तुरंत (turant)
adverb
A single-sense adverb meaning 'immediately, at once' -- one of the most common time-adverbs for talking about quick action. Also spelled तुरन्त (turant) with the full nasal consonant instead of the anusvaar; both are common.
Sense
1
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immediately, at once
adverb
Synonyms: फ़ौरन (fauran), तत्काल (tatkaal, formal), झट से (jhat se, colloquial), अभी (abhii, right now)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear तुरंत (turant) constantly in daily life -- on hospital signs (तुरंत डॉक्टर से मिलें, turant doktar se milen, 'see a doctor immediately'), in customer service lines, and in scoldings like तुरंत आओ (turant aao, 'come here right now'). It has a brisk, no-delay feel that पड़ता है (padtaa hai) type reluctant obligations lack -- तुरंत (turant) is about speed, not compulsion.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes place तुरंत (turant) at the very end of the sentence as English does with 'immediately' -- Hindi speakers usually put it right before the verb it modifies, e.g. वह तुरंत आया (vah turant aayaa, 'he came immediately'), not वह आया तुरंत (vah aayaa turant). 2) तुरंत (turant) describes speed of action, not proximity in time like अभी (abhii); saying तुरंत आओ (turant aao, 'come at once') carries urgency that अभी आओ (abhii aao, 'come now') does not.
Sample Sentences:
तुरंत आओ!
Come here right now!
(turant aao!)
बुखार ज्यादा हो तो तुरंत डॉक्टर से मिलें।
If the fever is high, see a doctor immediately.
(bukhaar jyaadaa ho to turant doktar se milen।)
मैंने ईमेल भेजा और उसने तुरंत जवाब दिया।
I sent the email and he replied immediately.
(mainne iimel bhejaa aur usne turant javaab diyaa।)
वह तुरंत समझ जाती है कि क्या करना है।
She immediately understands what needs to be done.
(vah turant samajh jaatii hai ki kyaa karnaa hai।)
अगर आग लगे तो तुरंत बाहर निकल जाना चाहिए।
If there's a fire, one should get out immediately.
(agar aag lage to turant baahar nikal jaanaa chaahie।)
अगर मुझे पहले पता चलता तो मैं तुरंत आ जाता।
If I had found out earlier, I would have come immediately.
(agar mujhe pahle pataa chaltaa to main turant aa jaataa।)
शिकायत मिलते ही मामले की तुरंत जांच की जाएगी।
As soon as the complaint is received, the matter will be investigated immediately.
(shikaayat milte hii maamle kii turant jaanch kii jaaegii।)
फोन आते ही वह तुरंत बाहर भागा।
As soon as the phone rang, he immediately ran outside.
(phon aate hii vah turant baahar bhaagaa।)
कृपया इस फॉर्म को तुरंत जमा करें।
Please submit this form immediately.
(kripyaa is phorm ko turant jamaa karen।)
यार, तुरंत बता दे क्या हुआ, टेंशन हो रही है।
Dude, tell me immediately what happened, I'm getting anxious.
(yaar, turant bataa de kyaa huaa, tenshan ho rahii hai।)
गलती का पता चलते ही उसे तुरंत सुधार लिया गया।
As soon as the mistake was noticed, it was corrected immediately.
(galtii kaa pataa chalte hii use turant sudhaar liyaa gayaa।)