इरादा (iraadaa)
noun
A single core sense: 'intention' or 'resolve' -- the plan or purpose behind an action. It appears constantly in the everyday frame X का इरादा है (X kaa iraadaa hai).
Sense
1
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intention, purpose, resolve
noun, masculine Commonly used with का (kaa) plus होना (honaa) in the pattern [someone] का इरादा है (kaa iraadaa hai, 'intends to') followed by an infinitive, e.g. जाने का इरादा है (jaane kaa iraadaa hai, 'intend to go').
Synonyms: मंशा (manshaa, formal), मक़सद (maqsad, purpose/goal), नीयत (niiyat, intent/motive, often about good or bad intent), इच्छा (ichchhaa, wish/desire, softer than इरादा)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear इरादा (iraadaa) a lot in dramatic contexts too -- तुम्हारा इरादा क्या है? (tumhaaraa iraadaa kyaa hai, 'what are your intentions?') can carry a suspicious or confrontational edge, much like its English equivalent when a parent asks it about a daughter's suitor. It is a Persian-origin word, at home in both everyday planning talk and slightly theatrical accusations.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say मुझे इरादा है (mujhe iraadaa hai) by analogy with दातिव-subject verbs like लगना, but इरादा takes का/मेरा (kaa/meraa), not को (ko): the correct frame is मेरा इरादा है (meraa iraadaa hai, 'I intend to') or जाने का इरादा है (jaane kaa iraadaa hai). 2) इरादा (iraadaa) suggests a firmer, more deliberate plan than इच्छा (ichchhaa), which is closer to a wish or preference; don't use them interchangeably when translating 'I want to.'
Sample Sentences:
तुम्हारा इरादा क्या है?
What are your intentions?
(tumhaaraa iraadaa kyaa hai?)
मेरा इरादा तुम्हें दुखी करने का नहीं था।
It was not my intention to hurt you.
(meraa iraadaa tumhen dukhii karne kaa nahiin thaa।)
वह हमेशा अपने इरादे पक्के रखता है।
He always keeps his intentions firm.
(vah hameshaa apne iraade pakke rakhtaa hai।)
अगर उसका इरादा नेक होता, तो वह ऐसा नहीं करता।
If his intentions had been good, he wouldn't have done this.
(agar uskaa iraadaa nek hotaa, to vah aisaa nahiin kartaa।)
बता, तेरा इरादा क्या है इस लड़की के साथ?
Tell me, what are your intentions with this girl?
(bataa, teraa iraadaa kyaa hai is ladkii ke saath?)
हमारा इरादा है कि हम अगले साल विदेश जाएँ।
Our intention is that we go abroad next year.
(hamaaraa iraadaa hai ki ham agle saal videsh jaaen।)
उसका इरादा बदल गया है।
His intention has changed.
(uskaa iraadaa badal gayaa hai।)
उसके इरादों की जाँच पुलिस द्वारा की जा रही है।
His intentions are being investigated by the police.
(uske iraadon kii jaanch pulis dvaaraa kii jaa rahii hai।)
क्या तुम्हारा इरादा सच में कंपनी छोड़ने का है?
Is your intention really to leave the company?
(kyaa tumhaaraa iraadaa sach men kampnii chhodne kaa hai?)
शायद उसका इरादा हमें डराने का हो।
Perhaps his intention is to scare us.
(shaayad uskaa iraadaa hamen daraane kaa ho।)
उसने अपना इरादा ज़ाहिर कर दिया।
He made his intention clear.
(usne apnaa iraadaa zaahir kar diyaa।)
नेक इरादे से किया गया काम भी कभी-कभी गलत साबित होता है।
Even work done with good intentions sometimes turns out to be wrong.
(nek iraade se kiyaa gayaa kaam bhii kabhii-kabhii galat saabit hotaa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
इरादा
(iraadaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
इरादे
(iraade)
(pl.m.direct):
इरादे
(iraade)
(pl.m.oblique):
इरादों
(iraadon)