तीव्र (tiivr)

adjective A formal/literary-leaning adjective meaning 'intense, sharp, or rapid' -- used for pain, speed, emotions, or reactions when you want a stronger, more elevated word than everyday तेज़ (tez).
Sense 1 : intense, sharp (of pain, sensation, feeling)
adjective
Synonyms: तेज़ (tez), गहरा (gahraa, for emotion), प्रचंड (prachand, literary)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet this word constantly in newspapers and weather/health reports -- तीव्र दर्द (tiivr dard, 'intense pain'), तीव्र बुखार (tiivr bukhaar, 'high fever') -- it has a slightly clinical, official flavor compared to the everyday तेज़ (tez).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for तेज़ (tez) in speech where तीव्र (tiivr) would sound stiff and bookish -- this word is common in writing, news, and formal speech, but तेज़ (tez) is what people actually say about a headache or a sharp pain in casual conversation.
Sample Sentences:
मरीज़ को पेट में तीव्र दर्द हो रहा था। The patient was having intense pain in the stomach.
(mariiz ko pet men tiivr dard ho rahaa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर ने बताया कि बच्चे को तीव्र बुखार है। The doctor said that the child has a high fever.
(doktar ne bataayaa ki bachche ko tiivr bukhaar hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर समय पर इलाज न मिले तो दर्द तीव्र हो सकता है। If treatment isn't received in time, the pain can become intense.
(agar samay par ilaaj n mile to dard tiivr ho saktaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
रिपोर्ट में लिखा है कि मरीज़ को तीव्र सिरदर्द की शिकायत थी। The report states that the patient had a complaint of intense headache.
(riport men likhaa hai ki mariiz ko tiivr sirdard kii shikaayat thii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
उसे सीने में इतना तीव्र दर्द हुआ कि उसे तुरंत अस्पताल ले जाया गया। He had such intense pain in his chest that he was immediately taken to the hospital.
(use siine men itnaa tiivr dard huaa ki use turant asptaal le jaayaa gayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
यदि उपचार समय पर होता, तो तीव्र पीड़ा से बचा जा सकता था। If the treatment had happened on time, the intense agony could have been avoided.
(yadi upchaar samay par hotaa, to tiivr piidaa se bachaa jaa saktaa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Passive
कृपया डॉक्टर को बताएं अगर दर्द तीव्र हो जाए। Please inform the doctor if the pain becomes intense.
(kripyaa doktar ko bataaen agar dard tiivr ho jaae।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
जोड़ों में तीव्र सूजन और दर्द इस बीमारी के मुख्य लक्षण हैं। Intense swelling and pain in the joints are the main symptoms of this disease.
(jodon men tiivr soojan aur dard is biimaarii ke mukhy lakshan hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसकी आँखों में तीव्र वेदना साफ़ झलक रही थी। Intense anguish was clearly visible in his eyes.
(uskii aankhon men tiivr vednaa saaf jhalak rahii thii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय की रिपोर्ट के अनुसार तीव्र संक्रमण के मामले बढ़ रहे हैं। According to the health ministry's report, cases of acute infection are increasing.
(svaasthy mantraalay kii riport ke anusaar tiivr sankrman ke maamle badh rahe hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : rapid, fast (of speed, growth, pace)
adjective
Synonyms: तेज़ (tez), द्रुत (drut, literary)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This sense shows up a lot in economic and political reporting -- तीव्र गति (tiivr gati, 'rapid pace'), तीव्र विकास (tiivr vikaas, 'rapid development') -- it's the word you'll see describing a country's growth rate more often than hearing it in a taxi conversation about traffic.
Sample Sentences:
देश की आर्थिक विकास दर बहुत तीव्र है। The country's economic growth rate is very rapid.
(desh kii aarthik vikaas dar bahut tiivr hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पिछले दशक में शहरीकरण की गति तीव्र हो गई थी। In the last decade, the pace of urbanization had become rapid.
(pichhle dashak men shahriikran kii gati tiivr ho gaii thii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
सरकार तीव्र औद्योगिक विकास सुनिश्चित करना चाहती है। The government wants to ensure rapid industrial development.
