कामयाब (kaamyaab)

adjective A single-sense adjective meaning 'successful.' Closely related to the noun कामयाबी (kaamyaabii, 'success'), which is built from it.
Sense 1 : successful, having achieved a goal
adjective
Synonyms: सफल (saphal), सफ़ल (safal, variant spelling)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is a Persian-origin word that feels completely at home in everyday Hindi -- you will hear it constantly in the context of exams, business, relationships, and cricket matches alike. Its close cousin कामयाबी (kaamyaabii) is the abstract noun 'success,' as in the popular motivational phrase कामयाबी के लिए मेहनत (kaamyaabii ke lie mehnat, 'hard work for success').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to inflect कामयाब (kaamyaab) like a variable adjective (e.g. inventing कामयाबा/कामयाबी as gender forms) -- it is invariant, so the same form is used for all genders and numbers. 2) The common verb pairing is होना (honaa) for 'to become/be successful' (जैसे: वह कामयाब हुआ, vah kaamyaab huaa, 'he became successful') rather than a direct translation of 'achieve' using करना (karnaa).
Sample Sentences:
वह अपने काम में कामयाब है। He is successful in his work.
(vah apne kaam men kaamyaab hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मेहनत करने वाले लोग आखिर में कामयाब होते हैं। People who work hard become successful in the end.
(mehnat karne vaale log aakhir men kaamyaab hote hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह इस बार परीक्षा में कामयाब हो गया। He succeeded in the exam this time.
(vah is baar pariikshaa men kaamyaab ho gayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम मेहनत करोगे तो जरूर कामयाब होगे। If you work hard, you will definitely be successful.
(agar tum mehnat karoge to jaroor kaamyaab hoge।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
काश मैं भी उस इंटरव्यू में कामयाब होता। I wish I too had been successful in that interview.
(kaash main bhii us intravyoo men kaamyaab hotaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कामयाब बनो, बहाने नहीं। Become successful, not full of excuses.
(kaamyaab bano, bahaane nahiin।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
हमारी टीम इस प्रोजेक्ट में कामयाब रही। Our team was successful in this project.
(hamaarii tiim is projekt men kaamyaab rahii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मुझे लगता है कि वह इस बिज़नेस में कामयाब हो सकता है। I think he can be successful in this business.
(mujhe lagtaa hai ki vah is biznes men kaamyaab ho saktaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्रिकेट के इस मैच में भारतीय टीम पूरी तरह कामयाब रही। The Indian team was completely successful in this cricket match.
(kriket ke is maich men bhaartiiy tiim poorii tarah kaamyaab rahii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
आपके सुझावों से यह योजना कामयाब बनाई गई। With your suggestions, this plan was made successful.
(aapke sujhaavon se yah yojnaa kaamyaab banaaii gaii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
महोदय, हमें विश्वास है कि आपके नेतृत्व में यह अभियान कामयाब होगा। Sir, we believe that under your leadership this campaign will be successful.
(mahoday, hamen vishvaas hai ki aapke netritv men yah abhiyaan kaamyaab hogaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: कामयाब (kaamyaab)