आवश्यकता (aavashyaktaa)
noun
A formal-register noun meaning 'need' or 'requirement' -- the more official/written counterpart to the everyday ज़रूरत (zaroorat).
Sense
1
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need, requirement, necessity
noun, feminine Commonly used with होना (honaa) in dative-subject constructions, e.g. 'X को Y की आवश्यकता है' (X ko Y kii aavashyaktaa hai, 'X needs Y'), paralleling the ज़रूरत (zaroorat) construction the learner already knows.
Synonyms: ज़रूरत (zaroorat), जरूरत (jaroorat, variant spelling without nuqta)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will see this word plastered across classified ads: 'आवश्यकता है' (aavashyaktaa hai, 'wanted/required') is the standard header for job postings and 'help wanted' notices in Hindi newspapers, much like 'Wanted' in English classifieds. In spoken Delhi-NCR Hindi, though, people overwhelmingly reach for ज़रूरत (zaroorat) instead -- आवश्यकता (aavashyaktaa) signals a slightly Sanskritized, official register.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often default to ज़रूरत (zaroorat) everywhere; आवश्यकता (aavashyaktaa) is the better choice in written notices, job ads, official announcements, and formal speech -- using it in casual chat about, say, needing milk sounds stiff. 2) The thing needed is marked with की (kii) (genitive agreeing with आवश्यकता (aavashyaktaa), which is feminine), not से (se) or को (ko): 'पैसों की आवश्यकता' (paison kii aavashyaktaa, 'need for money'), not 'पैसों से आवश्यकता' (paison se aavashyaktaa).
Sample Sentences:
इस पद के लिए एक अनुभवी लेखाकार की आवश्यकता है।
An experienced accountant is required for this position.
(is pad ke lie ek anubhvii lekhaakaar kii aavashyaktaa hai।)
आवश्यकता है: अनुभवी शिक्षक, तुरंत संपर्क करें।
Wanted: experienced teacher, contact immediately.
(aavashyaktaa hai: anubhvii shikshak, turant sampark karen।)
समिति ने अतिरिक्त धन की आवश्यकता बताई।
The committee stated the need for additional funds.
(samiti ne atirikt dhan kii aavashyaktaa bataaii।)
यदि किसी दस्तावेज़ की आवश्यकता हो, तो कार्यालय को सूचित करें।
If any document is needed, please inform the office.
(yadi kisii dastaavez kii aavashyaktaa ho, to kaaryaalay ko soochit karen।)
इस योजना के सफल होने के लिए सरकारी सहयोग की आवश्यकता होगी।
Government support will be needed for this plan to succeed.
(is yojnaa ke saphal hone ke lie sarkaarii sahyog kii aavashyaktaa hogii।)
बैठक में सभी सदस्यों की उपस्थिति की आवश्यकता जताई गई।
The need for the presence of all members was expressed at the meeting.
(baithak men sabhii sadasyon kii upasthiti kii aavashyaktaa jataaii gaii।)
देश को आत्मनिर्भरता की आवश्यकता है, न कि विदेशी निर्भरता की।
The country needs self-reliance, not dependence on foreign nations.
(desh ko aatmnirbhartaa kii aavashyaktaa hai, n ki videshii nirbhartaa kii।)
अगर इसकी आवश्यकता होती, तो प्रबंधन पहले ही कदम उठाता।
If it had been necessary, the management would have taken action already.
(agar iskii aavashyaktaa hotii, to prabandhan pahle hii kadam uthaataa।)
समाचार पत्र में स्नातक अभ्यर्थियों की आवश्यकता संबंधी विज्ञापन प्रकाशित हुआ।
An advertisement regarding the requirement for graduate candidates was published in the newspaper.
(samaachaar patr men snaatak abhyarthiyon kii aavashyaktaa sambandhii vigyaapan prakaashit huaa।)
प्रत्येक नागरिक को शिक्षा की आवश्यकता समझनी चाहिए।
Every citizen should understand the need for education.
(pratyek naagrik ko shikshaa kii aavashyaktaa samajhnii chaahie।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
आवश्यकता
(aavashyaktaa)
(sg.f.oblique):
आवश्यकता
(aavashyaktaa)
(pl.f.direct):
आवश्यकताएँ
(aavashyaktaaen)
(pl.f.oblique):
आवश्यकताओं
(aavashyaktaaon)