(sarkaar tiivr audyogik vikaas sunishchit karnaa chaahtii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यदि सुधार लागू हों, तो अर्थव्यवस्था तीव्र गति से आगे बढ़े। If the reforms are implemented, the economy might move forward at a rapid pace.
(yadi sudhaar laagoo hon, to arthavyvasthaa tiivr gati se aage badhe।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
अगर उस समय निवेश बढ़ाया जाता, तो विकास और तीव्र होता। If investment had been increased at that time, the growth would have been even more rapid.
(agar us samay nivesh badhaayaa jaataa, to vikaas aur tiivr hotaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Passive
विश्लेषकों का मानना है कि आने वाले वर्षों में मुद्रास्फीति में तीव्र वृद्धि होगी। Analysts believe that inflation will see a rapid rise in the coming years.
(vishleshkon kaa maannaa hai ki aane vaale varshon men mudraasphiiti men tiivr vriddhi hogii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
इस नीति के कारण निर्यात में तीव्र वृद्धि दर्ज की गई। Due to this policy, a rapid increase in exports was recorded.
(is niiti ke kaaran niryaat men tiivr vriddhi darj kii gaii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
तकनीकी क्षेत्र में परिवर्तन की गति दिन-प्रतिदिन तीव्र होती जा रही है। The pace of change in the tech sector is becoming rapid day by day.
(takniikii kshetr men parivartan kii gati din-pratidin tiivr hotii jaa rahii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्षेत्रीय असमानता को दूर करने के लिए तीव्र विकास आवश्यक है। Rapid development is necessary to remove regional inequality.
(kshetriiy asmaantaa ko door karne ke lie tiivr vikaas aavashyak hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इतिहासकारों ने उस युग की तीव्र सामाजिक प्रगति का उल्लेख किया है। Historians have noted the rapid social progress of that era.
(itihaaskaaron ne us yug kii tiivr saamaajik pragti kaa ullekh kiyaa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Sense 3 : sharp, pungent (of taste, smell)
adjective
Synonyms: तेज़ (tez), कड़वा (kadvaa, for bitter taste specifically)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: Used for a strong smell or taste, as in तीव्र गंध (tiivr gandh, 'sharp/pungent smell') -- again the more literary cousin of the kitchen-table word तेज़ (tez), which is what you would actually say if the mirch was too strong.
Sample Sentences:
इस मसाले की गंध बहुत तीव्र है। The smell of this spice is very pungent.
(is masaale kii gandh bahut tiivr hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
प्रयोगशाला में एक तीव्र रासायनिक गंध फैली हुई थी। A sharp chemical smell had spread through the laboratory.
(prayogshaalaa men ek tiivr raasaaynik gandh phailii huii thii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इस औषधि का स्वाद अत्यंत तीव्र होता है। The taste of this medicine is extremely pungent.
(is aushdhi kaa svaad atyant tiivr hotaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यदि सिरका अधिक मिला दिया जाए, तो अचार का स्वाद बहुत तीव्र हो जाता है। If too much vinegar is added, the pickle's taste becomes very sharp.
(yadi sirkaa adhik milaa diyaa jaae, to achaar kaa svaad bahut tiivr ho jaataa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
इत्र की तीव्र गंध से उसका सिर भारी हो गया। His head grew heavy from the pungent smell of the perfume.
(itr kii tiivr gandh se uskaa sir bhaarii ho gayaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कृपया इतनी तीव्र गंध वाला मसाला न डालें। Please do not add a spice with such a pungent smell.
(kripyaa itnii tiivr gandh vaalaa masaalaa n daalen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यह तर्क था कि तीव्र गंध वाले पदार्थ भोजन में वर्जित होने चाहिए। The argument was that pungent-smelling substances should be forbidden in food.
(yah tark thaa ki tiivr gandh vaale padaarth bhojan men varjit hone chaahie।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
यदि यह चटनी इतनी तीव्र न होती, तो बच्चे भी इसे खा पाते। If this chutney weren't so pungent, even the children could have eaten it.
(yadi yah chatnii itnii tiivr n hotii, to bachche bhii ise khaa paate।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: तीव्र (tiivr)