तंदुरुस्त (tandurust)
adjective
A single-sense adjective meaning healthy or fit, describing physical wellbeing. Of Persian origin, common in everyday speech about health and body condition.
Sense
1
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healthy, physically fit
adjective
Synonyms: स्वस्थ (svasth), निरोग (nirog, literary), चंगा (changaa, colloquial)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this constantly in the common blessing तंदुरुस्त रहो (tandurust raho, 'stay healthy'), said to elders and children alike, and in the popular saying जान है तो जहान है (jaan hai to jahaan hai) which carries a similar spirit -- health as the foundation of everything else. It often pairs with मोटा-ताज़ा (motaa-taazaa) in casual talk about someone looking well-fed and robust, especially from doting relatives commenting on a child's or guest's appearance.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use तंदुरुस्त (tandurust) for someone who has just recovered from a specific illness -- native speakers more naturally say ठीक हो गया (thiik ho gayaa, 'got well/recovered') for that moment, reserving तंदुरुस्त (tandurust) for general robust health or build over time. 2) Also spelled तन्दुरुस्त (tandurust) with a full न instead of the anusvaar -- both are seen in print, so don't be thrown by the variant.
Sample Sentences:
तुम हमेशा तंदुरुस्त रहो।
May you always stay healthy.
(tum hameshaa tandurust raho।)
मेरे दादा जी अस्सी साल की उम्र में भी बहुत तंदुरुस्त हैं।
My grandfather is very healthy even at eighty years of age.
(mere daadaa jii assii saal kii umr men bhii bahut tandurust hain।)
रोज़ सुबह घूमने से आदमी तंदुरुस्त रहता है।
By walking every morning, a person stays healthy.
(roz subah ghoomne se aadmii tandurust rahtaa hai।)
बच्चा तो एकदम मोटा-ताज़ा और तंदुरुस्त लग रहा है।
The child looks absolutely chubby and healthy!
(bachchaa to ekdam motaa-taazaa aur tandurust lag rahaa hai।)
अगर तुम समय पर खाना खाते तो इतने तंदुरुस्त होते।
If you ate on time, you would be this healthy.
(agar tum samay par khaanaa khaate to itne tandurust hote।)
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि सब कुछ ठीक है, तुम पूरी तरह तंदुरुस्त हो।
The doctor said everything is fine, you are completely healthy.
(doktar ne kahaa ki sab kuchh thiik hai, tum poorii tarah tandurust ho।)
ऑपरेशन के बाद वह धीरे-धीरे फिर से तंदुरुस्त हो गया।
After the operation, he gradually became healthy again.
(opreshan ke baad vah dhiire-dhiire phir se tandurust ho gayaa।)
जान है तो जहान है, इसलिए तंदुरुस्त रहना सबसे ज़रूरी है।
Where there is life, there is the world -- so staying healthy is most important of all.
(jaan hai to jahaan hai, islie tandurust rahnaa sabse zaroorii hai।)
उम्मीद है कि बच्चा जल्दी तंदुरुस्त हो जाए।
I hope the child gets healthy soon.
(ummiid hai ki bachchaa jaldii tandurust ho jaae।)
योग और अच्छा खान-पान अपनाया जाए तो शरीर तंदुरुस्त बनाया जा सकता है।
If yoga and good eating habits are adopted, the body can be made healthy.
(yog aur achchhaa khaan-paan apnaayaa jaae to shariir tandurust banaayaa jaa saktaa hai।)
आशीर्वाद है कि आप और आपका परिवार सदा तंदुरुस्त रहें।
It is a blessing that you and your family always remain healthy.
(aashiirvaad hai ki aap aur aapkaa parivaar sadaa tandurust rahen।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
तंदुरुस्त
(tandurust)