अंदाज़ा (andaazaa)
noun
A single core sense: a rough estimate or guess. Common in everyday speech for guessing quantities, prices, distances, or someone's feelings/intentions.
Sense
1
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estimate, guess, rough idea
noun, masculine Very commonly used with होना (honaa) or लगाना (lagaanaa): अंदाज़ा होना (andaazaa honaa, 'to have an idea/inkling') takes a को-marked subject, while अंदाज़ा लगाना (andaazaa lagaanaa, 'to guess/estimate') is a regular transitive construction.
Synonyms: अनुमान (anumaan), क़यास (qayaas, less common), अटकल (atkal, colloquial)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear मुझे अंदाज़ा नहीं था (mujhe andaazaa nahiin thaa, 'I had no idea') constantly in Delhi conversation, often with a rueful or surprised tone -- it is the go-to phrase for admitting you misjudged a situation, a person, or a price at the market. अंदाज़ा लगाओ (andaazaa lagaao, 'guess!') is also a common playful invitation before revealing something, much like English 'guess what.'
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use सोचना (sochnaa, 'to think') where अंदाज़ा लगाना (andaazaa lagaanaa) is more natural for guessing a quantity, distance, or outcome. 2) The dative-subject phrase मुझे अंदाज़ा नहीं था (mujhe andaazaa nahiin thaa, 'I had no idea') is a fixed way to express not realizing something -- learners sometimes wrongly try to make अंदाज़ा the subject with ने (ne) instead of using को (ko).
Sample Sentences:
मुझे अंदाज़ा नहीं था कि तुम इतनी जल्दी आ जाओगे।
I had no idea you'd come so soon.
(mujhe andaazaa nahiin thaa ki tum itnii jaldii aa jaaoge।)
अंदाज़ा लगाओ, आज कौन आ रहा है!
Guess who's coming today!
(andaazaa lagaao, aaj kaun aa rahaa hai!)
मुझे इस बात का बिल्कुल अंदाज़ा नहीं था कि सामान इतना महँगा हो गया है।
I had absolutely no idea that things had gotten so expensive.
(mujhe is baat kaa bilkul andaazaa nahiin thaa ki saamaan itnaa mahangaa ho gayaa hai।)
क्या तुम्हें अंदाज़ा है कि यहाँ से स्टेशन कितनी दूर है?
Do you have any idea how far the station is from here?
(kyaa tumhen andaazaa hai ki yahaan se steshan kitnii door hai?)
मैं सिर्फ़ एक अंदाज़ा लगा रहा हूँ, पक्का नहीं कह सकता।
I'm just making a guess, I can't say for sure.
(main sirf ek andaazaa lagaa rahaa hoon, pakkaa nahiin kah saktaa।)
अगर मुझे पहले से अंदाज़ा होता, तो मैं तैयारी कर लेता।
If I had had an idea beforehand, I would have prepared.
(agar mujhe pahle se andaazaa hotaa, to main taiyaarii kar letaa।)
शायद उसे भी अंदाज़ा न हो कि हालात कितने खराब हैं।
Maybe she doesn't even have an idea how bad things are.
(shaayad use bhii andaazaa n ho ki haalaat kitne kharaab hain।)
उन्हें अंदाज़ा हो गया कि कुछ गड़बड़ है।
He got a sense that something was wrong.
(unhen andaazaa ho gayaa ki kuchh gadbad hai।)
भीड़ को देखकर एक मोटा अंदाज़ा लगाया जा सकता है कि कितने लोग आए थे।
Looking at the crowd, a rough estimate can be made of how many people came.
(bhiid ko dekhkar ek motaa andaazaa lagaayaa jaa saktaa hai ki kitne log aae the।)
मुझे तो कोई अंदाज़ा नहीं था कि वह इतना बड़ा अफ़सर है।
I had no idea at all that he was such a big officer.
(mujhe to koii andaazaa nahiin thaa ki vah itnaa badaa afsar hai।)
सरकार ने नुकसान का अंदाज़ा लगाने के लिए एक समिति बनाई है।
The government has formed a committee to estimate the damage.
(sarkaar ne nuksaan kaa andaazaa lagaane ke lie ek samiti banaaii hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
अंदाज़ा
(andaazaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
अंदाज़े
(andaaze)
(pl.m.direct):
अंदाज़े
(andaaze)
(pl.m.oblique):
अंदाज़ों
(andaazon)