खुलकर (khulkar)

adverb An adverb built from the verb खुलना (khulnaa, 'to open') plus the conjunctive participle suffix -कर (kar); it describes doing something 'openly, freely, without holding back.'

Sense 1 : openly, freely, without inhibition

adverb Commonly pairs with verbs like बोलना (bolnaa), हँसना (hansnaa), बताना (bataanaa), and मिलना (milnaa) to mean speaking, laughing, or meeting without holding back.

Synonyms: बेझिझक (bejhijhak, without hesitation), साफ़ साफ़ (saaf saaf, plainly/frankly), बिना रोक-टोक (binaa rok-tok, without restriction)

Frequency: high

Cultural Note: This word captures a very Hindi idea: opening up like a closed thing (खुलना (khulnaa)) becoming unlocked. You will hear it a lot in advice like खुलकर बात करो (khulkar baat karo, 'talk openly') from a friend or counselor encouraging someone who is holding feelings in, much like English 'open up.'

Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes treat खुलकर (khulkar) as an adjective and try to inflect it -- it is an invariant adverb and never changes form. 2) It is often confused with सीधे (siidhe, 'directly'); खुलकर (khulkar) is about emotional openness or lack of restraint, not about directness of route or manner.

Sample Sentences:

तुम मुझसे खुलकर बात कर सकते हो। You can talk to me openly.

(tum mujhse khulkar baat kar sakte ho।)

खुलकर बताओ, क्या हुआ था। Tell me openly, what happened.

(khulkar bataao, kyaa huaa thaa।)

वह अपनी भावनाओं को खुलकर कभी नहीं जताता। He never expresses his feelings openly.

(vah apnii bhaavnaaon ko khulkar kabhii nahiin jataataa।)

काश वह अपने माता-पिता से खुलकर बात कर पाता। If only he could talk to his parents openly.

(kaash vah apne maataa-pitaa se khulkar baat kar paataa।)

मीटिंग में सब खुलकर अपनी राय दे रहे थे। Everyone was openly giving their opinion in the meeting.

(miiting men sab khulkar apnii raay de rahe the।)

मैं उससे कल खुलकर मिलूँगा और सब साफ कर दूँगा। I will meet him openly tomorrow and clear everything up.

(main usse kal khulkar miloongaa aur sab saaph kar doongaa।)

अगर तुम खुलकर हँसोगे तो अच्छा लगेगा। It will feel good if you laugh freely.

(agar tum khulkar hansoge to achchhaa lagegaa।)

काउंसलर ने कहा कि मरीज़ को खुलकर बोलने दो। The counselor said to let the patient speak openly.

(kaaunslar ne kahaa ki mariiz ko khulkar bolne do।)

साक्षात्कार में उम्मीदवार से अनुरोध किया गया कि वह खुलकर उत्तर दे। The candidate was requested in the interview to answer openly.

(saakshaatkaar men ummiidvaar se anurodh kiyaa gayaa ki vah khulkar uttar de।)

बच्चों को खुलकर खेलने दिया जाना चाहिए। Children should be allowed to play freely.

(bachchon ko khulkar khelne diyaa jaanaa chaahie।)

कवि ने अपने दर्द को खुलकर शब्दों में उतार दिया। The poet poured out his pain openly into words.

(kavi ne apne dard ko khulkar shabdon men utaar diyaa।)