तैयार (taiyaar)

adjective An invariant adjective meaning 'ready' or 'prepared'; it also appears constantly in the compound verb तैयार होना (taiyaar honaa, to get ready) and तैयार करना (taiyaar karnaa, to prepare something), which are treated here as part of the same core meaning rather than separate lemmas.
Sense 1 : ready, prepared (for an action or event)
adjective Used with होना (honaa) for 'to become/be ready' and with करना (karnaa) for 'to prepare something/someone'; the thing one is ready *for* is marked with के लिए (ke lie).
Synonyms: मुस्तैद (mustaid, less common)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In everyday Delhi households you will hear जल्दी तैयार हो जाओ (jaldii taiyaar ho jaao, 'hurry up and get ready') shouted every morning before school or office -- it covers getting dressed, having breakfast, gathering bags, the whole readiness ritual, not just standing by. Note तैयारी (taiyaarii) is the related noun 'preparation,' as in परीक्षा की तैयारी (pariikshaa kii taiyaarii, exam preparation).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say मैं तैयार हूँ (main taiyaar hoon) correctly, but then fumble the 'ready to do X' construction -- it takes an infinitive plus के लिए (ke lie) or simply pairs with the subjunctive/infinitive, e.g. जाने के लिए तैयार (jaane ke lie taiyaar, ready to go), not a direct verb attachment like in English. 2) तैयार (taiyaar) itself never changes form (no तैयारा/तैयारी as adjective endings) -- learners sometimes wrongly inflect it like a regular -आ adjective.
Sample Sentences:
जल्दी तैयार हो जाओ, स्कूल की बस आने वाली है। Hurry up and get ready, the school bus is about to come.
(jaldii taiyaar ho jaao, skool kii bas aane vaalii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
मैं दस मिनट में तैयार हूँ। I'll be ready in ten minutes.
(main das minat men taiyaar hoon।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह हमेशा समय से पहले तैयार रहती है। She is always ready ahead of time.
(vah hameshaa samay se pahle taiyaar rahtii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम पार्टी के लिए तैयार हो रही हो? Are you getting ready for the party?
(kyaa tum paartii ke lie taiyaar ho rahii ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
खाना तैयार है, आ जाओ। The food is ready, come on.
(khaanaa taiyaar hai, aa jaao।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कल तक सारा सामान तैयार हो जाएगा। All the luggage will be ready by tomorrow.
(kal tak saaraa saamaan taiyaar ho jaaegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
अगर उसे पहले बता दिया जाता तो वह समय पर तैयार होती। If she had been told earlier, she would have been ready on time.
(agar use pahle bataa diyaa jaataa to vah samay par taiyaar hotii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
सर, रिपोर्ट कल सुबह तक तैयार करवा दी जाएगी। Sir, the report will be gotten ready by tomorrow morning.
(sar, riport kal subah tak taiyaar karvaa dii jaaegii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
मुझे लगता है कि उसे मानसिक रूप से तैयार रहना चाहिए। I think he should stay mentally prepared.
(mujhe lagtaa hai ki use maansik roop se taiyaar rahnaa chaahie।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बच्चों, जल्दी से तैयार हो जाओ वरना देर हो जाएगी। Kids, hurry up and get ready or we'll be late.
(bachchon, jaldii se taiyaar ho jaao varnaa der ho jaaegii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
सेना हर परिस्थिति के लिए तैयार रहती है। The army stays prepared for every situation.
(senaa har paristhiti ke lie taiyaar rahtii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: तैयार (taiyaar)