उम्मीद (ummiid)

noun A single core meaning, 'hope/expectation', used constantly in everyday speech as both a noun and inside common verb phrases like उम्मीद है (ummiid hai) and उम्मीद करना (ummiid karnaa).
Sense 1 : hope, expectation
noun, feminine Very commonly used with होना (honaa) as in उम्मीद है (ummiid hai, 'it is hoped/I hope') and with करना (karnaa) as in उम्मीद करना (ummiid karnaa, 'to hope/expect'), and with रखना (rakhnaa) as in उम्मीद रखना (ummiid rakhnaa, 'to hold on to hope').
Synonyms: आशा (aashaa), आस (aas, slightly more colloquial/poetic), अपेक्षा (apekshaa, leans toward 'expectation' rather than 'hope')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: उम्मीद है (ummiid hai) is one of the most common ways to soften a wish or expectation in Hindi -- it appears everywhere from casual chat ('उम्मीद है सब ठीक होगा', ummiid hai sab thiik hogaa, 'hope everything will be fine') to formal letters, functioning much like English 'hopefully' but grammatically framed as an impersonal state rather than something a person actively does.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often translate 'I hope' word-for-word as मैं उम्मीद करता हूँ (main ummiid kartaa hoon) when native speakers more naturally lead with the impersonal उम्मीद है कि (ummiid hai ki, 'it is hoped that...'), which sounds less self-centered and more standard in everyday speech. 2) उम्मीद (ummiid) takes से (se) when hoping *from* someone -- मुझे तुमसे उम्मीद है (mujhe tumse ummiid hai, 'I have hope/expectation from you') -- learners sometimes reach for की (kii) or पर (par) instead.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे उम्मीद है कि सब ठीक होगा। I hope everything will be fine.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki sab thiik hogaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उम्मीद है कि आप सकुशल होंगे। I hope you are doing well.
(ummiid hai ki aap sakushal honge।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसे नौकरी मिलने की पूरी उम्मीद थी। He had full hope of getting the job.
(use naukrii milne kii poorii ummiid thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर उसे थोड़ी भी उम्मीद होती तो वह हार नहीं मानता। If he had had even a little hope, he wouldn't have given up.
(agar use thodii bhii ummiid hotii to vah haar nahiin maantaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
उम्मीद खोना ठीक नहीं है। It's not good to lose hope.
(ummiid khonaa thiik nahiin hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टरों ने उम्मीद नहीं छोड़ी। The doctors did not give up hope.
(doktron ne ummiid nahiin chhodii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश मुझे भी कोई उम्मीद बंधाता। I wish someone had given me some hope too.
(kaash mujhe bhii koii ummiid bandhaataa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
उम्मीद है, आपकी यात्रा सुखद रही होगी। I hope your journey was pleasant.
(ummiid hai, aapkii yaatraa sukhad rahii hogii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बुजुर्गों से उम्मीद रखी जाती है कि वे सही सलाह देंगे। Elders are expected to give the right advice.
(bujurgon se ummiid rakhii jaatii hai ki ve sahii salaah denge।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
उम्मीद मत छोड़ो, अभी सब कुछ खत्म नहीं हुआ है। Don't lose hope, everything isn't over yet.
(ummiid mat chhodo, abhii sab kuchh khatm nahiin huaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
उससे इतनी उम्मीद मत रखो कि वह हर बार जीतेगा। Don't expect so much from him that he'll win every time.
(usse itnii ummiid mat rakho ki vah har baar jiitegaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): उम्मीद (ummiid)
(sg.f.oblique): उम्मीद (ummiid)
(pl.f.direct): उम्मीदें (ummiiden)
(pl.f.oblique): उम्मीदों (ummiidon)