पाई

was able to, managed to

p ɑː iː → पाना
auxiliary · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #3,044
was able to, managed to Used after a verb stem to express ability or success in doing something; this form is used with a feminine singular subject.
HI: मैं दरवाज़ा खोल पाई।
EN: I was able to open the door.
Conjugation of पाना

तभी तो मैं आपको ढूँढ़ पाई।

That's why I was able to find you.

शुक्रिया, तुम्हारी वजह से आज मैं इस जगह पर पहुँच पाई हूँ।

Thank you. Thanks to you, I’ve been able to get to where I am today.

— स्पिरिटेड अवे (2001)

मैं उत्तर दे ही नहीं पाई, समझे ना।

I just couldn't answer, you know?

— Axone (2019)

तो ज़्यादा बात नहीं हो पाई उससे।

So I didn’t get to talk to him much.

— Dunki (2023)

मैं तो कुछ बोल ही नहीं पाई।

I couldn't say anything at all.

— 83 (2021)

मैं हैरान था कि वह सवाल का जवाब नहीं दे पाई।

I was surprised that she couldn’t answer the question.

मैं कुछ नहीं कर पाई।

I couldn't do anything.

— Tribhanga (2021)

आख़िरकार मैं पढ़ पाई।

I was finally able to read.

आज तक अपने आपको क्षमा नहीं कर पाई हैं।

She still hasn't been able to forgive herself.

— Tribhanga (2021)

असल में, उससे बात नहीं हो पाई है।

Actually, I haven't been able to talk to them.

— Jab We Met (2007)

वह लाश नहीं देख पाई इसलिए मानती ही नहीं है।

She couldn’t see the body, so she simply refuses to believe it.

— Raat Akeli Hai (2020)

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