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मानो

believe, accept, heed, listen to, give up

m ɑː n oː → मानना
मान to admit, acknowledge + ो 2nd-person subjunctive or imperative
verb · future tense / present tense, 2nd-person informal Uncommon #3,490
believe, accept Used as a command; in यक़ीन मानो, it means “believe me.”
HI: यक़ीन मानो, सब ठीक हो जाएगा।
EN: Believe me, everything will be all right.
heed, listen to Often used with बात, meaning to follow or take someone’s words seriously.
HI: मेरी बात मानो।
EN: Listen to me.
give up Used in the phrase हार मानो, “give up.”
HI: हार मत मानो।
EN: Don’t give up.
Conjugation of मानना
Imperative present
SingularPlural
Second मान —
मानो
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
Second माने —
Third माने —
मानो

यक़ीन मानो, भाई।

Believe me, brother.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

बुरा मत मानो।

Don’t take it personally.

— कल हो ना हो (2003)

हाकू, हार मत मानो।

Haku, don't give up.

— स्पिरिटेड अवे (2001)

मानो ना मानो, सच तो यही है।

Believe it or not, this is the truth.

मनोज की बात मानो।

Listen to Manoj.

— Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021)

कभी तो मेरी बात मानो।

At least listen to me for once.

मेरा यकीन मानो।

Trust me.

— डाई हार्ड (1988)

ठीक, मानो, ठीक बात है यह।

Okay, let’s say that’s fine.

यक़ीन मानो, मैं इस बारे में सोचती रही हूँ।

Believe me, I’ve been thinking about this.

यकीन मानो, बहुत शर्मिंदगी होगी।

Believe me, it’ll be very embarrassing.

— Tribhanga (2021)

अगर आप बुरा ना मानो, तो थोड़ी देर के लिए मैं ले लूँ?

If you don’t mind, could I borrow it for a little while?

— Merry Christmas (2024)

मानो भी।

Come on, believe me.

— Soni (2019)

मेरी बात मानो।

Listen to me.

— Jab We Met (2007)

पर मुश्किल है, पर हार मत मानो।

It's difficult, but don't give up.

अरे महाराज पहले तुम तो मानो कि गलती तुम्हारी है।

Come on, Your Majesty, first you have to admit that you’re the one at fault.

— OMG 2 (2023)

conjunction Rare #5,867
as if, as though
HI: वह ऐसे मुस्कुराया, मानो उसे कोई चिंता ही न हो।
EN: He smiled as if he had no worries.

मेरे साथ, वह सब कुछ ऐसे करती है मानो यह कोई खेल है।

With me, she does everything as if it were a game.

— かぐや姫の物語 (2013)

अब तो लगता है मानो मुँह में ज़बान ही नहीं है।

Now it feels as though I've lost my tongue.

— Sholay (1975)

ऐसे करता मानो पार्क में हो, बिना परवाह या दुनिया की चिंता किए.

He acts as if he were in a park, without a care in the world.

— The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

मानो कोई सपना सच आ गया हो।

It feels as though a dream has come true.

Sounds similar to

मारो m ɑː ɾ oː मांस m ɑː n s माने m ɑː n eː जानो d͡ʒ ɑː n oː मानी m ɑː n iː