शेष (shesh)
adjective/noun
शेष (shesh) means 'remaining, left over' -- it works as an adjective describing what's left, and as a noun referring to 'the remainder' or 'the rest' of something.
Sense
1
:
remaining, left over
adjective
Synonyms: बाकी (baakii), बचा हुआ (bachaa huaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll see शेष (shesh) a lot on Indian Railways announcements and exam instructions -- 'शेष प्रश्नों के उत्तर दें (shesh prashnon ke uttar den, 'answer the remaining questions')' has that formal, official flavor. In daily bazaar or home chatter, बाकी (baakii) is what people actually say.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for बाकी (baakii) by default since it's the everyday word; शेष (shesh) is not wrong but sits a notch higher in register, common in written notices, exam papers, and formal speech rather than casual chat. 2) As an adjective it typically precedes the noun it modifies, e.g. शेष काम (shesh kaam, 'remaining work'), and is treated as invariant -- it does not change form for gender or number.
Sample Sentences:
कृपया शेष प्रश्नों के उत्तर दें।
Please answer the remaining questions.
(kripyaa shesh prashnon ke uttar den।)
शेष यात्रा ट्रेन से पूरी होगी।
The remaining journey will be completed by train.
(shesh yaatraa tren se poorii hogii।)
शेष राशि खाते में जमा कर दी गई है।
The remaining amount has been deposited into the account.
(shesh raashi khaate men jamaa kar dii gaii hai।)
शेष कर्मचारियों को कल तक सूचित कर दिया जाएगा।
The remaining employees will be informed by tomorrow.
(shesh karmchaariyon ko kal tak soochit kar diyaa jaaegaa।)
यदि शेष कार्य समय पर पूरा न हुआ, तो समस्या होगी।
If the remaining work is not completed on time, there will be a problem.
(yadi shesh kaary samay par pooraa n huaa, to samasyaa hogii।)
शेष सामान गोदाम में रखा है।
The remaining goods are kept in the warehouse.
(shesh saamaan godaam men rakhaa hai।)
यात्रियों को सूचित किया जाता है कि शेष स्टेशनों पर गाड़ी नहीं रुकेगी।
Passengers are informed that the train will not stop at the remaining stations.
(yaatriyon ko soochit kiyaa jaataa hai ki shesh steshnon par gaadii nahiin rukegii।)
यदि उसका शेष कार्यकाल होता, तो वह यह परियोजना पूरी कर लेता।
If his remaining tenure had lasted, he would have completed this project.
(yadi uskaa shesh kaarykaal hotaa, to vah yah pariyojnaa poorii kar letaa।)
अध्यक्ष महोदय ने शेष सदस्यों से भी अपनी राय देने का आग्रह किया।
The chairman also requested the remaining members to give their opinions.
(adhyaksh mahoday ne shesh sadasyon se bhii apnii raay dene kaa aagrah kiyaa।)
Sense
2
:
the remainder, the rest
noun, masculine Used as a noun especially in math ('the remainder of a division') and in formal writing to mean 'the rest' of a group or amount, e.g. शेष सब ठीक है (shesh sab thiik hai, 'the rest is all fine').
Synonyms: बाकी (baakii), शेष भाग (shesh bhaag, 'remaining part')
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: In school math class in India, शेष (shesh) is the standard term for the remainder in a division problem -- भागफल और शेष (bhaagphal aur shesh, 'quotient and remainder') is a phrase every Hindi-medium student has written dozens of times.
Sample Sentences:
बारह को पाँच से भाग दो तो शेष दो बचता है।
When you divide twelve by five, the remainder left over is two.
(baarah ko paanch se bhaag do to shesh do bachtaa hai।)
इस सवाल में भागफल और शेष दोनों निकालो।
In this problem, find both the quotient and the remainder.
(is savaal men bhaagphal aur shesh donon nikaalo।)
मैंने शेष निकाला और उसे बोर्ड पर लिख दिया।
I calculated the remainder and wrote it on the board.
(mainne shesh nikaalaa aur use bord par likh diyaa।)
अगर शेष शून्य हो तो संख्या पूरी तरह विभाज्य होती है।
If the remainder is zero, the number is completely divisible.
(agar shesh shoony ho to sankhyaa poorii tarah vibhaajy hotii hai।)
टीचर ने पूछा कि इस भाग का शेष क्या होगा।
The teacher asked what the remainder of this division would be.
(tiichar ne poochhaa ki is bhaag kaa shesh kyaa hogaa।)
गणित की परीक्षा में शेष निकालना सबसे आसान सवाल था।
Finding the remainder was the easiest question in the math exam.
(ganit kii pariikshaa men shesh nikaalnaa sabse aasaan savaal thaa।)
शेष को हमेशा भाजक से छोटा होना चाहिए।
The remainder should always be smaller than the divisor.
(shesh ko hameshaa bhaajak se chhotaa honaa chaahie।)
यदि शेष भाजक से बड़ा निकलता, तो भागफल गलत होता।
If the remainder had come out larger than the divisor, the quotient would have been wrong.
(yadi shesh bhaajak se badaa nikaltaa, to bhaagphal galat hotaa।)
इस विधि से शेष आसानी से निकाला जा सकता है।
The remainder can easily be found using this method.
(is vidhi se shesh aasaanii se nikaalaa jaa saktaa hai।)
छोटे भाई को समझ नहीं आया कि शेष कैसे निकाला जाए।
My younger brother could not understand how the remainder should be worked out.
(chhote bhaaii ko samajh nahiin aayaa ki shesh kaise nikaalaa jaae।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
शेष
(shesh)
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
शेष
(shesh)
(sg.m.oblique):
शेष
(shesh)
(pl.m.direct):
शेष
(shesh)
(pl.m.oblique):
शेषों
(sheshon)