दिलचस्प (dilchasp)
adjective
A single-sense adjective meaning 'interesting'; from Persian dil ('heart') + chasp ('sticking to'), literally 'that which sticks to the heart'.
Sense
1
:
interesting, engaging
adjective
Synonyms: रोचक (rochak), मनोरंजक (manoranjak, leans toward 'entertaining')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is a lovely example of how Persian imagery embedded itself in everyday Hindi: dil (dil) is 'heart', and chasp comes from a root meaning 'to stick' or 'cling' -- so something दिलचस्प (dilchasp) is quite literally 'heart-sticking', the thing your attention clings to. You'll hear it constantly in casual conversation about books, movies, people, and gossip alike -- it's a real workhorse word, not at all formal or bookish despite its Persian pedigree.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to inflect it like a regular -आ (aa) adjective (दिलचस्पा, दिलचस्पे); it is invariant and stays दिलचस्प (dilchasp) regardless of the noun's gender or number. 2) दिलचस्पी (dilchaspii) is the related noun ('interest'), often used with the pattern दिलचस्पी होना (dilchaspii honaa) or दिलचस्पी लेना (dilchaspii lenaa) -- learners sometimes reach for the adjective दिलचस्प (dilchasp) where the noun construction is what's actually needed, e.g. to say 'I'm interested in...' you need मुझे ... में दिलचस्पी है (mujhe ... men dilchaspii hai, 'I have interest in...'), not a direct calque with the adjective.
Sample Sentences:
यह किताब बहुत दिलचस्प है।
This book is very interesting.
(yah kitaab bahut dilchasp hai।)
उसने एक दिलचस्प कहानी सुनाई।
He told an interesting story.
(usne ek dilchasp kahaanii sunaaii।)
यह फिल्म कल बहुत दिलचस्प लगेगी।
This film will seem very interesting tomorrow.
(yah philm kal bahut dilchasp lagegii।)
वह हमेशा दिलचस्प बातें करता है।
He always says interesting things.
(vah hameshaa dilchasp baaten kartaa hai।)
यार, कोई दिलचस्प बात बता!
Dude, tell me something interesting!
(yaar, koii dilchasp baat bataa!)
काश यह मीटिंग थोड़ी दिलचस्प होती।
I wish this meeting had been a bit more interesting.
(kaash yah miiting thodii dilchasp hotii।)
शायद उसे यह विषय दिलचस्प लगे।
Maybe he'll find this subject interesting.
(shaayad use yah vishay dilchasp lage।)
यह प्रस्तुति इतनी दिलचस्प बनाई गई कि सब मंत्रमुग्ध रह गए।
This presentation was made so interesting that everyone was left spellbound.
(yah prastuti itnii dilchasp banaaii gaii ki sab mantrmugdh rah gae।)
गपशप करते हुए उसने कुछ दिलचस्प खुलासे किए।
While gossiping, he made some interesting revelations.
(gapshap karte hue usne kuchh dilchasp khulaase kie।)
इस उपन्यास का कथानक बेहद दिलचस्प है और पाठक को अंत तक बांधे रखता है।
The plot of this novel is extremely engaging and keeps the reader hooked till the end.
(is upanyaas kaa kathaanak behad dilchasp hai aur paathak ko ant tak baandhe rakhtaa hai।)
अगर तुम इसे थोड़ा दिलचस्प बना दो, तो लोग ध्यान देंगे।
If you make it a bit more interesting, people will pay attention.
(agar tum ise thodaa dilchasp banaa do, to log dhyaan denge।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
दिलचस्प
(dilchasp)