जुदा (judaa)

adjective An adjective meaning 'separate' or 'apart', most often met in the emotional sense of being separated from a loved one; it also feeds the common verb phrase जुदा होना (judaa honaa, 'to part/separate').

Sense 1 : separated, apart (from someone, emotionally or physically)

adjective

Synonyms: अलग (alag), बिछड़ा (bichhdaa, used of people parted, esp. in poetic/filmi contexts)

Frequency: medium

Cultural Note: This is the word of separation in Hindi film songs and shayari -- lovers become जुदा (judaa) from each other, not अलग (alag), because जुदा (judaa) has that ache of longing built into it. It comes from Persian, and you will hear it constantly in ghazals and romantic dialogue.

Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for अलग (alag) in every context, but जुदा (judaa) carries a heavier emotional weight -- it is the word of heartbreak and separation from loved ones, not of sorting objects into piles. 2) जुदा (judaa) is invariant -- it does not change form for gender or number, unlike many other Hindi adjectives ending in आ (aa).

Sample Sentences:

हम दोनों बरसों पहले जुदा हो गए थे। The two of us had become separated years ago.

(ham donon barson pahle judaa ho gae the।)

वह मुझसे जुदा होकर भी मेरे दिल में रहती है। Even separated from me, she lives on in my heart.

(vah mujhse judaa hokar bhii mere dil men rahtii hai।)

किसी हाल में मैं तुझसे जुदा नहीं होऊँगा। No matter what happens, I will never be separated from you.

(kisii haal men main tujhse judaa nahiin hooongaa।)

अगर हम जुदा न होते तो ज़िंदगी कुछ और होती। If we hadn't been separated, life would have been something else.

(agar ham judaa n hote to zindgii kuchh aur hotii।)

काश हम कभी जुदा न हुए होते। If only we had never been separated.

(kaash ham kabhii judaa n hue hote।)

उसकी आँखों में जुदा होने का डर साफ़ दिख रहा था। The fear of being separated was clearly visible in her eyes.

(uskii aankhon men judaa hone kaa dar saaf dikh rahaa thaa।)

इस गाने में दो प्रेमियों के जुदा होने का दर्द बयां किया गया है। This song expresses the pain of two lovers being separated.

(is gaane men do premiyon ke judaa hone kaa dard bayaan kiyaa gayaa hai।)

मुझे तुमसे जुदा मत करो, खुदा के लिए। Don't separate me from you, for God's sake.

(mujhe tumse judaa mat karo, khudaa ke lie।)

जब भी वह जुदा होने की बात करता है, मेरा दिल टूट जाता है। Whenever he talks of being separated, my heart breaks.

(jab bhii vah judaa hone kii baat kartaa hai, meraa dil toot jaataa hai।)

शायद तक़दीर ने ही हमें जुदा कर दिया। Perhaps it was fate itself that separated us.

(shaayad taqdiir ne hii hamen judaa kar diyaa।)

Sense 2 : different, distinct (in kind or nature)

adjective

Synonyms: अलग (alag), भिन्न (bhinn, formal)

Frequency: low

Cultural Note: Here जुदा (judaa) just means 'a different sort' -- as in वह सबसे जुदा है (vah sabse judaa hai, 'he is different from everyone'), praising someone's uniqueness. It sits comfortably next to अलग (alag) in this sense, though it leans slightly more literary/poetic.

Sample Sentences:

उसकी सोच सबसे जुदा है। His way of thinking is different from everyone else's.

(uskii soch sabse judaa hai।)

इस शहर की रौनक ही जुदा है। This city's charm is simply unlike any other.

(is shahar kii raunak hii judaa hai।)

उसका अंदाज़ हमेशा से जुदा रहा है। His style has always been distinctive.

(uskaa andaaz hameshaa se judaa rahaa hai।)

काश मेरी किस्मत भी उससे जुदा होती। If only my fate were as different as his.

(kaash merii kismat bhii usse judaa hotii।)

शायद हर कलाकार की दुनिया जुदा होती है। Perhaps every artist's world is distinct in its own way.

(shaayad har kalaakaar kii duniyaa judaa hotii hai।)

उसकी शायरी बाकी शायरों से बिल्कुल जुदा है। His poetry is completely distinct from other poets'.

(uskii shaayrii baakii shaayron se bilkul judaa hai।)

हर इंसान की तकलीफ़ जुदा होती है, पर दर्द एक जैसा होता है। Everyone's suffering is different in nature, but the pain feels the same.

(har insaan kii takliif judaa hotii hai, par dard ek jaisaa hotaa hai।)

वह सबसे जुदा है, इसीलिए लोग उसे याद रखते हैं। He is different from everyone else, which is why people remember him.

(vah sabse judaa hai, isiilie log use yaad rakhte hain।)

Morphology

Adjective (invariant)

invariant: जुदा (judaa)