लाज़िमी (laazimii)

adjective An Urdu-origin adjective meaning 'necessary' or 'obligatory' -- used to say something has to happen or is a natural, inevitable consequence of something else.

Sense 1 : necessary, obligatory, bound to happen

adjective Often used in the frame X का होना लाज़िमी है (X kaa honaa laazimii hai, 'X is bound to happen') to say an outcome is unavoidable given the circumstances, not just 'required' in a bureaucratic sense.

Synonyms: ज़रूरी (zaroorii), आवश्यक (aavashyak, formal), अनिवार्य (anivaary, formal)

Frequency: medium

Cultural Note: This word carries a slightly bookish, deliberate flavor -- you will hear it in news commentary, formal speeches, or someone making a considered argument ('yeh hona lazimi tha'), rather than in casual chit-chat where zaruuri (zaroorii) dominates. It pairs naturally with होना (honaa) to express that an event was the necessary, expected outcome of a chain of causes.

Common Mistakes: 1) Learners treat लाज़िमी (laazimii) as a plain synonym of ज़रूरी (zaroorii), but it leans more toward 'inevitable consequence' than 'required item/task' -- ज़रूरी दस्तावेज़ (zaroorii dastaavez, 'necessary documents') sounds natural, लाज़िमी दस्तावेज़ (laazimii dastaavez) sounds odd. 2) It is invariant -- learners sometimes try to inflect it like a native ओ-आ adjective, but it stays लाज़िमी (laazimii) regardless of gender or number.

Sample Sentences:

इतनी लापरवाही के बाद यह हादसा होना लाज़िमी था। After so much negligence, this accident was bound to happen.

(itnii laaparvaahii ke baad yah haadsaa honaa laazimii thaa।)

सरकार की इस नीति पर सवाल उठना लाज़िमी है। Questions being raised about this government policy is inevitable.

(sarkaar kii is niiti par savaal uthnaa laazimii hai।)

जब कंपनी घाटे में चल रही थी, तो छंटनी होना लाज़िमी था। When the company was running at a loss, layoffs were the necessary outcome.

(jab kampnii ghaate men chal rahii thii, to chhantnii honaa laazimii thaa।)

अगर बातचीत नाकाम रही, तो टकराव होना लाज़िमी है। If the talks fail, confrontation is bound to follow.

(agar baatchiit naakaam rahii, to takraav honaa laazimii hai।)

इतिहासकारों का मानना है कि इस साम्राज्य का पतन लाज़िमी था। Historians believe that the fall of this empire was inevitable.

(itihaaskaaron kaa maannaa hai ki is saamraajy kaa patan laazimii thaa।)

अगर वह ऐसी ही नीतियाँ अपनाता रहे, तो विरोध होना लाज़िमी होगा। If he keeps adopting such policies, opposition will inevitably arise.

(agar vah aisii hii niitiyaan apnaataa rahe, to virodh honaa laazimii hogaa।)

क्या यह मान लेना लाज़िमी है कि हर बदलाव बुरा ही होगा? Is it necessary to assume that every change will be bad?

(kyaa yah maan lenaa laazimii hai ki har badlaav buraa hii hogaa?)

यदि उस समय सही कदम उठाया जाता, तो यह संकट टलना लाज़िमी होता। Had the right step been taken then, averting this crisis would have been the inevitable result.

(yadi us samay sahii kadam uthaayaa jaataa, to yah sankat talnaa laazimii hotaa।)

विश्लेषकों के अनुसार बाज़ार में यह गिरावट आना लाज़िमी था। According to analysts, this market decline was bound to occur.

(vishleshkon ke anusaar baazaar men yah giraavat aanaa laazimii thaa।)

जिस तरह से बहस बढ़ती जा रही थी, बीच में हस्तक्षेप होना लाज़िमी हो गया था। Given the way the debate kept escalating, an intervention had become necessary.

(jis tarah se bahas badhtii jaa rahii thii, biich men hastakshep honaa laazimii ho gayaa thaa।)

Morphology

Adjective (invariant)

invariant: लाज़िमी (laazimii)