जान-बूझकर (jaan-boojhkar)
adverb
A single adverb meaning 'deliberately, on purpose' -- literally a fused pair meaning 'knowing and understanding.' One straightforward sense.
Sense
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deliberately, on purpose, intentionally
adverb
Synonyms: जानबूझकर (jaanboojhkar, variant form, unhyphenated), इरादतन (iraadtan, formal), कसदन (kasdan, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is a classic 'echo-pair' word: जानना (jaannaa, 'to know') and बूझना (boojhnaa, 'to understand/guess') are fused with -कर (-kar) into one adverb, literally 'having known and understood' -- so the sense of deliberateness comes from full awareness, not just intention. You'll hear it a lot when someone is being accused of mischief: बच्चे ने जान-बूझकर गिलास तोड़ा (bachche ne jaan-boojhkar gilaas todaa, 'the kid broke the glass on purpose') is exactly the tone of an annoyed parent in a Delhi household.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to use जान (jaan) or बूझकर (boojhkar) alone to mean 'on purpose' -- the meaning lives in the fused pair, not in either half separately. 2) It describes the manner of an action and sits right before the verb, unlike English 'on purpose,' which often trails at the end of the sentence: जान-बूझकर गलती की (jaan-boojhkar galtii kii, 'made the mistake on purpose'), not typically placed at the end in Hindi word order.
Sample Sentences:
बच्चे ने जान-बूझकर गिलास तोड़ा।
The kid broke the glass on purpose.
(bachche ne jaan-boojhkar gilaas todaa।)
तुम जान-बूझकर मेरी बात नहीं सुन रहे हो।
You're deliberately not listening to me.
(tum jaan-boojhkar merii baat nahiin sun rahe ho।)
वह जान-बूझकर देर से आती है ताकि मीटिंग छूट जाए।
She deliberately comes late so that she misses the meeting.
(vah jaan-boojhkar der se aatii hai taaki miiting chhoot jaae।)
कृपया जान-बूझकर ऐसा मत करो।
Please don't do that on purpose.
(kripyaa jaan-boojhkar aisaa mat karo।)
अगर मैंने जान-बूझकर तुम्हें नुकसान पहुँचाया होता, तो मैं माफी नहीं मांगता।
If I had hurt you on purpose, I wouldn't be apologizing.
(agar mainne jaan-boojhkar tumhen nuksaan pahunchaayaa hotaa, to main maaphii nahiin maangtaa।)
आरोपी ने जान-बूझकर झूठा बयान दिया था।
The accused had deliberately given a false statement.
(aaropii ne jaan-boojhkar jhoothaa bayaan diyaa thaa।)
क्या तुमने जान-बूझकर मेरा फोन नहीं उठाया?
Did you deliberately not pick up my phone?
(kyaa tumne jaan-boojhkar meraa phon nahiin uthaayaa?)
कंपनी पर आरोप है कि उसने जान-बूझकर ग्राहकों को गुमराह किया।
The company is accused of deliberately misleading customers.
(kampnii par aarop hai ki usne jaan-boojhkar graahkon ko gumraah kiyaa।)
अगर वह जान-बूझकर ऐसा करेगा, तो सज़ा और सख्त होगी।
If he does that deliberately, the punishment will be harsher.
(agar vah jaan-boojhkar aisaa karegaa, to sazaa aur sakht hogii।)
मुझे नहीं लगता कि उसने जान-बूझकर तुम्हें नज़रअंदाज़ किया हो।
I don't think he might have deliberately ignored you.
(mujhe nahiin lagtaa ki usne jaan-boojhkar tumhen nazraandaaz kiyaa ho।)
दस्तावेज़ में जान-बूझकर की गई गलतियाँ पकड़ में आ गईं।
The deliberately made errors in the document were caught.
(dastaavez men jaan-boojhkar kii gaii galtiyaan pakad men aa gaiin।)