लाभकर (laabhkar)

adjective A formal/written adjective meaning 'beneficial' or 'advantageous'; built from लाभ (laabh, 'profit/benefit') plus the suffix -कर (-kar, 'causing/producing'), the same pattern seen in words like हानिकर (haanikar, 'harmful').
Sense 1 : beneficial, advantageous
adjective
Synonyms: फ़ायदेमंद (faaydemand), लाभदायक (laabhdaayak), हितकर (hitkar, formal), उपयोगी (upyogii, meaning scope: 'useful' rather than strictly 'profitable')
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll meet this word most often in writing: newspaper editorials, government notices, or health pamphlets explaining that something is 'लाभकर' (laabhkar) for the public or for health. In everyday chatting among friends, फ़ायदेमंद (faaydemand) is what people actually say.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for this word in casual speech where फ़ायदेमंद (faaydemand) would sound more natural -- लाभकर (laabhkar) belongs more to written, official, or health/business contexts, like a report or a doctor's advice. 2) It describes things or actions as beneficial, not people -- you would not call a person लाभकर (laabhkar) the way you might call them उपयोगी (upyogii, 'useful') in some contexts.
Sample Sentences:
नियमित व्यायाम स्वास्थ्य के लिए अत्यंत लाभकर है। Regular exercise is extremely beneficial for health.
(niymit vyaayaam svaasthy ke lie atyant laabhkar hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह योजना किसानों के लिए लाभकर सिद्ध होगी। This scheme will prove beneficial for farmers.
(yah yojnaa kisaanon ke lie laabhkar siddh hogii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
सरकार का यह निर्णय जनता के लिए लाभकर रहा है। This government decision has been beneficial for the public.
(sarkaar kaa yah nirnay jantaa ke lie laabhkar rahaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या यह नीति वास्तव में देश के लिए लाभकर है? Is this policy really beneficial for the country?
(kyaa yah niiti vaastav men desh ke lie laabhkar hai?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यदि यह समझौता दोनों पक्षों के लिए लाभकर होता, तो अब तक लागू हो चुका होता। If this agreement had been beneficial for both parties, it would have been implemented by now.
(yadi yah samjhautaa donon pakshon ke lie laabhkar hotaa, to ab tak laagoo ho chukaa hotaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
स्वास्थ्य विभाग ने कहा कि यह टीका बच्चों के लिए लाभकर है। The health department said that this vaccine is beneficial for children.
(svaasthy vibhaag ne kahaa ki yah tiikaa bachchon ke lie laabhkar hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
संपादकीय में लिखा गया कि जल संरक्षण समाज के लिए लाभकर है। It was written in the editorial that water conservation is beneficial for society.
(sampaadkiiy men likhaa gayaa ki jal sanrakshan samaaj ke lie laabhkar hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
ऐसी नीतियाँ बनाई जाएँ जो आम जनता के लिए लाभकर हों। Such policies should be made that are beneficial for the common people.
(aisii niitiyaan banaaii jaaen jo aam jantaa ke lie laabhkar hon।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Passive
स्वास्थ्य पुस्तिका में बताया गया है कि हरी सब्जियाँ शरीर के लिए लाभकर होती हैं। The health pamphlet states that green vegetables are beneficial for the body.
(svaasthy pustikaa men bataayaa gayaa hai ki harii sabjiyaan shariir ke lie laabhkar hotii hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: लाभकर (laabhkar)