यौन (yaun)

adjective A single-sense adjective meaning 'sexual', used mainly in formal, medical, legal, and journalistic contexts rather than casual conversation.
Sense 1 : sexual (relating to sex)
adjective
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet यौन (yaun) most often in newspaper headlines, government campaigns, and school curricula -- it is the standard clinical/legal term, the way 'sexual' functions in an English news report. In everyday family or peer conversation, Hindi speakers tend to talk around the topic rather than use this word directly, since sex remains a fairly private subject in mainstream North Indian discourse.
Common Mistakes: 1) यौन (yaun) is a formal/clinical register word, used in compounds like यौन शिक्षा (yaun shikshaa, 'sex education'), यौन उत्पीड़न (yaun utpiidan, 'sexual harassment'), and यौन संबंध (yaun sambandh, 'sexual relations') -- learners should not substitute it in casual or intimate speech, where Hindi speakers usually avoid stating the topic so directly at all. 2) As an invariant adjective, it never changes form before masculine or feminine nouns, unlike ordinary -आ adjectives.
Sample Sentences:
स्कूलों में यौन शिक्षा देना ज़रूरी है। It is necessary to give sex education in schools.
(skoolon men yaun shikshaa denaa zaroorii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पुलिस ने उस पर यौन उत्पीड़न का आरोप लगाया। The police accused him of sexual harassment.
(pulis ne us par yaun utpiidan kaa aarop lagaayaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
यौन हिंसा के मामलों में सज़ा और सख़्त होनी चाहिए। Punishment in cases of sexual violence should be even stricter.
(yaun hinsaa ke maamlon men sazaa aur sakht honii chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सरकार ने यौन अपराधों को रोकने के लिए नया कानून बनाया है। The government has made a new law to stop sexual crimes.
(sarkaar ne yaun apraadhon ko rokne ke lie nayaa kaanoon banaayaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कल एक कार्यशाला में यौन उत्पीड़न से बचाव पर बात की जाएगी। Tomorrow, in a workshop, there will be a discussion on prevention of sexual harassment.
(kal ek kaaryshaalaa men yaun utpiidan se bachaav par baat kii jaaegii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
अगर बच्चों को समय पर यौन शिक्षा मिलती तो वे बेहतर तरीके से खुद को सुरक्षित रख पाते। If children received sex education on time, they would be able to protect themselves better.
(agar bachchon ko samay par yaun shikshaa miltii to ve behtar tariike se khud ko surakshit rakh paate।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
इस रिपोर्ट में यौन शोषण के आँकड़े चिंताजनक हैं। The statistics on sexual exploitation in this report are alarming.
(is riport men yaun shoshan ke aankde chintaajnak hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि यह बीमारी यौन संबंधों से भी फैल सकती है। The doctor said this disease can also spread through sexual relations.
(doktar ne kahaa ki yah biimaarii yaun sambandhon se bhii phail saktii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कृपया यौन शिक्षा से जुड़े सवालों को शर्म का विषय न मानें। Please do not consider questions related to sex education a matter of shame.
(kripyaa yaun shikshaa se jude savaalon ko sharm kaa vishay n maanen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
कई कंपनियाँ अब कार्यस्थल पर यौन उत्पीड़न रोकने के लिए नीतियाँ बना रही हैं। Many companies are now making policies to prevent sexual harassment at the workplace.
(kaii kampniyaan ab kaaryasthal par yaun utpiidan rokne ke lie niitiyaan banaa rahii hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: यौन (yaun)