अनदेखा करना (andekhaa karnaa)

verb A compound expression meaning 'to ignore' or 'to overlook' -- built from अनदेखा (andekhaa, 'unseen') plus करना (karnaa, 'to do'). It has one core sense, used both for literally not noticing something and for deliberately choosing to disregard it.
Sense 1 : to ignore, to overlook, to turn a blind eye to
verb, transitive Takes the thing being ignored with को (ko) when the object is definite or a person: उसे अनदेखा करना (use andekhaa karnaa, 'to ignore him/her').
Synonyms: नज़रअंदाज़ करना (nazraandaaz karnaa), टालना (taalnaa, to brush off/postpone), नज़र न देना (nazar n denaa, rare)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This phrase is common in both everyday and formal contexts -- a mother might say उसकी शरारतों को अनदेखा कर दो (uskii sharaarton ko andekhaa kar do, 'ignore his mischief'), while a news anchor might use it about a government अनदेखा करना (andekhaa karnaa) a public issue. It pairs naturally with the compound verb pattern -- कर देना (kar denaa) -- to add a sense of decisive completion, as in अनदेखा कर दिया (andekhaa kar diyaa, 'went ahead and ignored it').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes treat अनदेखा (andekhaa) as if it must agree in gender/number like a normal adjective before करना (karnaa) -- but in this fixed compound it stays in the masculine singular form अनदेखा (andekhaa) regardless of the gender of the object being ignored. 2) Don't confuse this with देखना (dekhnaa, 'to see') used negatively (नहीं देखा, nahiin dekhaa) -- अनदेखा करना (andekhaa karnaa) implies a conscious act of disregarding, not simply a failure to notice.
Sample Sentences:
कृपया मेरी गलती को अनदेखा कर दो। Please ignore my mistake.
(kripyaa merii galtii ko andekhaa kar do।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
उसने मेरी बात को पूरी तरह अनदेखा कर दिया। He completely ignored what I said.
(usne merii baat ko poorii tarah andekhaa kar diyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
सरकार इस मुद्दे को सालों से अनदेखा करती आ रही है। The government has been ignoring this issue for years.
(sarkaar is mudde ko saalon se andekhaa kartii aa rahii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह अभी भी उसकी शरारतों को अनदेखा कर रही है। She is still ignoring his mischief.
(vah abhii bhii uskii sharaarton ko andekhaa kar rahii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम इस समस्या को अनदेखा करोगे, तो यह और बढ़ जाएगी। If you ignore this problem, it will get worse.
(agar tum is samasyaa ko andekhaa karoge, to yah aur badh jaaegii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
काश मैंने उसकी चेतावनी को अनदेखा न किया होता। I wish I hadn't ignored his warning.
(kaash mainne uskii chetaavnii ko andekhaa n kiyaa hotaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
अगर वह मेरी सलाह अनदेखा करता, तो उसे नुकसान होता। If he had ignored my advice, he would have suffered a loss.
(agar vah merii salaah andekhaa kartaa, to use nuksaan hotaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
उसकी शिकायत को अनदेखा नहीं किया जा सकता। His complaint cannot be ignored.
(uskii shikaayat ko andekhaa nahiin kiyaa jaa saktaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
प्रशासन से अनुरोध है कि नागरिकों की समस्याओं को अनदेखा न किया जाए। It is requested that the administration not ignore the citizens' problems.
(prashaasan se anurodh hai ki naagrikon kii samasyaaon ko andekhaa n kiyaa jaae।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
टीचर ने उस बच्चे की तरफ से आई शिकायतों को सिरे से अनदेखा कर दिया। The teacher flatly ignored the complaints that came against that child.
(tiichar ne us bachche kii taraph se aaii shikaayton ko sire se andekhaa kar diyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम सच में उसकी बातों को अनदेखा कर सकते हो? Can you really ignore what he says?
(kyaa tum sach men uskii baaton ko andekhaa kar sakte ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
आलोचकों ने कहा कि रिपोर्ट में पर्यावरण के खतरों को अनदेखा किया गया। Critics said that the environmental risks were ignored in the report.
(aalochkon ne kahaa ki riport men paryaavran ke khatron ko andekhaa kiyaa gayaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Verb (irregular)
infinitive: अनदेखा करना (andekhaa karnaa)
infinitive oblique: अनदेखा करने (andekhaa karne)
habitual/simple (sg.m): अनदेखा करता (andekhaa kartaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m): अनदेखा करते (andekhaa karte)
habitual/simple (sg.f): अनदेखा करती (andekhaa kartii)
habitual/simple (pl.f): अनदेखा करतीं (andekhaa kartiin)
continuous (sg.m): अनदेखा कर रहा (andekhaa kar rahaa)
continuous (pl.m): अनदेखा कर रहे (andekhaa kar rahe)
continuous (sg.f): अनदेखा कर रही (andekhaa kar rahii)
continuous (pl.f): अनदेखा कर रहीं (andekhaa kar rahiin)
perfective (sg.m): अनदेखा किया (andekhaa kiyaa)
perfective (pl.m): अनदेखा किए (andekhaa kie)
perfective (sg.f): अनदेखा की (andekhaa kii)
perfective (pl.f): अनदेखा कीं (andekhaa kiin)
imperative (informal): अनदेखा कर (andekhaa kar)
imperative (neutral): अनदेखा करो (andekhaa karo)
imperative (formal): अनदेखा कीजिए (andekhaa kiijie)
future (1sg.m): अनदेखा करूँगा (andekhaa karoongaa)
future (1sg.f): अनदेखा करूँगी (andekhaa karoongii)
future (1pl.m): अनदेखा करेंगे (andekhaa karenge)
future (1pl.f): अनदेखा करेंगी (andekhaa karengii)
future (2sg.m): अनदेखा करेगा (andekhaa karegaa)
future (2sg.f): अनदेखा करेगी (andekhaa karegii)
future (2pl.m): अनदेखा करोगे (andekhaa karoge)
future (2pl.f): अनदेखा करोगी (andekhaa karogii)
future (3sg.m): अनदेखा करेगा (andekhaa karegaa)
future (3sg.f): अनदेखा करेगी (andekhaa karegii)
future (3pl.m): अनदेखा करेंगे (andekhaa karenge)
future (3pl.f): अनदेखा करेंगी (andekhaa karengii)
subjunctive (1sg): अनदेखा करूँ (andekhaa karoon)
subjunctive (1pl): अनदेखा करें (andekhaa karen)
subjunctive (2sg): अनदेखा करे (andekhaa kare)
subjunctive (2pl): अनदेखा करो (andekhaa karo)
subjunctive (3sg): अनदेखा करे (andekhaa kare)
subjunctive (3pl): अनदेखा करें (andekhaa karen)