कट्टर (kattar)

adjective An adjective meaning 'staunch, hardline, fanatical' -- used both approvingly (a devoted, die-hard follower) and critically (a rigid extremist), depending on context and tone.
Sense 1 : staunch, die-hard, devoted (of a follower, fan, or supporter)
adjective
Synonyms: पक्का (pakkaa), घोर (ghor)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this constantly around cricket and Bollywood fandom: कट्टर फैन (kattar phain, 'die-hard fan') is a completely normal, affectionate thing to call your friend who never misses a match.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often assume कट्टर (kattar) is always negative; used with words like समर्थक (samarthak, 'supporter') or भक्त (bhakt, 'devotee') it is usually just intense enthusiasm, not condemnation.
Sample Sentences:
वह क्रिकेट का कट्टर फैन है। He's a die-hard cricket fan.
(vah kriket kaa kattar phain hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मेरी बहन शाहरुख़ ख़ान की कट्टर फैन है, उसकी हर फ़िल्म देखती है। My sister is a die-hard fan of Shah Rukh Khan, she watches every one of his films.
(merii bahan shaahrukh khaan kii kattar phain hai, uskii har film dekhtii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पहले वह इतना कट्टर सपोर्टर नहीं था। Earlier he wasn't such a die-hard supporter.
(pahle vah itnaa kattar saportar nahiin thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम सच में कट्टर फैन होते, तो कल का मैच ज़रूर देखते। If you were really a die-hard fan, you would definitely have watched yesterday's match.
(agar tum sach men kattar phain hote, to kal kaa maich zaroor dekhte।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
वह इस टीम का कट्टर समर्थक बन गया है। He has become a die-hard supporter of this team.
(vah is tiim kaa kattar samarthak ban gayaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम भी उसके कट्टर फैन बन जाओगे? Will you also become a die-hard fan of his?
(kyaa tum bhii uske kattar phain ban jaaoge?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
उसके सारे दोस्त उसे कट्टर फैन मानते हैं। All his friends consider him a die-hard fan.
(uske saare dost use kattar phain maante hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह जर्सी सिर्फ कट्टर फैनों के लिए बनाई गई है। This jersey has been made only for die-hard fans.
(yah jarsii sirph kattar phainon ke lie banaaii gaii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
उस स्टेडियम में सबसे कट्टर समर्थक बनकर दिखाओ, फिर देखना मज़ा। Go show them you're the most die-hard supporter in that stadium, then watch the fun.
(us stediyam men sabse kattar samarthak bankar dikhaao, phir dekhnaa mazaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
काश मैं भी उस बैंड का इतना कट्टर फैन होता। I wish I too were such a die-hard fan of that band.
(kaash main bhii us baind kaa itnaa kattar phain hotaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
उनके प्रशंसकों में कई कट्टर समर्थक शामिल हैं, जो हर शो में पहुँचते हैं। Among their fans are many die-hard supporters, who show up at every show.
(unke prashanskon men kaii kattar samarthak shaamil hain, jo har sho men pahunchte hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : fanatical, hardline, extremist (religious or ideological)
adjective
Synonyms: कट्टरपंथी (kattarpanthii), उग्र (ugr)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: In news and political speech, कट्टर सोच (kattar soch, 'rigid/extremist thinking') carries real weight and is used seriously to criticize religious or political intolerance -- quite different in tone from the cricket-fan sense above.
Common Mistakes: 1) Don't confuse with कट्टरपंथी (kattarpanthii), the noun/adjective for 'a hardliner/fundamentalist' as a category of person or ideology -- कट्टर (kattar) itself is the descriptive adjective, often paired with words like हिंदू (hindoo) or मुस्लिम (muslim) in news contexts.
Sample Sentences:
उस संगठन के कुछ लोग बहुत कट्टर हैं। Some people in that organization are very hardline.
(us sangthan ke kuchh log bahut kattar hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसकी कट्टर सोच की वजह से घर में अक्सर झगड़ा होता है। Because of his hardline thinking, there's often conflict at home.
(uskii kattar soch kii vajah se ghar men aksar jhagdaa hotaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कट्टर विचारधारा वाले नेताओं ने माहौल और खराब कर दिया। Leaders with a hardline ideology made the atmosphere even worse.
(kattar vichaardhaaraa vaale netaaon ne maahaul aur kharaab kar diyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर समाज में कट्टरता इतनी न बढ़ती, तो शायद यह दंगा न होता। If extremism hadn't grown so much in society, maybe this riot wouldn't have happened.
(agar samaaj men kattartaa itnii n badhtii, to shaayad yah dangaa n hotaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
टीवी पर एक कट्टर मौलवी का इंटरव्यू आ रहा था। An interview with a hardline cleric was airing on TV.
(tiivii par ek kattar maulvii kaa intravyoo aa rahaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हें लगता है कि वह पार्टी सच में इतनी कट्टर है? Do you really think that party is that hardline?
(kyaa tumhen lagtaa hai ki vah paartii sach men itnii kattar hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सरकार को कट्टर सोच रखने वाले संगठनों पर नज़र रखनी चाहिए। The government should keep an eye on organizations that hold extremist thinking.
(sarkaar ko kattar soch rakhne vaale sangathnon par nazar rakhnii chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
धर्म की कट्टर व्याख्या करने वालों से समाज को हमेशा खतरा रहा है। Society has always faced danger from those who give hardline interpretations of religion.
(dharm kii kattar vyaakhyaa karne vaalon se samaaj ko hameshaa khatraa rahaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उस इलाके में कट्टरपंथियों द्वारा कई फतवे जारी किए गए थे। Several fatwas had been issued by hardliners in that area.
(us ilaake men kattarpanthiyon dvaaraa kaii phatve jaarii kie gae the।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
बढ़ती कट्टरता से निपटने के लिए शिक्षा सबसे कारगर उपाय है। Education is the most effective way to deal with rising extremism.
(badhtii kattartaa se nipatne ke lie shikshaa sabse kaargar upaay hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: कट्टर (kattar)