डटकर (datkar)
adverb
An adverbial participle formed from डटना (datnaa, 'to stand firm/hold one's ground') plus कर (kar); it describes doing something firmly, resolutely, or with full commitment.
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firmly, resolutely, with full commitment
adverb Formed from the conjunctive participle of डटना (datnaa) and typically pairs with verbs like खड़े होना (khade honaa, 'to stand'), मुकाबला करना (mukaablaa karnaa, 'to face/compete'), or पढ़ना (padhnaa, 'to study'), meaning to do that action with sustained effort or resolve.
Synonyms: मज़बूती से (mazbootii se), दृढ़ता से (dridhtaa se, more formal), पूरी ताकत से (poorii taakat se, with full strength)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear डटकर (datkar) a lot in the context of exams, sports, and hard work -- a mother telling her son डटकर पढ़ो (datkar padho, 'study hard, with full focus') is a very familiar Delhi household scene. It carries a sense of standing your ground under pressure, echoing the base verb डटना (datnaa), which is also used for soldiers holding a position.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes translate it too literally as 'sticking' or 'jamming,' missing that in modern usage it almost always means facing a challenge or working hard with resolve, not the physical sense of being stuck. 2) It is rarely used alone; it usually modifies a verb of standing, facing, competing, or working (e.g. डटकर मेहनत करना (datkar mehnat karnaa, 'to work hard with full dedication')), so using it in isolation sounds incomplete to a native ear.
Sample Sentences:
बेटा, कल से डटकर पढ़ो, परीक्षा नज़दीक है।
Son, study hard from tomorrow, the exam is near.
(betaa, kal se datkar padho, pariikshaa nazdiik hai।)
सैनिक सीमा पर डटकर खड़े रहे।
The soldiers stood firm at the border.
(sainik siimaa par datkar khade rahe।)
वह हर मुश्किल का डटकर सामना करता है।
He faces every difficulty resolutely.
(vah har mushkil kaa datkar saamnaa kartaa hai।)
हमें अपनी टीम का डटकर साथ देना चाहिए।
We should stand firmly by our team.
(hamen apnii tiim kaa datkar saath denaa chaahie।)
अगर वह डटकर मुकाबला करता, तो मैच जीत जाता।
If he had competed resolutely, he would have won the match.
(agar vah datkar mukaablaa kartaa, to maich jiit jaataa।)
इस बार तो डटकर तैयारी कर ही लो, यार।
This time just prepare properly and with full commitment, man.
(is baar to datkar taiyaarii kar hii lo, yaar।)
आपसे अनुरोध है कि इस परियोजना में डटकर योगदान दें।
You are requested to contribute steadfastly to this project.
(aapse anurodh hai ki is pariyojnaa men datkar yogdaan den।)
गोलकीपर ने पूरे मैच में डटकर गोल बचाए।
The goalkeeper saved goals resolutely throughout the match.
(golkiipar ne poore maich men datkar gol bachaae।)
जब तूफ़ान आया, तो गाँव वाले डटकर अपने घरों की रक्षा करते रहे।
When the storm came, the villagers kept resolutely defending their homes.
(jab toofaan aayaa, to gaanv vaale datkar apne gharon kii rakshaa karte rahe।)
मुसीबत में भी वह डटकर खड़ी रही, कभी हार नहीं मानी।
Even in trouble, she stood her ground firmly and never gave up.
(musiibat men bhii vah datkar khadii rahii, kabhii haar nahiin maanii।)