मिलकर (milkar)
adverb
The conjunctive-participle form of मिलना (milnaa, 'to meet/combine'), used adverbially to mean 'together' or 'jointly' -- describing an action done in combination with others.
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together, jointly (doing something in combination)
adverb Formed from मिल (mil, stem of मिलना) plus the conjunctive participle marker -कर (kar); it attaches to a following main verb to show that the action was done jointly, e.g. मिलकर काम करना (milkar kaam karnaa, 'to work together').
Synonyms: साथ में (saath men), एक साथ (ek saath), संयुक्त रूप से (sanyukt roop se, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear this constantly in calls to collective action -- चलो, मिलकर करते हैं (chalo, milkar karte hain, 'come on, let's do it together') -- it carries a warm, cooperative flavor, often used in family, community, or team contexts to stress 'we're in this together.'
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use साथ (saath) alone where मिलकर (milkar) is more natural for emphasizing joint action or collaboration, not just physical proximity -- सब मिलकर गाएँगे (sab milkar gaaenge, 'everyone will sing together') stresses unity of effort, not just being in the same place.
Sample Sentences:
चलो, मिलकर करते हैं।
Come on, let's do it together.
(chalo, milkar karte hain।)
हम सब मिलकर यह काम पूरा करेंगे।
We will all complete this work together.
(ham sab milkar yah kaam pooraa karenge।)
पूरे परिवार ने मिलकर घर की सफाई की।
The whole family cleaned the house together.
(poore parivaar ne milkar ghar kii saphaaii kii।)
अगर हम मिलकर कोशिश करें तो यह समस्या हल हो सकती है।
If we try together, this problem can be solved.
(agar ham milkar koshish karen to yah samasyaa hal ho saktii hai।)
बच्चे मिलकर खेल रहे हैं।
The children are playing together.
(bachche milkar khel rahe hain।)
कृपया सभी मिलकर इस परियोजना पर काम करें।
Please everyone work together on this project.
(kripyaa sabhii milkar is pariyojnaa par kaam karen।)
यदि हम मिलकर रहते तो यह मुश्किल इतनी बड़ी न होती।
If we had stayed together, this difficulty would not have been so big.
(yadi ham milkar rahte to yah mushkil itnii badii n hotii।)
पड़ोसियों ने मिलकर पूरे मोहल्ले में सफाई अभियान चलाया।
The neighbors together ran a cleanliness drive in the whole neighborhood.
(padosiyon ne milkar poore mohalle men saphaaii abhiyaan chalaayaa।)
सभी कर्मचारियों द्वारा मिलकर यह योजना तैयार की गई।
This plan was prepared jointly by all the employees.
(sabhii karmchaariyon dvaaraa milkar yah yojnaa taiyaar kii gaii।)
टीम मिलकर काम करती है तो नतीजे बेहतर आते हैं।
When the team works together, the results come out better.
(tiim milkar kaam kartii hai to natiije behtar aate hain।)
हे प्रभु, हमें मिलकर तेरी सेवा करने की शक्ति दो।
Oh Lord, give us the strength to serve you together.
(he prabhu, hamen milkar terii sevaa karne kii shakti do।)