शिक्षित (shikshit)
adjective
A learned/borrowed-from-Sanskrit adjective meaning 'educated'; also has a narrower verb-like sense of 'trained' in specific skill contexts. Related to शिक्षा (shikshaa, 'education').
Sense
1
:
educated, literate
adjective
Synonyms: पढ़ा-लिखा (padhaa-likhaa), साक्षर (saakshar, formal, focuses on literacy specifically)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will meet शिक्षित (shikshit) constantly in newspaper headlines and government discourse -- शिक्षित बेरोज़गार (shikshit berozgaar, 'educated unemployed') is a stock phrase describing India's degree-holders who can't find matching jobs. In daily conversation about a person, though, most Delhi families will simply say वह पढ़ा-लिखा है (vah padhaa-likhaa hai, 'he is educated') rather than reaching for this more formal word.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for शिक्षित (shikshit) in casual speech where a native speaker would say पढ़ा-लिखा (padhaa-likhaa) instead -- शिक्षित (shikshit) tends to show up in writing, news, or formal discussion about education levels, literacy rates, and social issues. 2) Do not confuse with शिक्षक (shikshak, 'teacher') -- similar spelling, unrelated role.
Sample Sentences:
आज के ज़माने में लड़कियों का शिक्षित होना बहुत ज़रूरी है।
In today's times, it is very important for girls to be educated.
(aaj ke zamaane men ladkiyon kaa shikshit honaa bahut zaroorii hai।)
देश में शिक्षित बेरोज़गारों की संख्या लगातार बढ़ रही है।
The number of educated unemployed people in the country is continuously increasing.
(desh men shikshit berozgaaron kii sankhyaa lagaataar badh rahii hai।)
सरकार को शिक्षित बेरोज़गारों के लिए नई नौकरियाँ पैदा करनी चाहिए।
The government should create new jobs for the educated unemployed.
(sarkaar ko shikshit berozgaaron ke lie naii naukriyaan paidaa karnii chaahie।)
पिछली जनगणना के अनुसार, गाँव की साठ प्रतिशत आबादी शिक्षित थी।
According to the last census, sixty percent of the village's population was educated.
(pichhlii jangannaa ke anusaar, gaanv kii saath pratishat aabaadii shikshit thii।)
अगर वह शिक्षित होता, तो यह फ़ॉर्म खुद भर लेता।
If he were educated, he would have filled out this form himself.
(agar vah shikshit hotaa, to yah form khud bhar letaa।)
समाचार-पत्र में लिखा था कि शिक्षित युवाओं का पलायन एक बड़ी समस्या बन गया है।
The newspaper had written that the migration of educated youth has become a major problem.
(samaachaar-patr men likhaa thaa ki shikshit yuvaaon kaa palaayan ek badii samasyaa ban gayaa hai।)
यह मंत्रालय शिक्षित बेरोज़गारों के लिए एक नई योजना जल्द ही शुरू करेगा।
This ministry will soon launch a new scheme for the educated unemployed.
(yah mantraalay shikshit berozgaaron ke lie ek naii yojnaa jald hii shuroo karegaa।)
एक शिक्षित समाज ही सच्चे लोकतंत्र की नींव रख सकता है।
Only an educated society can lay the foundation of a true democracy.
(ek shikshit samaaj hii sachche loktantr kii niinv rakh saktaa hai।)
शिक्षित नागरिकों से यह अपेक्षा की जाती है कि वे अपने अधिकारों और कर्तव्यों को समझें।
It is expected of educated citizens that they understand their rights and duties.
(shikshit naagrikon se yah apekshaa kii jaatii hai ki ve apne adhikaaron aur kartavyon ko samjhen।)
क्या तुम सच में इतना शिक्षित होकर भी यह बात नहीं समझते?
Do you really not understand this even after being so educated?
(kyaa tum sach men itnaa shikshit hokar bhii yah baat nahiin samajhte?)
बेटा, शिक्षित बनो, ताकि तुम्हें किसी के आगे हाथ न फैलाना पड़े।
Son, become educated, so that you don't have to beg in front of anyone.
(betaa, shikshit bano, taaki tumhen kisii ke aage haath n phailaanaa pade।)
Sense
2
:
trained, instructed (in a specific skill)
adjective Often paired with a domain noun to specify the skill: संगीत में शिक्षित (sangiit men shikshit, 'trained in music').
Synonyms: प्रशिक्षित (prashikshit, more specific to formal/professional training)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: This sense overlaps closely with प्रशिक्षित (prashikshit), which is the word you'll hear more often in professional or technical contexts like job training programs; शिक्षित (shikshit) in this sense leans slightly more literary or general, as in describing someone's upbringing or classical education (for instance in music or dance).
Sample Sentences:
वह शास्त्रीय संगीत में शिक्षित है।
She is trained in classical music.
(vah shaastriiy sangiit men shikshit hai।)
वह बचपन से ही कथक नृत्य में शिक्षित थी।
She had been trained in Kathak dance since childhood.
(vah bachpan se hii kathak nrity men shikshit thii।)
उसे एक कुशल गुरु द्वारा सितार वादन में शिक्षित किया गया था।
He was trained in sitar playing by a skilled master.
(use ek kushal guru dvaaraa sitaar vaadan men shikshit kiyaa gayaa thaa।)
यदि वह इस विद्या में शिक्षित होता, तो आज इतना संघर्ष न करना पड़ता।
If he had been trained in this art, he would not have had to struggle so much today.
(yadi vah is vidyaa men shikshit hotaa, to aaj itnaa sangharsh n karnaa padtaa।)
काश मैं भी बचपन में किसी कला में शिक्षित हुआ होता।
I wish I too had been trained in some art form as a child.
(kaash main bhii bachpan men kisii kalaa men shikshit huaa hotaa।)
यह आवश्यक है कि नर्तक शास्त्रीय परंपरा में शिक्षित हो।
It is necessary that the dancer be trained in the classical tradition.
(yah aavashyak hai ki nartak shaastriiy parampraa men shikshit ho।)
उनकी बेटी हिंदुस्तानी शास्त्रीय गायन में शिक्षित है और अब मंच पर गाती है।
Their daughter is trained in Hindustani classical singing and now performs on stage.
(unkii betii hindustaanii shaastriiy gaayan men shikshit hai aur ab manch par gaatii hai।)
गुरुकुल परंपरा में शिष्य वेदों और शास्त्रों में शिक्षित किए जाते थे।
In the gurukul tradition, disciples used to be trained in the Vedas and scriptures.
(gurukul parampraa men shishy vedon aur shaastron men shikshit kie jaate the।)
वह अपनी पुत्री को भरतनाट्यम में शिक्षित करना चाहता था।
He wanted to have his daughter trained in Bharatanatyam.
(vah apnii putrii ko bharatnaatyam men shikshit karnaa chaahtaa thaa।)
Morphology
Adjective (variable)
(sg.m):
शिक्षित
(shikshit)
(pl.m):
शिक्षिते
(shikshite)
(sg.f):
शिक्षिती
(shikshitii)
(pl.f):
शिक्षिती
(shikshitii)