बयान (bayaan)
noun
A noun meaning 'statement' -- used for a formal/official statement (to police, press, court) as well as a general account or description given verbally.
Sense
1
:
formal or official statement
noun, masculine
Synonyms: कथन (kathan, formal), वक्तव्य (vaktavy, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this constantly on the news: नेता का बयान (netaa kaa bayaan, 'the leader's statement') or पुलिस को बयान दिया (pulis ko bayaan diyaa, 'gave a statement to the police'). It has a slightly official, on-the-record flavor -- not what you'd use for casual chit-chat.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use बोलना (bolnaa) alone where Hindi prefers the noun+verb combo बयान देना (bayaan denaa, 'to give a statement') for formal contexts like police reports or press statements. 2) बयान is used with दर्ज करना (darj karnaa) in the fixed legal/journalistic phrase बयान दर्ज करना (bayaan darj karnaa, 'to record a statement') -- learners sometimes substitute लिखना (likhnaa) instead, which sounds off in this context.
Sample Sentences:
मंत्री ने आज सुबह मीडिया को बयान दिया।
The minister gave a statement to the media this morning.
(mantrii ne aaj subah miidiyaa ko bayaan diyaa।)
गवाह ने पुलिस को अपना बयान दर्ज कराया।
The witness recorded his statement with the police.
(gavaah ne pulis ko apnaa bayaan darj karaayaa।)
कंपनी का आधिकारिक बयान कल जारी किया जाएगा।
The company's official statement will be issued tomorrow.
(kampnii kaa aadhikaarik bayaan kal jaarii kiyaa jaaegaa।)
अदालत में उसका बयान बदल गया।
His statement changed in court.
(adaalat men uskaa bayaan badal gayaa।)
कृपया अपना बयान लिखित में दें।
Please give your statement in writing.
(kripyaa apnaa bayaan likhit men den।)
नेता हर मुद्दे पर तुरंत बयान देते हैं।
The leader gives a statement on every issue immediately.
(netaa har mudde par turant bayaan dete hain।)
अगर वह सच बोलता तो उसका बयान अलग होता।
If he had spoken the truth, his statement would have been different.
(agar vah sach boltaa to uskaa bayaan alag hotaa।)
क्या आपने अपना बयान वापस ले लिया है?
Have you withdrawn your statement?
(kyaa aapne apnaa bayaan vaapas le liyaa hai?)
पत्रकारों ने पूछा कि क्या वे कोई बयान देना चाहेंगे।
The journalists asked whether they would like to give any statement.
(patrkaaron ne poochhaa ki kyaa ve koii bayaan denaa chaahenge।)
पार्टी की तरफ से अभी तक कोई बयान नहीं आया है।
No statement has come from the party's side yet.
(paartii kii taraph se abhii tak koii bayaan nahiin aayaa hai।)
उसका बयान अदालत में सबूत के तौर पर पेश किया गया।
His statement was presented in court as evidence.
(uskaa bayaan adaalat men saboot ke taur par pesh kiyaa gayaa।)
Sense
2
:
description or account (of something), narration
noun, masculine
Synonyms: वर्णन (varnan), विवरण (vivran)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: This is the gentler, more literary cousin of the 'statement' sense -- you'll meet it in phrases like हाल का बयान (haal kaa bayaan, 'an account of one's condition') in older or more formal writing, where it means simply 'to describe' rather than to testify.
Sample Sentences:
उसने अपने हाल का बयान इन शब्दों में किया।
He gave an account of his condition in these words.
(usne apne haal kaa bayaan in shabdon men kiyaa।)
कवि ने प्रकृति की सुंदरता का बयान बड़े सुंदर ढंग से किया है।
The poet has given a description of nature's beauty in a very beautiful manner.
(kavi ne prakriti kii sundartaa kaa bayaan bade sundar dhang se kiyaa hai।)
इस पत्र में उसने अपनी यात्रा का पूरा बयान लिखा है।
In this letter, he has written a complete account of his journey.
(is patr men usne apnii yaatraa kaa pooraa bayaan likhaa hai।)
क्या तुम अपने मन की स्थिति का बयान कर सकते हो?
Can you give an account of the state of your mind?
(kyaa tum apne man kii sthiti kaa bayaan kar sakte ho?)
उस दुख का बयान शब्दों में करना कठिन है।
Describing that sorrow in words is difficult.
(us dukh kaa bayaan shabdon men karnaa kathin hai।)
यदि वह अपने अनुभव का बयान करता, तो हमें सच्चाई पता चलती।
If he had given an account of his experience, we would have known the truth.
(yadi vah apne anubhav kaa bayaan kartaa, to hamen sachchaaii pataa chaltii।)
अपने हाल का बयान इतनी सरलता से करो कि हर कोई समझ जाए।
Give an account of your condition so simply that everyone understands.
(apne haal kaa bayaan itnii saraltaa se karo ki har koii samajh jaae।)
उस दृश्य का ऐसा बयान किया गया कि पढ़ने वाला मंत्रमुग्ध हो गया।
Such a description of that scene was given that the reader was enchanted.
(us drishy kaa aisaa bayaan kiyaa gayaa ki padhne vaalaa mantrmugdh ho gayaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
बयान
(bayaan)
(sg.m.oblique):
बयान
(bayaan)
(pl.m.direct):
बयान
(bayaan)
(pl.m.oblique):
बयानों
(bayaanon)