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used to say

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used to say Describes something someone used to say repeatedly or habitually. It can also mean “used to call” when followed by a person or thing being given a name or label.

HI: मेरे दादा कहते थे कि धैर्य रखना चाहिए।

EN: My grandfather used to say that you should be patient.

वे कहते थे-इसका नाम पंचायत है!

They used to say, “This is called a panchayat!”

कहते थे कि मुझे वाइल्डलाइफ फोटोग्राफर बनना है।

I used to say that I wanted to become a wildlife photographer.

— 3 ईडियट (2009)

पता है क्या कहते थे हम से?

Do you know what they used to say to us?

— Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021)

सब मुझे नाजायज़ ही तो कहते थे।

Everyone used to call me illegitimate, after all.

— Tribhanga (2021)

सब कहते थे कि जब दोनों बड़े हो जाएँगे ना तो इनकी शादी करवा देंगे।

Everyone used to say, “When these two grow up, we’ll get them married.”

— Jab We Met (2007)

याद है सूबेदार साहब क्या कहते थे?

Do you remember what Subedar Sahib used to say?

— Kathal (2023)