तबदीली (tabdiilii)

noun This is a variant spelling of the more common तब्दीली (tabdiilii), meaning 'change' or 'alteration'; both come from the same Persian-derived root as बदलना (badalnaa, 'to change').
Sense 1 : change, alteration
noun, feminine
Synonyms: बदलाव (badlaav), परिवर्तन (parivartan, formal), तब्दीली (tabdiilii, variant form)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this word constantly in Delhi weather chat and office small talk -- मौसम में तबदीली (mausam men tabdiilii, 'a change in the weather') or जगह की तबदीली (jagah kii tabdiilii, 'a change of place/posting'). Government and news Hindi tends to prefer the spelling तब्दीली (tabdiilii), so don't be surprised to see both forms used interchangeably in print and speech.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often default to परिवर्तन (parivartan) for every 'change', but तबदीली (tabdiilii) and its more common cousin तब्दीली (tabdiilii) are the everyday spoken choice for practical changes (job, address, weather, plans), while परिवर्तन (parivartan) leans toward formal or abstract change (social, political). 2) The word takes में (men) or की (kii) to specify what changed, e.g. मौसम में तबदीली (mausam men tabdiilii, 'a change in the weather') -- learners sometimes drop the postposition.
Sample Sentences:
मौसम में तबदीली आ रही है। There is a change coming in the weather.
(mausam men tabdiilii aa rahii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पिछले कुछ सालों में इस शहर में बहुत तबदीली आई है। In the last few years, a lot of change has come to this city.
(pichhle kuchh saalon men is shahar men bahut tabdiilii aaii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
उसकी नौकरी में जगह की तबदीली हो गई है। There has been a change of place in his job (a transfer).
(uskii naukrii men jagah kii tabdiilii ho gaii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हें अपनी दिनचर्या में कोई तबदीली चाहिए? Do you need any change in your daily routine?
(kyaa tumhen apnii dincharyaa men koii tabdiilii chaahie?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर हालात यही रहे, तो कोई तबदीली नहीं आएगी। If things stay the same, no change will come.
(agar haalaat yahii rahe, to koii tabdiilii nahiin aaegii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
काश सरकार की नीतियों में कुछ तबदीली होती। If only there had been some change in the government's policies.
(kaash sarkaar kii niitiyon men kuchh tabdiilii hotii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया योजना में यह तबदीली मंजूर कर लीजिए। Please approve this change in the plan.
(kripyaa yojnaa men yah tabdiilii manjoor kar liijie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
समय के साथ इंसान की सोच में तबदीली आती रहती है। With time, change keeps coming in a person's thinking.
(samay ke saath insaan kii soch men tabdiilii aatii rahtii hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह तबदीली बोर्ड की मीटिंग में की गई थी। This change was made in the board meeting.
(yah tabdiilii bord kii miiting men kii gaii thii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
शायद अगले महीने कुछ तबदीली हो जाए। Maybe some change will happen next month.
(shaayad agle mahiine kuchh tabdiilii ho jaae।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): तबदीली (tabdiilii)
(sg.f.oblique): तबदीली (tabdiilii)
(pl.f.direct): तबदीलियाँ (tabdiiliyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): तबदीलियों (tabdiiliyon)