सफल हो गया

/səfəl ho gəjaː/
phraseIntermediate succeeded
formal

To have achieved a desired outcome or goal; to accomplish something successfully.

प्रोजेक्ट समय पर पूरा हो गया।

The project was completed on time.

वह अपनी परीक्षा में सफल हो गया।

He succeeded in his exam.

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Commonly used in past tense to indicate completion of a task or achievement of success.

💡Pro Tip

Usage in Past Tense

This phrase is almost always used in the past tense ('हो गया') to indicate completion. The present tense ('हो रहा है') would mean 'is being completed' or 'is succeeding'.

Gold Rule

Contextual Meaning

While 'सफल हो गया' literally means 'has become successful,' in practice it is used to indicate that an action or task has been successfully completed, not just that someone has become successful.

📖Word Origin

The phrase combines 'सफल' (safal, meaning 'successful') and 'हो गया' (ho gayā, meaning 'has become'). 'सफल' derives from Sanskrit 'सफल' (saphal), while 'हो गया' is a compound of 'हो' (ho, 'be') and 'गया' (gayā, 'gone'). Together, they form a common Hindi construction to express completion of an action.

📝Usage Notes

This phrase is used in both formal and informal contexts to indicate successful completion of an action. It is often used with inanimate objects (e.g., projects, exams) as well as achievements by people.

Word Breakdown

सफल
successful
adjective
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हो गया
has become / was completed
verb phrase
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