भूल-सुधार (bhool-sudhaar)

noun A compound noun combining भूल (bhool, 'mistake') and सुधार (sudhaar, 'correction/improvement') -- literally 'mistake-correction.' It refers to the act of correcting an error, most often seen in formal, editorial, or administrative contexts.
Sense 1 : correction of a mistake or error
noun, masculine
Synonyms: सुधार (sudhaar, covers general improvement/correction, broader than just error-fixing), संशोधन (sanshodhan, formal, used for amendments/revisions)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: You will most often encounter this word at the back of a book or newspaper under a heading like भूल-सुधार (bhool-sudhaar) listing typos to be corrected in a previous edition -- it is the Hindi equivalent of an English 'erratum' notice. It has a slightly formal, printed-page feel rather than something you would say out loud to a friend who made a mistake.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use this for everyday spoken corrections (like fixing someone's grammar mid-conversation), but भूल-सुधार (bhool-sudhaar) has a formal, almost bureaucratic flavor -- it fits printed errata, official notices, or academic contexts better than casual chat, where लोग बस ठीक करना (thiik karnaa) कहते हैं ('people just say to fix/correct').
Sample Sentences:
अखबार के पन्ने पर नीचे 'भूल-सुधार' छपा था। At the bottom of the newspaper page, an 'erratum' was printed.
(akhbaar ke panne par niiche 'bhool-sudhaar' chhapaa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
पिछले अंक में हुई गलती के लिए आज भूल-सुधार छापा गया है। A correction has been printed today for the mistake made in the last issue.
(pichhle ank men huii galtii ke lie aaj bhool-sudhaar chhaapaa gayaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
संपादक हर सप्ताह भूल-सुधार का एक छोटा-सा कॉलम छापते हैं। The editor prints a small errata column every week.
(sampaadak har saptaah bhool-sudhaar kaa ek chhotaa-saa kolam chhaapte hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
किताब के अगले संस्करण में यह भूल-सुधार जोड़ा जाएगा। This correction will be added in the next edition of the book.
(kitaab ke agle sanskran men yah bhool-sudhaar jodaa jaaegaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
कृपया भूल-सुधार पृष्ठ को ध्यान से पढ़ें। Please read the errata page carefully.
(kripyaa bhool-sudhaar prishth ko dhyaan se padhen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर मुद्रण में त्रुटि हो, तो प्रकाशक को भूल-सुधार अवश्य देना चाहिए। If there is a printing error, the publisher should certainly issue a correction.
(agar mudran men truti ho, to prakaashak ko bhool-sudhaar avashy denaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यदि हमें पहले पता होता, तो भूल-सुधार समय पर छप जाता। If we had known earlier, the correction would have been printed on time.
(yadi hamen pahle pataa hotaa, to bhool-sudhaar samay par chhap jaataa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Passive
पत्रिका के संपादकीय विभाग ने भूल-सुधार तुरंत भेज दिया। The magazine's editorial department sent the correction immediately.
(patrikaa ke sampaadkiiy vibhaag ne bhool-sudhaar turant bhej diyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
प्रकाशन में हुई भूलों का सुधार करना संपादक की ज़िम्मेदारी होती है, इसीलिए हर अंक में भूल-सुधार दिया जाता है। Correcting mistakes made in publication is the editor's responsibility, which is why an errata notice is given in every issue.
(prakaashan men huii bhoolon kaa sudhaar karnaa sampaadak kii zimmedaarii hotii hai, isiilie har ank men bhool-sudhaar diyaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): भूल-सुधार ([[भूल-सुधार]])
(sg.m.oblique): भूल-सुधार ([[भूल-सुधार]])
(pl.m.direct): भूल-सुधार ([[भूल-सुधार]])
(pl.m.oblique): भूल-सुधारों ([[भूल-सुधारों]])