संजीदा (sanjiidaa)

adjective A single-sense adjective describing a person's temperament or a moment's mood as serious, grave, or composed.
Sense 1 : serious, grave, composed (of temperament or mood)
adjective
Synonyms: गंभीर (gambhiir), गम्भीर (gambhiir, spelling variant), शांत (shaant, meaning scope: calm rather than serious)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this word used to praise someone as steady and level-headed: एक संजीदा इंसान (ek sanjiidaa insaan, 'a serious, level-headed person') is a compliment, suggesting someone you can trust to not act rashly. It carries a slightly Urdu-literary flavor and shows up often in film dialogue and journalism describing someone's demeanor.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use संजीदा (sanjiidaa) to mean 'sad,' but it describes a sober, thoughtful seriousness, not sorrow -- for sadness use उदास (udaas). 2) It describes people and their manner or a mood in the air, not serious problems or serious injuries; for a serious matter or injury, गंभीर (gambhiir) is the natural choice.
Sample Sentences:
वह बहुत संजीदा इंसान है। He is a very serious, level-headed person.
(vah bahut sanjiidaa insaan hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
आज वह अचानक इतना संजीदा क्यों हो गया? Why did he suddenly become so serious today?
(aaj vah achaanak itnaa sanjiidaa kyon ho gayaa?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मीटिंग में सब लोग संजीदा नज़र आ रहे थे। Everyone looked serious in the meeting.
(miiting men sab log sanjiidaa nazar aa rahe the।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश तुम इस मसले पर थोड़े और संजीदा होते। I wish you were a bit more serious about this issue.
(kaash tum is masle par thode aur sanjiidaa hote।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अगर वह इतना संजीदा न होता तो शायद ये फ़ैसला ग़लत हो जाता। If he weren't so serious and composed, this decision might have gone wrong.
(agar vah itnaa sanjiidaa n hotaa to shaayad ye faislaa ghalat ho jaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
ज़रा संजीदा हो जाओ, ये मज़ाक की बात नहीं है। Be a bit more serious, this isn't a joking matter.
(zaraa sanjiidaa ho jaao, ye mazaak kii baat nahiin hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
निर्देशक ने उस किरदार को बेहद संजीदा अंदाज़ में पेश किया है। The director has presented that character in an extremely serious manner.
(nirdeshak ne us kirdaar ko behad sanjiidaa andaaz men pesh kiyaa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
पत्रकारों ने उनके संजीदा स्वभाव की बार-बार तारीफ़ की है। Journalists have repeatedly praised his serious, composed temperament.
(patrkaaron ne unke sanjiidaa svabhaav kii baar-baar taariif kii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
हो सकता है वह अंदर से इतना संजीदा न हो जितना दिखता है। It's possible he isn't as serious inside as he appears.
(ho saktaa hai vah andar se itnaa sanjiidaa n ho jitnaa dikhtaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसके संजीदा लहज़े से साफ़ था कि मामला गंभीर है। From his grave tone, it was clear the matter was serious.
(uske sanjiidaa lahze se saaf thaa ki maamlaa gambhiir hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: संजीदा (sanjiidaa)