanword, but 'उत्तर' remains the formal standard. In villages, 'उत्तर' might be used to refer to the 'North' direction more often than 'answer' in casual speech, where 'जवाफ' is preferred.
Use 'Hajur'
Always start your answer with 'Hajur' when talking to someone older. It makes you sound very polite.
Don't say 'Uttar Garnu'
Even though 'do an answer' makes sense in some languages, in Nepali it is always 'give' (dinu).
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Responding to a question.
Use 'Hajur'
Always start your answer with 'Hajur' when talking to someone older. It makes you sound very polite.
Don't say 'Uttar Garnu'
Even though 'do an answer' makes sense in some languages, in Nepali it is always 'give' (dinu).
Texting Shortcut
In informal texts, people sometimes just write 'ans deu' (short for answer deu).
The 'Hajur?' Answer
If someone calls your name, saying 'Hajur?' is actually your 'उत्तर' (answer) to their call.
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'उत्तर दिनु'.
म भोलि तपाईंको प्रश्नको ______।
'भोलि' (tomorrow) indicates the future tense.
Which sentence is the most polite?
Choose the polite way to ask someone to answer.
The '-uhos' ending is the standard polite imperative in Nepali.
Complete the dialogue.
A: तिमीले किन ______? B: मलाई थाहा थिएन।
The response 'I didn't know' implies the question was 'Why didn't you answer?'.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Situation: A teacher asks a student to speak.
Teachers ask students to 'give an answer'.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Uttar vs Jawab
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesम भोलि तपाईंको प्रश्नको ______।
'भोलि' (tomorrow) indicates the future tense.
Choose the polite way to ask someone to answer.
The '-uhos' ending is the standard polite imperative in Nepali.
A: तिमीले किन ______? B: मलाई थाहा थिएन।
The response 'I didn't know' implies the question was 'Why didn't you answer?'.
Situation: A teacher asks a student to speak.
Teachers ask students to 'give an answer'.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsIt is neutral to formal. It's safe for all situations.
Yes, it's very common to say 'उत्तर दिनु' for replying to messages.
'उत्तर' is more academic/formal; 'जवाफ' is more common in daily speech.
You say 'म उत्तर दिन चाहन्न' (Ma uttar din chahanna).
Yes, it's a homonym. Context tells you if it's 'North' or 'Answer'.
Yes, but 'समाधान' (solution) is better for complex problems.
'दिनु' is the dictionary form; 'दिनुहोस्' is the polite command form.
'छिटो उत्तर दिनुहोस्' (Chito uttar dinuhos).
You can say 'मेरो उत्तर गलत भयो' (My answer was wrong).
Not exactly, but 'रिप्लाई गर' (Reply gara) is common urban slang.
Expressions liées
जवाफ दिनु
synonymTo reply/answer
प्रश्न सोध्नु
contrastTo ask a question
प्रत्यूत्तर दिनु
specialized formTo give a formal rebuttal
समाधान गर्नु
similarTo solve
प्रतिक्रिया दिनु
builds onTo give a reaction
