असंभव (asambhav)

adjective A single-sense adjective meaning 'impossible.' Built from the negative prefix अ- (a) plus संभव (sambhav, 'possible' or 'likely').

Sense 1 : impossible, not feasible

adjective

Synonyms: नामुमकिन (naamumkin), नामुम्किन (naamumkin, variant spelling)

Frequency: high

Cultural Note: You'll hear यह असंभव है (yah asambhav hai, 'this is impossible') in fairly formal contexts -- news, official speech, exasperated parents laying down the law. Its close cousin नामुमकिन (naamumkin) carries a bit more everyday, conversational warmth, the kind you'd use complaining to a friend that something just can't be done.

Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for नामुमकिन (naamumkin) as the default, but असंभव (asambhav) is just as common and slightly more neutral/formal in tone; both are used freely in everyday speech, so don't over-flag either as 'the fancy one.' 2) असंभव (asambhav) describes a situation or task, not a person's character (unlike English 'impossible' used for a difficult person) -- for a stubborn or unmanageable person, Hindi speakers use other words like ज़िद्दी (ziddii) instead.

Sample Sentences:

यह असंभव है। This is impossible.

(yah asambhav hai।)

इतने कम समय में यह काम पूरा करना असंभव था। It was impossible to finish this work in such little time.

(itne kam samay men yah kaam pooraa karnaa asambhav thaa।)

अगर तुम मेहनत करोगे, तो कुछ भी असंभव नहीं होगा। If you work hard, nothing will be impossible.

(agar tum mehnat karoge, to kuchh bhii asambhav nahiin hogaa।)

सरकार ने कहा कि इस योजना को समय पर लागू करना असंभव है। The government said that implementing this scheme on time is impossible.

(sarkaar ne kahaa ki is yojnaa ko samay par laagoo karnaa asambhav hai।)

अगर उस समय तकनीक इतनी उन्नत होती, तो जो असंभव लगता था वह संभव हो जाता। If technology had been this advanced back then, what seemed impossible would have become possible.

(agar us samay takniik itnii unnat hotii, to jo asambhav lagtaa thaa vah sambhav ho jaataa।)

बिना उसकी इजाज़त के यह फैसला बदला जाना असंभव है। Without his permission, it is impossible for this decision to be changed.

(binaa uskii ijaazat ke yah phaislaa badlaa jaanaa asambhav hai।)

माँ ने साफ कह दिया कि इतनी रात को बाहर जाना असंभव है, चुपचाप घर बैठो। Mom clearly said that going out this late at night is out of the question -- just sit quietly at home.

(maan ne saaph kah diyaa ki itnii raat ko baahar jaanaa asambhav hai, chupchaap ghar baitho।)

क्या यह संभव है कि यह प्रोजेक्ट अगले हफ्ते तक पूरा हो जाए, या यह असंभव है? Is it possible for this project to be finished by next week, or is that impossible?

(kyaa yah sambhav hai ki yah projekt agle haphte tak pooraa ho jaae, yaa yah asambhav hai?)

अगर सबूत न होते, तो अदालत में यह साबित करना असंभव रहता। If there had been no evidence, proving this in court would have remained impossible.

(agar saboot n hote, to adaalat men yah saabit karnaa asambhav rahtaa।)

विशेषज्ञों के अनुसार, इस बीमारी का पूरी तरह ठीक होना अभी असंभव माना जाता है। According to experts, a complete cure for this disease is currently considered impossible.

(visheshgyon ke anusaar, is biimaarii kaa poorii tarah thiik honaa abhii asambhav maanaa jaataa hai।)

उसकी सफलता की कहानी हमें सिखाती है कि असंभव कुछ भी नहीं होता। Her success story teaches us that nothing is truly impossible.

(uskii saphaltaa kii kahaanii hamen sikhaatii hai ki asambhav kuchh bhii nahiin hotaa।)

Morphology

Adjective (invariant)

invariant: असंभव (asambhav)