भूमिगत (bhoomigat)
adjective
A compound of भूमि (bhoomi, 'earth/ground') and गत (gat, 'gone into'), giving the literal sense 'gone into the ground.' Used both literally (underground, as in structures) and figuratively (living in hiding, in political contexts).
Sense
1
:
underground (physically beneath the surface)
adjective
Synonyms: जमीन के नीचे (jamiin ke niiche, descriptive phrase)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll meet this word most often in news and civic contexts: भूमिगत जल (bhoomigat jal, 'groundwater'), भूमिगत बिजली की तार (bhoomigat bijlii kii taar, 'underground electric wires'), or भूमिगत मार्ग (bhoomigat maarg, 'underpass/subway'). It's a common word in Delhi civic-planning talk given how often roads and metro lines come up in conversation about the city.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to use this as a noun meaning 'the underground' (a place); it functions as an adjective modifying a noun, e.g. भूमिगत जल (bhoomigat jal, 'groundwater'), not standing alone as a place-noun.
Sample Sentences:
दिल्ली में भूमिगत जल का स्तर हर साल घट रहा है।
The groundwater level in Delhi is falling every year.
(dillii men bhoomigat jal kaa star har saal ghat rahaa hai।)
नगर निगम ने इस इलाके में भूमिगत बिजली की तारें बिछाई हैं।
The municipal corporation has laid underground electric wires in this area.
(nagar nigam ne is ilaake men bhoomigat bijlii kii taaren bichhaaii hain।)
स्टेशन के पास एक भूमिगत मार्ग बनाया गया है ताकि लोग सड़क पार करते समय सुरक्षित रहें।
An underpass has been built near the station so that people stay safe while crossing the road.
(steshan ke paas ek bhoomigat maarg banaayaa gayaa hai taaki log sadak paar karte samay surakshit rahen।)
क्या तुम्हें पता है कि इस पार्क के नीचे एक भूमिगत टंकी है?
Do you know there's an underground tank beneath this park?
(kyaa tumhen pataa hai ki is paark ke niiche ek bhoomigat tankii hai?)
मेट्रो का यह हिस्सा पूरी तरह भूमिगत चलता है।
This section of the metro runs entirely underground.
(metro kaa yah hissaa poorii tarah bhoomigat chaltaa hai।)
अगर भूमिगत जल इतनी तेज़ी से नहीं घटता, तो शहर को इतनी पानी की समस्या नहीं होती।
If the groundwater weren't depleting so fast, the city wouldn't have such a water problem.
(agar bhoomigat jal itnii tezii se nahiin ghattaa, to shahar ko itnii paanii kii samasyaa nahiin hotii।)
इस भूमिगत पार्किंग में गाड़ी खड़ी कर दो, ऊपर जगह नहीं मिलेगी।
Park the car in this underground parking, you won't find space above.
(is bhoomigat paarking men gaadii khadii kar do, oopar jagah nahiin milegii।)
सरकार को भूमिगत जल के अत्यधिक उपयोग पर रोक लगानी चाहिए।
The government should impose restrictions on the excessive use of groundwater.
(sarkaar ko bhoomigat jal ke atydhik upyog par rok lagaanii chaahie।)
पुरानी दिल्ली में कई भूमिगत सुरंगें आज भी खोजी जा रही हैं।
Many underground tunnels in Old Delhi are still being discovered even today.
(puraanii dillii men kaii bhoomigat surangen aaj bhii khojii jaa rahii hain।)
इंजीनियरों ने चेतावनी दी कि नई इमारत का भूमिगत ढांचा कमज़ोर पड़ सकता है।
The engineers warned that the building's underground structure might become weak.
(injiiniyron ne chetaavnii dii ki naii imaarat kaa bhoomigat dhaanchaa kamzor pad saktaa hai।)
Sense
2
:
living or operating in hiding, especially for political reasons
adjective
Synonyms: छिपा हुआ (chhipaa huaa), फरार (pharaar, fleeing/absconding sense)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the word used for activists, revolutionaries, or criminals who vanish from public life to evade arrest -- भूमिगत हो जाना (bhoomigat ho jaanaa, 'to go underground'). It comes up often in discussions of the freedom struggle and Emergency-era politics, where many leaders went भूमिगत (bhoomigat) to avoid detention.
Common Mistakes: 1) This sense is about a person's status (hiding from authorities), not their physical location underground -- learners sometimes read भूमिगत होना (bhoomigat honaa, 'to go underground') too literally.
Sample Sentences:
आपातकाल के दौरान कई नेता भूमिगत हो गए थे।
During the Emergency, many leaders went underground.
(aapaatkaal ke dauraan kaii netaa bhoomigat ho gae the।)
पुलिस से बचने के लिए वह भूमिगत हो गया।
He went underground to escape the police.
(pulis se bachne ke lie vah bhoomigat ho gayaa।)
क्रांतिकारी गिरफ्तारी से बचने के लिए भूमिगत रहते थे।
Revolutionaries used to stay underground to avoid arrest.
(kraantikaarii giraphtaarii se bachne ke lie bhoomigat rahte the।)
अगर पुलिस उसे ढूँढ रही है, तो वह भूमिगत हो जाएगा।
If the police are looking for him, he will go underground.
(agar pulis use dhoondh rahii hai, to vah bhoomigat ho jaaegaa।)
अगर सरकार उसे गिरफ्तार करने की कोशिश करती, तो वह भूमिगत हो जाता।
If the government had tried to arrest him, he would have gone underground.
(agar sarkaar use giraphtaar karne kii koshish kartii, to vah bhoomigat ho jaataa।)
भूमिगत हो जाओ, वरना वे तुम्हें पकड़ लेंगे।
Go underground, or they will catch you.
(bhoomigat ho jaao, varnaa ve tumhen pakad lenge।)
संभव है कि वह अब भी भूमिगत हो।
It is possible that he is still underground.
(sambhav hai ki vah ab bhii bhoomigat ho।)
स्वतंत्रता संग्राम के दौरान कई क्रांतिकारी भूमिगत आंदोलन चलाते थे।
During the freedom struggle, many revolutionaries ran underground movements.
(svatantrtaa sangraam ke dauraan kaii kraantikaarii bhoomigat aandolan chalaate the।)
उसकी भूमिगत गतिविधियों की जानकारी सरकार को मिल गई थी।
The government had received information about his underground activities.
(uskii bhoomigat gatividhiyon kii jaankaarii sarkaar ko mil gaii thii।)
भूमिगत नेताओं को पकड़ने के लिए विशेष दस्ते बनाए गए थे।
Special squads were formed to catch the underground leaders.
(bhoomigat netaaon ko pakadne ke lie vishesh daste banaae gae the।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
भूमिगत
(bhoomigat)