लापरवाह (laaparvaah)
adjective
A single-sense adjective describing a person, action, or attitude as careless or negligent. Related to the noun लापरवाही (laaparvaahii, 'carelessness').
Sense
1
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careless, negligent, heedless
adjective
Synonyms: बेपरवाह (beparvaah), असावधान (asaavdhaan, formal), उदासीन (udaasiin, indifferent -- slightly different shade)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This word shows up constantly in Indian civic and parenting speech -- a driver is called लापरवाह (laaparvaah) after an accident, a student is scolded for being लापरवाह (laaparvaah) with homework, and news reports love the phrase लापरवाही से मौत (laaparvaahii se maut, 'death due to negligence'). It's built from ला- (a Persian-origin negative prefix, 'without') plus परवाह (parvaah, 'care/concern'), so literally it means 'without care' -- once you see परवाह (parvaah) in isolation (as in मुझे कोई परवाह नहीं (mujhe koii parvaah nahiin, 'I don't care at all')), the compound becomes easy to remember.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for बेपरवाह (beparvaah) and लापरवाह (laaparvaah) as if they were pure synonyms; लापरवाह (laaparvaah) is the far more common everyday choice, while बेपरवाह (beparvaah) leans slightly toward 'unconcerned/carefree' rather than 'sloppy.' 2) The abstract noun is लापरवाही (laaparvaahii) ('carelessness'), not a repetition of the adjective -- learners sometimes try to use लापरवाह (laaparvaah) itself as the noun, e.g. wrongly saying उसकी लापरवाह (uskii laaparvaah) instead of उसकी लापरवाही (uskii laaparvaahii, 'his carelessness').
Sample Sentences:
वह बहुत लापरवाह ड्राइवर है।
He is a very careless driver.
(vah bahut laaparvaah draaivar hai।)
तुम अपने काम को लेकर बहुत लापरवाह हो।
You are very careless about your work.
(tum apne kaam ko lekar bahut laaparvaah ho।)
इतने लापरवाह मत बनो, कागज़ात संभाल कर रखो।
Don't be so careless, keep the documents safe.
(itne laaparvaah mat bano, kaagzaat sambhaal kar rakho।)
अगर वह इतना लापरवाह न होता, तो यह हादसा न होता।
If he weren't so careless, this accident wouldn't have happened.
(agar vah itnaa laaparvaah n hotaa, to yah haadsaa n hotaa।)
पुलिस ने कहा कि दुर्घटना लापरवाह ट्रक चालक की वजह से हुई।
The police said that the accident happened because of the careless truck driver.
(pulis ne kahaa ki durghatnaa laaparvaah trak chaalak kii vajah se huii।)
लापरवाह अधिकारियों के खिलाफ कार्रवाई की जाएगी।
Action will be taken against the negligent officials.
(laaparvaah adhikaariyon ke khilaaph kaarrvaaii kii jaaegii।)
बच्चों को इतना लापरवाह नहीं होना चाहिए।
Children shouldn't be so careless.
(bachchon ko itnaa laaparvaah nahiin honaa chaahie।)
अखबार में खबर थी: लापरवाही से मौत, डॉक्टर पर मामला दर्ज।
There was news in the paper: death due to negligence, a case registered against the doctor.
(akhbaar men khabar thii: laaparvaahii se maut, doktar par maamlaa darj।)
मेरी मां हमेशा कहती हैं कि मैं बहुत लापरवाह हूँ।
My mother always says that I am very careless.
(merii maan hameshaa kahtii hain ki main bahut laaparvaah hoon।)
स्कूल में उसे लापरवाह छात्र माना जाता था।
In school, he was considered a careless student.
(skool men use laaparvaah chhaatr maanaa jaataa thaa।)
काश मैं इस मामले में इतना लापरवाह न रहा होता।
I wish I hadn't been so careless in this matter.
(kaash main is maamle men itnaa laaparvaah n rahaa hotaa।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
लापरवाह
(laaparvaah)