ज़रूरी (zaroorii)
adjective
A single-sense adjective meaning 'necessary' or 'important', extremely common in everyday speech; related to the noun ज़रूरत (zaroorat, 'necessity, need').
Sense
1
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necessary, important
adjective Very frequently used with होना (honaa) in the pattern X ज़रूरी है (X zaroorii hai) meaning 'X is necessary', and often paired with a dative subject plus an infinitive, as in मुझे जाना ज़रूरी है (mujhe jaanaa zaroorii hai, 'it is necessary for me to go').
Synonyms: आवश्यक (aavashyak, formal), अहम (aham, important -- slightly different shade), महत्वपूर्ण (mahatvpoorn, important)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear ज़रूरी काम (zaroorii kaam, 'urgent/important work') used constantly as a polite way to excuse oneself from a gathering or call -- it's a socially acceptable, slightly vague reason that nobody questions. Note the nuqta: the more careful/formal spelling is ज़रूरी (zaroorii) with the dot under the ज, though ज़रूरी is often written without the nuqta in casual texting as जरूरी (jaroorii).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes treat ज़रूरी (zaroorii) as if it must agree with the following noun's gender/number, but in the very common construction [infinitive] + ज़रूरी है (zaroorii hai), ज़रूरी (zaroorii) stays invariant because it is describing the abstract necessity, not modifying a noun directly. 2) Don't confuse ज़रूरी (zaroorii, 'necessary/important') with ज़रूर (zaroor, 'certainly, definitely') -- they look and sound similar but function completely differently, one as an adjective and one as an adverb of certainty.
Sample Sentences:
पानी पीना सेहत के लिए ज़रूरी है।
Drinking water is necessary for health.
(paanii piinaa sehat ke lie zaroorii hai।)
मुझे अभी जाना है, एक ज़रूरी काम है।
I have to go now, there's some important work.
(mujhe abhii jaanaa hai, ek zaroorii kaam hai।)
सॉरी, कल नहीं आ पाऊँगा, कुछ ज़रूरी काम आ गया है।
Sorry, I won't be able to come tomorrow, some urgent work has come up.
(sorii, kal nahiin aa paaoongaa, kuchh zaroorii kaam aa gayaa hai।)
यह दस्तावेज़ बहुत ज़रूरी था, इसलिए मैंने इसे संभालकर रखा।
This document was very important, so I kept it safely.
(yah dastaavez bahut zaroorii thaa, islie mainne ise sambhaalkar rakhaa।)
अगर यह इतना ज़रूरी न होता, तो मैं तुम्हें फ़ोन नहीं करता।
If this weren't so necessary, I wouldn't call you.
(agar yah itnaa zaroorii n hotaa, to main tumhen fon nahiin kartaa।)
ज़रूरी नहीं कि हर बार तुम्हीं ग़लत हो।
It's not necessary that you're wrong every single time.
(zaroorii nahiin ki har baar tumhiin ghalat ho।)
कृपया केवल ज़रूरी सामान ही अपने साथ लाएँ।
Please bring only the necessary items with you.
(kripyaa keval zaroorii saamaan hii apne saath laaen।)
बैठक में उन ज़रूरी मुद्दों पर चर्चा की जाएगी जो पिछली बार छूट गए थे।
In the meeting, those important issues that were missed last time will be discussed.
(baithak men un zaroorii muddon par charchaa kii jaaegii jo pichhlii baar chhoot gae the।)
क्या सच में यह मीटिंग इतनी ज़रूरी है कि मुझे छुट्टी कैंसल करनी पड़े?
Is this meeting really so important that I have to cancel my vacation?
(kyaa sach men yah miiting itnii zaroorii hai ki mujhe chhuttii kainsal karnii pade?)
शिक्षा हर बच्चे के लिए उतनी ही ज़रूरी है जितनी रोटी।
Education is as necessary for every child as bread.
(shikshaa har bachche ke lie utnii hii zaroorii hai jitnii rotii।)
वह हमेशा कोई न कोई ज़रूरी बहाना बना लेता है मिलने से बचने के लिए।
He always makes up some important-sounding excuse to avoid meeting.
(vah hameshaa koii n koii zaroorii bahaanaa banaa letaa hai milne se bachne ke lie।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
ज़रूरी
(zaroorii)