सहनशील (sahanshiil)

adjective A single-sense adjective meaning 'tolerant, patient, capable of enduring hardship' -- describes a person's temperament, not a one-off action.
Sense 1 : tolerant, patient, forbearing
adjective
Synonyms: सहिष्णु (sahishnu, formal), धैर्यवान (dhairyvaan), सब्र करने वाला (sabr karne vaalaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This word is built from सहना (sahnaa, 'to endure') plus the agentive suffix -शील (shiil, 'of the nature of'), a very productive Sanskrit-style pattern seen in words like दयाशील (dayaashiil, 'compassionate') or परिश्रमशील (parishramshiil, 'hardworking'). It shows up often in school essays and character descriptions -- praising a सहनशील (sahanshiil) mother or teacher is a common, slightly formal compliment about someone who bears hardship without complaint.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use सहनशील (sahanshiil) for a single patient moment (like waiting calmly in a queue); it actually describes an enduring personality trait, so सब्र से काम लेना (sabr se kaam lenaa) or धैर्य रखना (dhairy rakhnaa) fits a momentary situation better. 2) Because it ends in -ईल (iil), learners try to inflect it like a variable आ (aa)-ending adjective; it does not change form for gender or number.
Sample Sentences:
मेरी माँ बहुत सहनशील हैं। My mother is very tolerant and patient.
(merii maan bahut sahanshiil hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
एक अच्छे शिक्षक को सहनशील होना चाहिए। A good teacher should be tolerant.
(ek achchhe shikshak ko sahanshiil honaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बचपन में वह इतना सहनशील नहीं था, पर अब बदल गया है। In childhood he wasn't so tolerant, but now he has changed.
(bachpan men vah itnaa sahanshiil nahiin thaa, par ab badal gayaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
यदि तुम सहनशील बनो, तो जीवन के कई झगड़े यूँ ही सुलझ जाएँगे। If you become tolerant, many of life's quarrels will resolve on their own.
(yadi tum sahanshiil bano, to jiivan ke kaii jhagde yoon hii sulajh jaaenge।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
काश मैं इतना सहनशील होता जितनी मेरी दादी थीं। I wish I were as tolerant as my grandmother was.
(kaash main itnaa sahanshiil hotaa jitnii merii daadii thiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
निबंध में उसने अपनी माँ को सहनशील और दयाशील बताया। In the essay he described his mother as tolerant and compassionate.
(nibandh men usne apnii maan ko sahanshiil aur dayaashiil bataayaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इस काम में सफल होने के लिए तुम्हें अधिक सहनशील बनना होगा। To succeed at this work, you will have to become more tolerant.
(is kaam men saphal hone ke lie tumhen adhik sahanshiil bannaa hogaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
सहनशील बनो, गुस्से से कुछ हल नहीं निकलता। Be patient -- nothing gets solved through anger.
(sahanshiil bano, gusse se kuchh hal nahiin nikaltaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
प्राचीन ऋषि तप और साधना से अत्यंत सहनशील हो जाते थे। Ancient sages would become extremely forbearing through penance and meditation.
(praachiin rishi tap aur saadhnaa se atyant sahanshiil ho jaate the।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम सचमुच इतने सहनशील हो कि उसकी बातें बर्दाश्त कर सको? Are you really tolerant enough to put up with what he says?
(kyaa tum sachmuch itne sahanshiil ho ki uskii baaten bardaasht kar sako?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: सहनशील (sahanshiil)