दूर (door)
adjective/adverb/verb
Mainly an adjective/adverb meaning 'far, distant', with an important idiomatic extension in the compound verb दूर करना (door karnaa, 'to remove/get rid of') and दूर होना (door honaa, 'to be resolved/go away').
Sense
1
:
far, distant (physical or figurative distance)
adjective
Synonyms: दूरस्थ (doorasth, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: दूर (door) is one of the first spatial words learners meet, often paired with पास (paas, 'near') as a natural opposite pair when giving directions or describing distance in daily conversation.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to inflect दूर (door) like a regular -आ adjective; it is invariant and never changes form for gender or number. 2) Distance 'from' a place uses से (se), as in स्कूल से दूर (skool se door, 'far from school'), not से दूर होना with का (kaa) as some learners guess.
Sample Sentences:
मेरा घर स्कूल से बहुत दूर है।
My house is very far from school.
(meraa ghar skool se bahut door hai।)
क्या यह जगह यहाँ से दूर है?
Is this place far from here?
(kyaa yah jagah yahaan se door hai?)
पहले यह गाँव शहर से बहुत दूर था।
Earlier, this village was very far from the city.
(pahle yah gaanv shahar se bahut door thaa।)
नया दफ्तर घर से इतना दूर होगा कि रोज़ आना-जाना मुश्किल होगा।
The new office will be so far from home that commuting daily will be difficult.
(nayaa daphtar ghar se itnaa door hogaa ki roz aanaa-jaanaa mushkil hogaa।)
अगर स्टेशन इतना दूर न होता, तो मैं पैदल ही चला जाता।
If the station weren't so far, I would have just walked there.
(agar steshan itnaa door n hotaa, to main paidal hii chalaa jaataa।)
उसका सपना अभी भी बहुत दूर लगता है।
His dream still seems very distant.
(uskaa sapnaa abhii bhii bahut door lagtaa hai।)
शायद सच्चाई इतनी दूर न हो जितनी हम सोचते हैं।
Perhaps the truth isn't as distant as we think.
(shaayad sachchaaii itnii door n ho jitnii ham sochte hain।)
उन दिनों में हम दोनों के विचार एक-दूसरे से बहुत दूर थे।
In those days, our two ways of thinking were very far apart from each other.
(un dinon men ham donon ke vichaar ek-doosre se bahut door the।)
आपका गाँव यहाँ से कितना दूर है, यह जानना ज़रूरी है।
It is necessary to know how far your village is from here.
(aapkaa gaanv yahaan se kitnaa door hai, yah jaannaa zaroorii hai।)
बचपन के वे दिन अब बहुत दूर की बात लगते हैं।
Those days of childhood now seem like a very distant matter.
(bachpan ke ve din ab bahut door kii baat lagte hain।)
पास और दूर की चीज़ों में फ़र्क़ करना बच्चों के लिए मुश्किल होता है।
Distinguishing between near and far things is difficult for children.
(paas aur door kii chiizon men farq karnaa bachchon ke lie mushkil hotaa hai।)
Sense
2
:
far away, at a distance (used adverbially with motion/location verbs)
adverb Functions adverbially in phrases like दूर जाना (door jaanaa, 'to go far away') or दूर रहना (door rahnaa, 'to stay away'), where दूर modifies the verb rather than a noun.
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear parents and elders say बुरी आदतों से दूर रहो (burii aadton se door raho, 'stay away from bad habits') -- दूर रहना (door rahnaa) is a very common piece of everyday advice-giving in Hindi households.
Common Mistakes: 1) दूर रहना (door rahnaa) meaning 'to stay away/keep distance' is often used figuratively for avoiding people, habits, or trouble, not just physical distance -- learners sometimes miss this extended sense.
Sample Sentences:
बुरी आदतों से दूर रहो।
Stay away from bad habits.
(burii aadton se door raho।)
वह मुझसे दूर चला गया।
He went far away from me.
(vah mujhse door chalaa gayaa।)
इतनी दूर मत जाओ, अंधेरा हो रहा है।
Don't go so far away, it's getting dark.
(itnii door mat jaao, andheraa ho rahaa hai।)
मैं रोज़ इतनी दूर पैदल चलता हूँ।
I walk this far every day on foot.
