बुनियाद (buniyaad)
noun
Means 'foundation' -- both the literal base of a building and the figurative base of an idea, relationship, or system.
Sense
1
:
foundation (figurative -- basis of something abstract)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: आधार (aadhaar), जड़ (jad, figurative root/basis)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this word a lot in everyday advice-giving -- parents and teachers love saying things like मेहनत ही सफलता की बुनियाद है (mehnat hii saphaltaa kii buniyaad hai, 'hard work is the foundation of success'), treating abstract qualities as literal structures you build on.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for आधार (aadhaar) by default; बुनियाद (buniyaad) is just as common in speech, especially in phrases like बुनियादी बात (buniyaadii baat, 'basic/fundamental point') and किसी रिश्ते की बुनियाद (kisii rishte kii buniyaad, 'the foundation of a relationship'). 2) Don't confuse with बुनियादी (buniyaadii), the adjective 'basic/fundamental' derived from this noun -- बुनियाद (buniyaad) itself is only the noun.
Sample Sentences:
मेहनत ही सफलता की बुनियाद है।
Hard work is the very foundation of success.
(mehnat hii saphaltaa kii buniyaad hai।)
अच्छे रिश्तों की बुनियाद भरोसे पर टिकी होती है।
The foundation of good relationships rests on trust.
(achchhe rishton kii buniyaad bharose par tikii hotii hai।)
उसने अपने करियर की बुनियाद बचपन में ही रख दी थी।
He had laid the foundation of his career way back in childhood.
(usne apne kariyar kii buniyaad bachpan men hii rakh dii thii।)
बेटा, ईमानदारी को अपने जीवन की बुनियाद बनाओ।
Son, make honesty the foundation of your life.
(betaa, iimaandaarii ko apne jiivan kii buniyaad banaao।)
अगर बुनियाद ही कमज़ोर होती, तो यह कंपनी इतने साल नहीं चलती।
If the very foundation had been weak, this company would not have run for so many years.
(agar buniyaad hii kamzor hotii, to yah kampnii itne saal nahiin chaltii।)
लोकतंत्र की बुनियाद संविधान पर रखी गई थी।
The foundation of democracy was laid upon the constitution.
(loktantr kii buniyaad sanvidhaan par rakhii gaii thii।)
हो सकता है कि उनकी दोस्ती की बुनियाद बचपन के किसी वादे में हो।
It's possible that the foundation of their friendship lies in some childhood promise.
(ho saktaa hai ki unkii dostii kii buniyaad bachpan ke kisii vaade men ho।)
बिना अनुशासन के किसी भी सफलता की बुनियाद नहीं पड़ती।
Without discipline, the foundation of any success does not get laid.
(binaa anushaasan ke kisii bhii saphaltaa kii buniyaad nahiin padtii।)
गुरु-शिष्य परंपरा भारतीय शिक्षा की बुनियाद रही है।
The guru-disciple tradition has been the foundation of Indian education.
(guru-shishy parampraa bhaartiiy shikshaa kii buniyaad rahii hai।)
जब बुनियाद ही झूठ पर बनाई जाएगी, तो इमारत कैसे टिकेगी?
When the very foundation will be built on lies, how will the building stand?
(jab buniyaad hii jhooth par banaaii jaaegii, to imaarat kaise tikegii?)
आपसी सम्मान के बिना कोई भी रिश्ता अपनी बुनियाद खो देता है।
Without mutual respect, any relationship loses its very foundation.
(aapsii sammaan ke binaa koii bhii rishtaa apnii buniyaad kho detaa hai।)
Sense
2
:
foundation (literal -- base of a building or structure)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: आधार (aadhaar)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: In construction talk you'll hear बुनियाद डालना (buniyaad daalnaa, 'to lay the foundation') or बुनियाद रखना (buniyaad rakhnaa, 'to set the foundation') -- the same physical image Hindi then borrows wholesale for the figurative sense above.
Sample Sentences:
मजदूरों ने घर की बुनियाद डाली।
The laborers laid the foundation of the house.
(majdooron ne ghar kii buniyaad daalii।)
इस इमारत की बुनियाद बहुत गहरी है।
The foundation of this building is very deep.
(is imaarat kii buniyaad bahut gahrii hai।)
बारिश की वजह से बुनियाद में दरारें पड़ रही हैं।
Because of the rain, cracks are appearing in the foundation.
(baarish kii vajah se buniyaad men daraaren pad rahii hain।)
पंडित जी ने मुहूर्त देखकर बुनियाद रखी।
The priest checked the auspicious time and then set the foundation.
(pandit jii ne muhoort dekhkar buniyaad rakhii।)
पहले बुनियाद मजबूत करो, फिर दीवारें उठाना।
First strengthen the foundation, then raise the walls.
(pahle buniyaad majboot karo, phir diivaaren uthaanaa।)
अगर बुनियाद कमज़ोर होती, तो पूरी इमारत गिर जाती।
If the foundation had been weak, the whole building would have collapsed.
(agar buniyaad kamzor hotii, to poorii imaarat gir jaatii।)
बुनियाद इतनी मजबूत बनाई गई कि भूकंप में भी इमारत नहीं हिली।
The foundation was built so strong that the building did not shake even in the earthquake.
(buniyaad itnii majboot banaaii gaii ki bhookamp men bhii imaarat nahiin hilii।)
इंजीनियर हर पत्थर की जांच करते हैं ताकि बुनियाद में कोई कमी न रहे।
The engineer checks every stone so that there is no flaw in the foundation.
(injiiniyar har patthar kii jaanch karte hain taaki buniyaad men koii kamii n rahe।)
मंदिर की बुनियाद खोदते समय पुराने सिक्के मिले।
While digging the temple's foundation, old coins were found.
(mandir kii buniyaad khodte samay puraane sikke mile।)
ठेकेदार अगले हफ्ते बुनियाद डालेगा।
The contractor will lay the foundation next week.
(thekedaar agle haphte buniyaad daalegaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
बुनियाद
(buniyaad)
(sg.f.oblique):
बुनियाद
(buniyaad)
(pl.f.direct):
बुनियादें
(buniyaaden)
(pl.f.oblique):
बुनियादों
(buniyaadon)