मेहनती (mehantii)
adjective
A single-sense adjective meaning 'hardworking' -- describes a person's character trait, related to मेहनत (mehnat, 'hard work/effort').
Sense
1
:
hardworking, diligent
adjective
Synonyms: परिश्रमी (parishrmii, formal), कर्मठ (karmath, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: मेहनती (mehantii) is a word of real praise in Hindi households and schools -- parents and teachers use it approvingly to describe a student or worker who puts in consistent effort, regardless of raw talent. It is built directly from मेहनत (mehnat, 'hard work'), so once you know the noun, the adjective's meaning is transparent.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to inflect मेहनती (mehantii) like a variable adjective (e.g. adding -ई forms), but it stays invariant across gender and number: मेहनती लड़का (mehantii ladkaa, 'hardworking boy') and मेहनती लड़की (mehantii ladkii, 'hardworking girl') both use the same form.
Sample Sentences:
वह बहुत मेहनती लड़का है।
He is a very hardworking boy.
(vah bahut mehantii ladkaa hai।)
मेरी बेटी बहुत मेहनती है, रोज़ सुबह पाँच बजे उठकर पढ़ती है।
My daughter is very hardworking, she gets up at five every morning to study.
(merii betii bahut mehantii hai, roz subah paanch baje uthkar padhtii hai।)
अगर तुम मेहनती बनोगे तो जीवन में कभी पीछे नहीं रहोगे।
If you become hardworking, you will never fall behind in life.
(agar tum mehantii banoge to jiivan men kabhii piichhe nahiin rahoge।)
काश मैं भी उसकी तरह मेहनती होता।
I wish I were as hardworking as him.
(kaash main bhii uskii tarah mehantii hotaa।)
टीचर ने कहा कि रमेश सबसे मेहनती छात्र है।
The teacher said that Ramesh is the most hardworking student.
(tiichar ne kahaa ki ramesh sabse mehantii chhaatr hai।)
मेहनती बनो, तभी सफलता मिलेगी।
Be hardworking, only then will you achieve success.
(mehantii bano, tabhii saphaltaa milegii।)
यदि हर कर्मचारी मेहनती हो तो कंपनी तेज़ी से आगे बढ़े।
If every employee were hardworking, the company would move forward quickly.
(yadi har karmchaarii mehantii ho to kampnii tezii se aage badhe।)
गाँव के किसान बहुत मेहनती माने जाते हैं।
The farmers of the village are considered very hardworking.
(gaanv ke kisaan bahut mehantii maane jaate hain।)
उसने अपनी मेहनती आदत की वजह से यह मुकाम हासिल किया।
He achieved this position because of his hardworking nature.
(usne apnii mehantii aadat kii vajah se yah mukaam haasil kiyaa।)
माँ हमेशा कहती थी, 'मेहनती इंसान कभी भूखा नहीं सोता।'
Mother always used to say, 'A hardworking person never sleeps hungry.'
(maan hameshaa kahtii thii, 'mehantii insaan kabhii bhookhaa nahiin sotaa।')
मेहनती लोग अक्सर धीरे-धीरे ही आगे बढ़ते हैं, पर रुकते नहीं।
Hardworking people often move forward slowly, but they never stop.
(mehantii log aksar dhiire-dhiire hii aage badhte hain, par rukte nahiin।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
मेहनती
(mehantii)