ख़ुश (khush)
adjective
A single-sense adjective meaning 'happy' or 'pleased' -- one of the most common feeling-words in everyday Hindi, used constantly in greetings, blessings, and small talk.
Sense
1
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happy, pleased, glad
adjective Almost always paired with होना (honaa) 'to be happy' or करना (karnaa) 'to make/please someone'; the person one is happy with/about is marked with से (se), e.g. 'happy with you' is तुमसे ख़ुश (tumse khush).
Synonyms: प्रसन्न (prasann, formal), आनंदित (aanandit, literary), सुखी (sukhii)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear ख़ुश (khush) constantly in blessings from elders, like ख़ुश रहो (khush raho, 'stay happy/be well'), which functions almost like a farewell blessing rather than a literal command. Note the nuqta under ख़ (from Persian/Urdu) -- in casual speech and texting it's often dropped and written as खुश (khush), which is an equally common and accepted spelling.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to make this adjective agree in gender/number the way कड़ा (kadaa) does -- but ख़ुश (khush) never changes form, regardless of the subject's gender or number. 2) To say 'happy with/about,' use से (se), not के साथ (ke saath) or पर (par): मैं तुमसे ख़ुश हूँ (main tumse khush hoon, 'I am happy with you'), not के साथ. 3) 'To make someone happy' is ख़ुश करना (khush karnaa), while 'to become happy' is ख़ुश होना (khush honaa) -- mixing these up is a very common error for beginners.
Sample Sentences:
मैं आज बहुत ख़ुश हूँ।
I am very happy today.
(main aaj bahut khush hoon।)
वह अपने नए घर में बहुत ख़ुश थी।
She was very happy in her new house.
(vah apne nae ghar men bahut khush thii।)
यह ख़बर सुनकर सब ख़ुश हो जाएँगे।
Everyone will be happy to hear this news.
(yah khabar sunkar sab khush ho jaaenge।)
ख़ुश रहो, बेटा।
Stay happy, my child.
(khush raho, betaa।)
काश तुम भी यहाँ होते तो मैं और ख़ुश होता।
If only you were here too, I would be even happier.
(kaash tum bhii yahaan hote to main aur khush hotaa।)
अगर वह मेहनत करता तो उसके माँ-बाप ख़ुश होते।
If he had worked hard, his parents would have been happy.
(agar vah mehnat kartaa to uske maan-baap khush hote।)
उम्मीद है कि आप इस तोहफ़े से ख़ुश होंगे।
I hope you will be pleased with this gift.
(ummiid hai ki aap is tohfe se khush honge।)
बच्चे झूले पर बैठकर बहुत ख़ुश लग रहे थे।
The children looked very happy sitting on the swing.
(bachche jhoole par baithkar bahut khush lag rahe the।)
यार, तू आजकल कुछ ज़्यादा ही ख़ुश दिखता है!
Dude, you seem unusually happy these days!
(yaar, too aajkal kuchh zyaadaa hii khush dikhtaa hai!)
माता-पिता अपने बच्चों की सफलता से हमेशा ख़ुश होते हैं।
Parents are always pleased by their children's success.
(maataa-pitaa apne bachchon kii saphaltaa se hameshaa khush hote hain।)
प्रिय मित्र, यह जानकर मुझे बहुत ख़ुशी होगी कि आप ख़ुश हैं।
Dear friend, it will bring me great joy to know that you are happy.
(priy mitr, yah jaankar mujhe bahut khushii hogii ki aap khush hain।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
ख़ुश
(khush)