(main roz itnii door paidal chaltaa hoon।)
अगर तुम शराब से दूर रहते, तो आज तुम्हारी सेहत अच्छी होती।
If you had stayed away from alcohol, your health would be good today.
(agar tum sharaab se door rahte, to aaj tumhaarii sehat achchhii hotii।)
बच्चे स्कूल से दूर भाग रहे थे।
The children were running far away from school.
(bachche skool se door bhaag rahe the।)
कृपया आग से दूर रहें।
Please stay away from the fire.
(kripyaa aag se door rahen।)
मुझे लगता है वह जानबूझकर मुझसे दूर रहता है।
I feel he deliberately stays away from me.
(mujhe lagtaa hai vah jaanboojhkar mujhse door rahtaa hai।)
शायद वह अब हमसे बहुत दूर जा चुका हो।
Perhaps he has already gone far away from us by now.
(shaayad vah ab hamse bahut door jaa chukaa ho।)
गाड़ी धीरे-धीरे शहर से दूर जा रही है।
The car is slowly moving far away from the city.
(gaadii dhiire-dhiire shahar se door jaa rahii hai।)
वह अपने परिवार से दूर भेज दिया गया।
He was sent far away from his family.
(vah apne parivaar se door bhej diyaa gayaa।)
Sense
3
:
to remove, get rid of, dispel (a problem, doubt, pain, etc.)
verb, transitive Used as दूर करना (door karnaa), a compound verb where दूर supplies the meaning and करना (karnaa) carries the grammar; takes ने (ne) marking in the perfective like any transitive verb with करना (karnaa).
Synonyms: मिटाना (mitaanaa), खत्म करना (khatm karnaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will often hear this in advice or advertising: गरीबी दूर करना (gariibii door karnaa, 'to eliminate poverty') or शक दूर करना (shak door karnaa, 'to clear up a doubt') -- it is the go-to verb for 'solving' an intangible problem in Hindi.
Common Mistakes: 1) दूर करना (door karnaa) is used for abstract removal -- worries, doubts, poverty, darkness -- much more often than for physically moving an object away; for physically moving something, हटाना (hataanaa) is the natural choice instead.
Sample Sentences:
यह दवा आपका दर्द दूर कर देगी।
This medicine will get rid of your pain.
(yah davaa aapkaa dard door kar degii।)
सरकार गरीबी दूर करने की कोशिश कर रही है।
The government is trying to eliminate poverty.
(sarkaar gariibii door karne kii koshish kar rahii hai।)
मैंने उसका शक दूर कर दिया।
I cleared up his doubt.
(mainne uskaa shak door kar diyaa।)
कृपया मेरी गलतफहमी दूर कीजिए।
Please clear up my misunderstanding.
(kripyaa merii galatphahmii door kiijie।)
अगर वह मेहनत करता तो अपनी कमियाँ दूर कर लेता।
If he had worked hard, he would have removed his shortcomings.
(agar vah mehnat kartaa to apnii kamiyaan door kar letaa।)
यह विज्ञापन दावा करता है कि यह क्रीम दाग-धब्बे दूर कर देती है।
This advertisement claims that this cream removes spots and blemishes.
(yah vigyaapan daavaa kartaa hai ki yah kriim daag-dhabbe door kar detii hai।)
इस समस्या को दूर करने के लिए हमें मिलकर काम करना चाहिए।
We should work together to solve this problem.
(is samasyaa ko door karne ke lie hamen milkar kaam karnaa chaahie।)
उसकी सारी परेशानियाँ बातचीत से दूर कर दी गईं।
All his troubles were resolved through conversation.
(uskii saarii pareshaaniyaan baatchiit se door kar dii gaiin।)
काश कोई मेरी उलझन दूर कर पाता।
I wish someone could resolve my confusion.
(kaash koii merii uljhan door kar paataa।)
योग से तनाव दूर होता है, यह तो सब जानते हैं, पर मैं इसे अभ्यास से दूर करता हूँ।
Everyone knows that yoga removes stress, but I get rid of it through practice.
(yog se tanaav door hotaa hai, yah to sab jaante hain, par main ise abhyaas se door kartaa hoon।)
हे प्रभु, मेरे मन का अंधकार दूर कर दो।
O Lord, dispel the darkness of my mind.
