जटिल (jatil)
adjective
A single-sense adjective meaning 'complex, complicated, intricate' -- used for problems, situations, systems, or issues rather than physical objects.
Sense
1
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complex, complicated
adjective
Synonyms: पेचीदा (pechiidaa), उलझा हुआ (uljhaa huaa, 'tangled up'), मुश्किल (mushkil, covers 'difficult' more broadly than 'complex')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear जटिल (jatil) constantly in news Hindi and office speech -- जटिल मुद्दा (jatil muddaa, 'a complex issue'), जटिल प्रक्रिया (jatil prakriyaa, 'a complicated process') -- it has a slightly formal, analytical flavor compared to the everyday उलझा हुआ (uljhaa huaa), which paints a more physical picture of things being knotted together.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for मुश्किल (mushkil) or कठिन (kathin) when जटिल (jatil) is meant -- मुश्किल/कठिन describe something hard to do, while जटिल describes something intricate or tangled in structure (a jटिल समस्या (jatil samasyaa, 'a complex problem') has many interlocking parts, it isn't just hard). 2) जटिल is not used for physical difficulty (a heavy box, a steep climb) -- reserve it for problems, situations, systems, relationships, and processes.
Sample Sentences:
यह मुद्दा बहुत जटिल है।
This issue is very complicated.
(yah muddaa bahut jatil hai।)
सरकार ने कर व्यवस्था को इतना जटिल बना दिया है कि आम आदमी समझ ही नहीं पाता।
The government has made the tax system so complicated that the common man simply can't understand it.
(sarkaar ne kar vyavasthaa ko itnaa jatil banaa diyaa hai ki aam aadmii samajh hii nahiin paataa।)
वीज़ा की प्रक्रिया पहले से कहीं ज़्यादा जटिल हो गई है।
The visa process has become far more complicated than before.
(viizaa kii prakriyaa pahle se kahiin zyaadaa jatil ho gaii hai।)
अगर यह मामला इतना जटिल नहीं होता, तो अदालत इतने साल नहीं लगाती।
If this case weren't so complicated, the court wouldn't have taken so many years.
(agar yah maamlaa itnaa jatil nahiin hotaa, to adaalat itne saal nahiin lagaatii।)
कृपया प्रश्न को इस तरह जटिल मत बनाइए।
Please don't make the question this complicated.
(kripyaa prashn ko is tarah jatil mat banaaie।)
हो सकता है कि यह समस्या इतनी जटिल न हो जितनी लग रही है।
It's possible that this problem isn't as complicated as it seems.
(ho saktaa hai ki yah samasyaa itnii jatil n ho jitnii lag rahii hai।)
नई नीति की जटिल प्रक्रिया को समझने में विशेषज्ञों को भी समय लगेगा।
Even experts will take time to understand the new policy's complicated process.
(naii niiti kii jatil prakriyaa ko samajhne men visheshgyon ko bhii samay lagegaa।)
इस जटिल मुद्दे पर संसद में लंबी बहस हुई।
There was a long debate in parliament on this complex issue.
(is jatil mudde par sansad men lambii bahas huii।)
मानव मस्तिष्क की संरचना अत्यंत जटिल मानी जाती है।
The structure of the human brain is considered extremely complex.
(maanav mastishk kii sanrachnaa atyant jatil maanii jaatii hai।)
कंपनी की आंतरिक प्रक्रियाएँ इतनी जटिल थीं कि नए कर्मचारी हफ्तों तक उलझे रहते थे।
The company's internal processes were so complicated that new employees stayed confused for weeks.
(kampnii kii aantrik prakriyaaen itnii jatil thiin ki nae karmchaarii haphton tak uljhe rahte the।)
क्या अंतरराष्ट्रीय व्यापार कानून वास्तव में इतने जटिल होते हैं?
Are international trade laws really that complicated?
(kyaa antarraashtriiy vyaapaar kaanoon vaastav men itne jatil hote hain?)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
जटिल
(jatil)