इकट्ठा (ikatthaa)

adjective/adverb Covers the adjective sense 'gathered/collected/together' and the adverbial use meaning 'together' (as in doing something jointly), plus the common compound verb इकट्ठा करना (ikatthaa karnaa, 'to collect/gather') and इकट्ठा होना (ikatthaa honaa, 'to gather/assemble').

Sense 1 : gathered, collected, accumulated

adjective

Synonyms: जमा (jamaa), संचित (sanchit, literary)

Frequency: high

Cultural Note: You'll hear this constantly around money and paperwork -- पैसे इकट्ठा करना (paise ikatthaa karnaa, 'to save up money') is the everyday way to talk about saving, more concrete and physical-feeling than संचय करना (sanchay karnaa), which sounds bookish by comparison.

Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to inflect इकट्ठा (ikatthaa) like a regular आ-ending adjective (इकट्ठी, इकट्ठे) -- it stays invariant regardless of the noun's gender or number, e.g. इकट्ठा पैसा (ikatthaa paisaa, 'accumulated money') and इकट्ठा रकम (ikatthaa rakam, 'accumulated amount') both use the same form.

Sample Sentences:

मैंने कई सालों में इतना पैसा इकट्ठा कर लिया है। I have saved up this much money over many years.

(mainne kaii saalon men itnaa paisaa ikatthaa kar liyaa hai।)

छत पर कबाड़ इकट्ठा पड़ा है, कोई साफ नहीं करता। Junk is lying gathered on the roof, nobody cleans it up.

(chhat par kabaad ikatthaa padaa hai, koii saaph nahiin kartaa।)

बारिश के बाद सड़क पर पानी इकट्ठा हो गया था। After the rain, water had collected on the road.

(baarish ke baad sadak par paanii ikatthaa ho gayaa thaa।)

अगर तुम हर महीने थोड़ा पैसा इकट्ठा करते तो अब परेशान न होते। If you had saved a little money every month, you wouldn't be worried now.

(agar tum har mahiine thodaa paisaa ikatthaa karte to ab pareshaan n hote।)

शादी के लिए सारे कागज़ात इकट्ठा रखो, बाद में ढूँढ़ने में दिक्कत होगी। Keep all the papers gathered together for the wedding, or you'll have trouble finding them later.

(shaadii ke lie saare kaagzaat ikatthaa rakho, baad men dhoondhne men dikkat hogii।)

सरकार ने बाढ़ पीड़ितों के लिए इकट्ठा किया गया राशन बाँट दिया। The government distributed the ration that had been collected for the flood victims.

(sarkaar ne baadh piiditon ke lie ikatthaa kiyaa gayaa raashan baant diyaa।)

बुढ़ापे के लिए कुछ पैसा इकट्ठा करना ही समझदारी है। Saving up some money for old age is the wise thing to do.

(budhaape ke lie kuchh paisaa ikatthaa karnaa hii samajhdaarii hai।)

उम्मीद है कि इस बार ज़्यादा चंदा इकट्ठा हो जाए। Hopefully more donations get collected this time.

(ummiid hai ki is baar zyaadaa chandaa ikatthaa ho jaae।)

कोने में इकट्ठा धूल देखकर मम्मी नाराज़ हो गईं। Mom got annoyed on seeing the dust gathered in the corner.

(kone men ikatthaa dhool dekhkar mammii naaraaz ho gaiin।)

बैंक में जमा राशि दरअसल वर्षों की इकट्ठा की गई बचत है। The amount deposited in the bank is actually savings accumulated over years.

(baink men jamaa raashi daraasal varshon kii ikatthaa kii gaii bachat hai।)

Sense 2 : together, at once, in one go

adverb Used adverbially to mean 'all together/in one lump' -- e.g. पैसे इकट्ठा दे दो (paise ikatthaa de do, 'give the money all at once') -- distinct from साथ (saath) which emphasizes companionship rather than combining into one batch.

Synonyms: साथ (saath), एक साथ (ek saath)

Frequency: medium

Cultural Note: A shopkeeper might say सामान इकट्ठा ले लो (saamaan ikatthaa le lo, 'take all the goods together/in one go') -- the word carries a sense of consolidating into a single unit, useful when talking about payments, deliveries, or errands done in one trip.

Common Mistakes: 1) Confusing this with साथ (saath): इकट्ठा (ikatthaa) means 'combined into one lot/batch,' while साथ (saath) means 'in each other's company' -- हम साथ गए (ham saath gae, 'we went together') is about companionship, not combining things.

Sample Sentences:

सारा सामान इकट्ठा ले लो, बार-बार आना नहीं पड़ेगा। Take all the goods together in one go, you won't have to come back again and again.

(saaraa saamaan ikatthaa le lo, baar-baar aanaa nahiin padegaa।)

मैंने सारा किराया इकट्ठा दे दिया। I paid the entire rent all at once.

(mainne saaraa kiraayaa ikatthaa de diyaa।)

वह हर महीने का बिल इकट्ठा भरता है, अलग-अलग नहीं। He pays each month's bill all at once, not separately.

(vah har mahiine kaa bil ikatthaa bhartaa hai, alag-alag nahiin।)

क्या हम दोनों काम इकट्ठा नहीं कर सकते? Can't we do both tasks together in one go?

(kyaa ham donon kaam ikatthaa nahiin kar sakte?)

अगर तुम पहले बता देते तो सारी खरीदारी इकट्ठा हो जाती। If you had told me earlier, all the shopping would have been done together in one go.

(agar tum pahle bataa dete to saarii khariidaarii ikatthaa ho jaatii।)

दुकानदार ने कहा, सारा हिसाब इकट्ठा कर लीजिए, बाद में झंझट नहीं होगी। The shopkeeper said, settle the whole account all at once, there won't be any hassle later.

(dukaandaar ne kahaa, saaraa hisaab ikatthaa kar liijie, baad men jhanjhat nahiin hogii।)

सारे काम इकट्ठा निपटाए जा सकते हैं अगर योजना सही हो। All the tasks can be finished together in one go if the plan is right.

(saare kaam ikatthaa niptaae jaa sakte hain agar yojnaa sahii ho।)

बेहतर होगा कि तुम दोनों चिट्ठियाँ इकट्ठा भेज दो। It would be better if you sent both letters together in one go.

(behtar hogaa ki tum donon chitthiyaan ikatthaa bhej do।)

पिताजी हमेशा साल भर का राशन इकट्ठा खरीद लेते थे। Father would always buy a whole year's rations all at once.

(pitaajii hameshaa saal bhar kaa raashan ikatthaa khariid lete the।)

Morphology

Adjective (invariant)

invariant: इकट्ठा (ikatthaa)