तर्कसंगत (tarksangat)

adjective A compound of तर्क (tark, 'logic/argument') and संगत (sangat, 'in accord with'), meaning 'logical' or 'rational' -- one straightforward adjective sense, common in reasoned discussion and writing.
Sense 1 : logical, rational, reasonable (of an argument, decision, or explanation)
adjective
Synonyms: उचित (uchit), युक्तियुक्त (yuktiyukt, formal), वाजिब (vaajib)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this word a lot in news debates and office meetings when someone wants to sound measured: 'यह फ़ैसला तर्कसंगत है' (yah faislaa tarksangat hai, 'this decision is logical/reasonable') is the kind of line a bureaucrat or news anchor uses to defend a policy. It carries a slightly formal, almost editorial flavor compared to the everyday उचित (uchit).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use this for people ('he is a logical person') where Hindi speakers more naturally say तर्कशील (tarkshiil) or समझदार (samajhdaar); तर्कसंगत (tarksangat) is usually applied to a निर्णय (nirnay, decision), तर्क (tark, argument), or बात (baat, point/matter), not directly to a person's character. 2) It leans toward written or formal spoken register (essays, debates, official explanations) rather than everyday chat, where उचित (uchit) or ठीक (thiik) is more common.
Sample Sentences:
यह फ़ैसला पूरी तरह तर्कसंगत है। This decision is completely logical.
(yah faislaa poorii tarah tarksangat hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सरकार को कोई तर्कसंगत स्पष्टीकरण देना चाहिए था। The government should have given some logical explanation.
(sarkaar ko koii tarksangat spashtiikran denaa chaahie thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर उसकी दलील तर्कसंगत होती, तो समिति उसे मान लेती। If his argument had been logical, the committee would have accepted it.
(agar uskii daliil tarksangat hotii, to samiti use maan letii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या यह नीति सचमुच तर्कसंगत है? Is this policy really logical?
(kyaa yah niiti sachmuch tarksangat hai?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अपने प्रस्ताव को तर्कसंगत ढंग से पेश करें। Present your proposal in a logical manner.
(apne prastaav ko tarksangat dhang se pesh karen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
समिति ने इस मुद्दे पर एक तर्कसंगत निर्णय लिया। The committee made a logical decision on this issue.
(samiti ne is mudde par ek tarksangat nirnay liyaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
विशेषज्ञों द्वारा एक तर्कसंगत हल सुझाया जाएगा। A logical solution will be suggested by the experts.
(visheshgyon dvaaraa ek tarksangat hal sujhaayaa jaaegaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
एंकर ने कहा कि नीति में कुछ भी तर्कसंगत नहीं है। The anchor said that there is nothing logical in the policy at all.
(enkar ne kahaa ki niiti men kuchh bhii tarksangat nahiin hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बजट को तर्कसंगत बनाने के लिए कई बदलाव किए गए। Several changes were made in order to make the budget logical.
(bajat ko tarksangat banaane ke lie kaii badlaav kie gae।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
एक अच्छा प्रशासक हमेशा तर्कसंगत रहता है। A good administrator always remains logical.
(ek achchhaa prashaasak hameshaa tarksangat rahtaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: तर्कसंगत (tarksangat)