(he prabhu, mere man kaa andhkaar door kar do।)
Sense
4
:
to be removed, resolved, or to go away (of a problem, doubt, illness, etc.)
verb, intransitive Used as दूर होना (door honaa); the subject is typically an abstract noun like गलतफहमी (galatphahmii, 'misunderstanding'), दर्द (dard, 'pain'), or शक (shak, 'doubt') rather than a physical object moving away.
Synonyms: मिटना (mitnaa), समाप्त होना (samaapt honaa, formal)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the natural intransitive partner of दूर करना (door karnaa) below: उसकी परेशानी दूर हो गई (uskii pareshaanii door ho gaii, 'his worry went away') frames the problem as something that departs on its own, a common Hindi pattern of describing change as happening *to* the subject.
Common Mistakes: 1) दूर होना (door honaa) is intransitive and takes no ने (ne) marking even though its transitive counterpart दूर करना (door karnaa) does -- learners sometimes carry ने over by mistake.
Sample Sentences:
उसकी परेशानी दूर हो गई।
His worry went away.
(uskii pareshaanii door ho gaii।)
दवा लेने से सिरदर्द दूर हो जाता है।
The headache goes away when you take medicine.
(davaa lene se sirdard door ho jaataa hai।)
उम्मीद है कि तुम्हारा शक जल्दी दूर हो जाएगा।
I hope your doubt will go away soon.
(ummiid hai ki tumhaaraa shak jaldii door ho jaaegaa।)
उसका डर धीरे-धीरे दूर हो रहा है।
His fear is gradually going away.
(uskaa dar dhiire-dhiire door ho rahaa hai।)
काश उसकी बीमारी दूर हो जाती।
I wish his illness would go away.
(kaash uskii biimaarii door ho jaatii।)
अगर वह माफी माँग ले तो सारी गलतफहमी दूर हो सकती है।
If he apologizes, all the misunderstanding could be removed.
(agar vah maaphii maang le to saarii galatphahmii door ho saktii hai।)
उनकी सारी शंकाएँ बातचीत के बाद दूर हो गईं।
All their doubts were resolved after the conversation.
(unkii saarii shankaaen baatchiit ke baad door ho gaiin।)
जब तक सच्चाई सामने नहीं आती, यह भ्रम दूर नहीं होगा।
Until the truth comes out, this confusion will not go away.
(jab tak sachchaaii saamne nahiin aatii, yah bhram door nahiin hogaa।)
सरकार की नई नीति से गरीबी दूर होने की उम्मीद है।
There is hope that poverty will be removed through the government's new policy.
(sarkaar kii naii niiti se gariibii door hone kii ummiid hai।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
दूर
(door)
Verb
infinitive:
दूर
(door)
infinitive oblique:
दूने
(doone)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
दूता
(dootaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
दूते
(doote)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
दूती
(dootii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
दूतीं
(dootiin)
continuous (sg.m):
दू रहा
(doo rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
दू रहे
(doo rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
दू रही
(doo rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
दू रहीं
(doo rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
दुआ
(duaa)
perfective (pl.m):
दुए
(due)
perfective (sg.f):
दुई
(duii)
perfective (pl.f):
दुईं
(duiin)
imperative (informal):
दू
(doo)
imperative (neutral):
दुओ
(duo)
imperative (formal):
दुइये
(duiye)
future (1sg.m):
दुऊँगा
(duoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
दुऊँगी
(duoongii)
future (1pl.m):
दुएँगे
(duenge)
future (1pl.f):
दुएँगी
(duengii)
future (2sg.m):
दुएगा
(duegaa)
future (2sg.f):
दुएगी
(duegii)
future (2pl.m):
दुओगे
(duoge)
future (2pl.f):
दुओगी
(duogii)
future (3sg.m):
दुएगा
(duegaa)
future (3sg.f):
दुएगी
(duegii)
future (3pl.m):
दुएँगे
(duenge)
future (3pl.f):
दुएँगी
(duengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
दुऊँ
(duoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
दुएँ
(duen)
subjunctive (2sg):
दुए
(due)
subjunctive (2pl):
दुओ
(duo)
subjunctive (3sg):
दुए
(due)
subjunctive (3pl):
दुएँ
(duen)