बरबाद (barbaad)
adjective
An adjective meaning 'ruined' or 'wasted' -- used for wrecked lives, plans, money, health, or relationships. Also spelled बर्बाद (barbaad); both forms are common.
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ruined, destroyed, wasted
adjective Almost always used with होना (honaa) 'to become ruined' or करना (karnaa) 'to ruin (something/someone)', e.g. ज़िंदगी बरबाद हो गई (zindgii barbaad ho gaii, 'the life got ruined').
Synonyms: तबाह (tabaah), नष्ट (nasht, more formal), खराब (kharaab, broader meaning, not just ruin)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This word shows up constantly in Bollywood song lyrics and dialogues about heartbreak and lost love -- 'ज़िंदगी बरबाद हो गई' (zindgii barbaad ho gaii, 'my life is ruined') is the classic dramatic complaint. It's also common in everyday talk about wasted money, wasted time, or a ruined exam/interview, so it's not purely melodramatic -- you'll hear parents scold kids with तुमने अपना भविष्य बरबाद कर लिया (tumne apnaa bhavishy barbaad kar liyaa, 'you have ruined your own future') too.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use it for minor damage or a small mistake, but बरबाद (barbaad) carries a strong, often dramatic sense of total ruin -- for small mishaps, खराब (kharaab) is the natural choice instead. 2) Note the pairing verbs: बरबाद होना (barbaad honaa) for something becoming ruined on its own, versus बरबाद करना (barbaad karnaa) for someone actively ruining it.
Sample Sentences:
मेरी ज़िंदगी बरबाद हो गई।
My life is ruined.
(merii zindgii barbaad ho gaii।)
तुमने अपना भविष्य बरबाद कर लिया।
You have ruined your own future.
(tumne apnaa bhavishy barbaad kar liyaa।)
अगर बारिश हुई तो सारी फसल बरबाद हो जाएगी।
If it rains, the whole crop will be ruined.
(agar baarish huii to saarii phasal barbaad ho jaaegii।)
वह इतना पैसा जुए में बरबाद करता है।
He wastes so much money on gambling.
(vah itnaa paisaa jue men barbaad kartaa hai।)
अगर तुम पढ़ाई नहीं करते तो अभी तक बरबाद हो चुके होते।
If you hadn't studied, you would have been ruined by now.
(agar tum padhaaii nahiin karte to abhii tak barbaad ho chuke hote।)
उसका पूरा इंटरव्यू बरबाद हो गया क्योंकि वह देर से पहुँचा।
His whole interview was ruined because he arrived late.
(uskaa pooraa intravyoo barbaad ho gayaa kyonki vah der se pahunchaa।)
अपना समय मत बरबाद करो, काम पर ध्यान दो।
Don't waste your time, focus on the work.
(apnaa samay mat barbaad karo, kaam par dhyaan do।)
इस शहर में इतने घर बाढ़ से बरबाद हो गए।
So many houses in this city were ruined by the flood.
(is shahar men itne ghar baadh se barbaad ho gae।)
क्या यह देश युद्ध से पूरी तरह बरबाद कर दिया जाएगा?
Will this country be completely destroyed by the war?
(kyaa yah desh yuddh se poorii tarah barbaad kar diyaa jaaegaa?)
शायद उसकी सारी मेहनत बरबाद हो जाए अगर यह सौदा टूट गया।
Perhaps all his hard work will be wasted if this deal falls through.
(shaayad uskii saarii mehnat barbaad ho jaae agar yah saudaa toot gayaa।)
इश्क़ में डूब कर वह पूरी तरह बरबाद हो चुका था।
Drowning in love, he had been completely ruined.
(ishq men doob kar vah poorii tarah barbaad ho chukaa thaa।)
पूरा शहर बरबाद हो गया, फिर भी वह हिम्मत से खड़ा रहा।
The whole city was ruined, yet he stood there with courage.
(pooraa shahar barbaad ho gayaa, phir bhii vah himmat se khadaa rahaa।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
बरबाद
(barbaad)