बुनियादी (buniyaadii)
adjective
A single-sense adjective meaning 'basic, fundamental' -- used constantly for basic needs, rights, education, and infrastructure. Related to बुनियाद (buniyaad, 'foundation'), the noun it derives from.
Sense
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basic, fundamental
adjective
Synonyms: मूलभूत (moolbhoot), प्राथमिक (praathmik), मौलिक (maulik)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear बुनियादी (buniyaadii) everywhere in civic and political speech -- बुनियादी ढांचा (buniyaadii dhaanchaa, 'infrastructure'), बुनियादी अधिकार (buniyaadii adhikaar, 'fundamental rights'), बुनियादी शिक्षा (buniyaadii shikshaa, 'basic education') -- it carries a slightly formal, official-document flavor compared to a plainer word like ज़रूरी (zaroorii). It literally grows from बुनियाद (buniyaad, 'foundation, base'), so picture a building's foundation whenever you use it: 'basic' in Hindi is 'foundational.'
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes treat बुनियादी (buniyaadii) as a variable adjective and try to change its ending for gender/number agreement (e.g. बुनियादा, बुनियादे) -- it never changes; it stays बुनियादी (buniyaadii) before masculine or feminine, singular or plural nouns. 2) It is often confused with ज़रूरी (zaroorii, 'necessary') -- बुनियादी (buniyaadii) means 'foundational/basic in nature,' not 'urgently needed,' though the two overlap in phrases like बुनियादी ज़रूरतें (buniyaadii zaroorten, 'basic needs').
Sample Sentences:
सरकार को गांवों में बुनियादी ढांचा सुधारना चाहिए।
The government should improve the basic infrastructure in villages.
(sarkaar ko gaanvon men buniyaadii dhaanchaa sudhaarnaa chaahie।)
शिक्षा हर बच्चे का बुनियादी अधिकार है।
Education is every child's fundamental right.
(shikshaa har bachche kaa buniyaadii adhikaar hai।)
पहले बुनियादी शिक्षा पर ध्यान दो, फिर ऊंची पढ़ाई की सोचो।
First pay attention to basic education, then think about higher studies.
(pahle buniyaadii shikshaa par dhyaan do, phir oonchii padhaaii kii socho।)
इस कोर्स में बुनियादी बातें सिखाई जाती हैं।
Basic things are taught in this course.
(is kors men buniyaadii baaten sikhaaii jaatii hain।)
अगर बुनियादी ढांचा मजबूत होता, तो शहर में इतनी समस्याएं न होतीं।
If the basic infrastructure were strong, the city wouldn't have so many problems.
(agar buniyaadii dhaanchaa majboot hotaa, to shahar men itnii samasyaaen n hotiin।)
बुनियादी सुविधाओं के बिना यह इलाका कैसे विकसित होगा?
Without basic amenities, how will this area develop?
(buniyaadii suvidhaaon ke binaa yah ilaakaa kaise viksit hogaa?)
नई नीति में स्वास्थ्य को एक बुनियादी जरूरत माना गया है।
In the new policy, health has been considered a basic necessity.
(naii niiti men svaasthy ko ek buniyaadii jaroorat maanaa gayaa hai।)
उस साल कई शहरों में बुनियादी ढांचा बुरी तरह टूट गया था।
That year, the basic infrastructure had broken down badly in many cities.
(us saal kaii shahron men buniyaadii dhaanchaa burii tarah toot gayaa thaa।)
संविधान बुनियादी अधिकारों की गारंटी देता है।
The constitution guarantees fundamental rights.
(sanvidhaan buniyaadii adhikaaron kii gaarantii detaa hai।)
मंत्री जी बुनियादी ढांचे की योजना का उद्घाटन कर रहे हैं।
The minister is inaugurating the basic infrastructure project.
(mantrii jii buniyaadii dhaanche kii yojnaa kaa udghaatan kar rahe hain।)
यार, इतनी बुनियादी चीज़ भी समझ नहीं आई तुझे?
Dude, you couldn't even understand such a basic thing?
(yaar, itnii buniyaadii chiiz bhii samajh nahiin aaii tujhe?)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
बुनियादी
(buniyaadii)