ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा (zyaadaa se zyaadaa)
adverb
A fixed comparative frame built from ज़्यादा (zyaadaa, 'more/much') repeated with से (se) in between; used to mean 'at most' (a ceiling) or 'to the greatest extent possible' (a maximizing push), both senses being everyday and closely related.
Sense
1
:
at most, at the maximum (upper limit)
adverb Typically precedes a quantity, time, or number to cap it: zyaadaa se zyaadaa दस मिनट (zyaadaa se zyaadaa das minat, 'at most ten minutes').
Synonyms: अधिकतम (adhiktam, formal), बस इतना (bas itnaa, colloquial)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear shopkeepers and auto-rickshaw drivers use this constantly when quoting a limit -- ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा पचास रुपये (zyaadaa se zyaadaa pachaas rupye, 'fifty rupees at most') -- it is the go-to phrase for capping an estimate in everyday bargaining.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes place it after the number instead of before, e.g. saying दस मिनट ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा (das minat zyaadaa se zyaadaa) instead of the natural ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा दस मिनट (zyaadaa se zyaadaa das minat) -- native speakers put the phrase first as a ceiling marker.
Sample Sentences:
यह काम ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा दो घंटे लेगा।
This work will take two hours at most.
(yah kaam zyaadaa se zyaadaa do ghante legaa।)
ऑटो वाला ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा पचास रुपये मांग रहा था।
The auto driver was asking for fifty rupees at most.
(oto vaalaa zyaadaa se zyaadaa pachaas rupye maang rahaa thaa।)
इस कमरे में ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा दस लोग बैठ सकते हैं।
At most ten people can sit in this room.
(is kamre men zyaadaa se zyaadaa das log baith sakte hain।)
अगर सब ठीक रहा तो ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा कल तक सामान आ जाएगा।
If everything goes well, the goods will arrive by tomorrow at the latest.
(agar sab thiik rahaa to zyaadaa se zyaadaa kal tak saamaan aa jaaegaa।)
दुकानदार ने कहा, ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा तीन सौ रुपये लगेंगे।
The shopkeeper said, it will cost three hundred rupees at most.
(dukaandaar ne kahaa, zyaadaa se zyaadaa tiin sau rupye lagenge।)
ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा एक हफ़्ता रुक जाओ, फिर लौट जाना।
Stay for a week at most, then go back.
(zyaadaa se zyaadaa ek haftaa ruk jaao, phir laut jaanaa।)
उस समय ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा बीस लोग वहाँ मौजूद थे।
At that time, at most twenty people were present there.
(us samay zyaadaa se zyaadaa biis log vahaan maujood the।)
यदि निवेदक की मांग स्वीकार होती, तो अदालत ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा दस लाख का मुआवज़ा देती।
Had the petitioner's demand been accepted, the court would have granted at most ten lakh in compensation.
(yadi nivedak kii maang sviikaar hotii, to adaalat zyaadaa se zyaadaa das laakh kaa muaavzaa detii।)
कृपया ध्यान दें कि प्रत्येक आवेदक ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा दो फॉर्म जमा कर सकता है।
Please note that each applicant can submit at most two forms.
(kripyaa dhyaan den ki pratyek aavedak zyaadaa se zyaadaa do phorm jamaa kar saktaa hai।)
शायद ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा पाँच सौ रुपये का नुकसान हुआ हो।
Perhaps there was a loss of five hundred rupees at most.
(shaayad zyaadaa se zyaadaa paanch sau rupye kaa nuksaan huaa ho।)
भैया, इसमें ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा आधा किलो चीनी डालना।
Brother, put in half a kilo of sugar in this, at most.
(bhaiyaa, ismen zyaadaa se zyaadaa aadhaa kilo chiinii daalnaa।)
Sense
2
:
to the greatest possible extent, as much as possible
adverb Used to push a quality or effort to its maximum, often with an adjective or verb: ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा कोशिश करो (zyaadaa se zyaadaa koshish karo, 'try as hard as possible').
Synonyms: यथासंभव (yathaasambhav, formal), जितना हो सके (jitnaa ho sake)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This sense shows up in encouragement and advice -- a teacher or parent saying ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा पढ़ो (zyaadaa se zyaadaa padho, 'study as much as you can') -- the doubling of ज़्यादा (zyaadaa) itself gives the sense of pushing toward a maximum, a common Hindi pattern of repeating a word with से (se) to intensify it.
Sample Sentences:
बच्चों को ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा किताबें पढ़नी चाहिए।
Children should read as many books as possible.
(bachchon ko zyaadaa se zyaadaa kitaaben padhnii chaahie।)
ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा पानी पियो, गर्मी बहुत है।
Drink as much water as possible, it's very hot.
(zyaadaa se zyaadaa paanii piyo, garmii bahut hai।)
मैं कोशिश करूँगा कि ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा लोगों तक यह बात पहुँचे।
I will try to make sure this reaches as many people as possible.
(main koshish karoongaa ki zyaadaa se zyaadaa logon tak yah baat pahunche।)
अगर वह ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा मेहनत करता, तो शायद पास हो जाता।
If he had worked as hard as possible, he might have passed.
(agar vah zyaadaa se zyaadaa mehnat kartaa, to shaayad paas ho jaataa।)
कंपनी चाहती है कि हम ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा ग्राहकों तक पहुँचें।
The company wants us to reach as many customers as possible.
(kampnii chaahtii hai ki ham zyaadaa se zyaadaa graahkon tak pahunchen।)
उसने ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा पैसे बचाने की कोशिश की।
She tried to save as much money as possible.
(usne zyaadaa se zyaadaa paise bachaane kii koshish kii।)
सरकार की योजना है कि ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा नौकरियाँ पैदा की जाएँ।
The government's plan is for as many jobs as possible to be created.
(sarkaar kii yojnaa hai ki zyaadaa se zyaadaa naukriyaan paidaa kii jaaen।)
गुरुजी हमेशा कहते थे, ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा पढ़ो, ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा सीखो।
The teacher always used to say, study as much as possible, learn as much as possible.
(gurujii hameshaa kahte the, zyaadaa se zyaadaa padho, zyaadaa se zyaadaa siikho।)
हमें ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा पेड़ लगाने होंगे ताकि पर्यावरण बच सके।
We will have to plant as many trees as possible so the environment can be saved.
(hamen zyaadaa se zyaadaa ped lagaane honge taaki paryaavran bach sake।)
वह ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा समय अपने परिवार के साथ बिताने की कोशिश करता है।
He tries to spend as much time as possible with his family.
(vah zyaadaa se zyaadaa samay apne parivaar ke saath bitaane kii koshish kartaa hai।)
ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा दान करो, यही असली पुण्य है।
Give as much in charity as possible, that is true virtue.
(zyaadaa se zyaadaa daan karo, yahii aslii puny hai।)