अंत (ant)
noun
A common noun meaning 'end' or 'conclusion' -- of a story, a period of time, a life, or a process. One main sense, though it shows up in a few fixed phrases worth knowing.
Sense
1
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end, conclusion, finish (of a story, event, period, or life)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: समाप्ति (samaapti, formal), खत्म (khatm, colloquial, used mainly in verb phrases like खत्म होना (khatm honaa)), समापन (samaapan, formal, used for formal events/ceremonies)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear अंत में (ant men, 'in the end') constantly in spoken Hindi, whether someone is wrapping up a long story or a grandmother is concluding a piece of advice. It has a slightly more reflective, storytelling weight than the blunter खत्म (khatm), which is more about something simply stopping or running out.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for खत्म (khatm) as a direct synonym in every context, but अंत (ant) is the noun used in more narrative or formal contexts (कहानी का अंत (kahaanii kaa ant, 'the end of the story')), while खत्म (khatm) tends to appear as part of the verb phrase खत्म होना (khatm honaa, 'to get finished'). 2) अंत में (ant men) is a very common fixed phrase meaning 'in the end, finally' -- learners sometimes construct this awkwardly instead of using the set phrase.
Sample Sentences:
कहानी का अंत बहुत दुखद था।
The end of the story was very sad.
(kahaanii kaa ant bahut dukhad thaa।)
अंत में सब कुछ ठीक हो गया।
In the end, everything turned out fine.
(ant men sab kuchh thiik ho gayaa।)
यह फिल्म का अंत नहीं है, बीच का हिस्सा है।
This isn't the end of the movie, it's the middle part.
(yah philm kaa ant nahiin hai, biich kaa hissaa hai।)
हर चीज़ का एक अंत होता है।
Everything has an end.
(har chiiz kaa ek ant hotaa hai।)
अगर वह मुझे सच बता देता, तो इस झगड़े का अंत पहले ही हो जाता।
If he had told me the truth, this fight would have ended long ago.
(agar vah mujhe sach bataa detaa, to is jhagde kaa ant pahle hii ho jaataa।)
कहानी का अंत ऐसे लिखो कि पढ़नेवाला चौंक जाए।
Write the end of the story so that the reader is startled.
(kahaanii kaa ant aise likho ki padhnevaalaa chaunk jaae।)
शायद इस विवाद का अंत बातचीत से हो जाए।
Perhaps this dispute will end through talks.
(shaayad is vivaad kaa ant baatchiit se ho jaae।)
उपन्यास का अंत लेखक ने बड़ी सावधानी से लिखा है।
The end of the novel has been written by the author with great care.
(upanyaas kaa ant lekhak ne badii saavdhaanii se likhaa hai।)
इस युग का अंत निकट है।
The end of this era is near.
(is yug kaa ant nikat hai।)
जब तक कहानी का अंत नहीं आ जाता, वह किताब नहीं छोड़ेगी।
Until the story's end arrives, she won't put the book down.
(jab tak kahaanii kaa ant nahiin aa jaataa, vah kitaab nahiin chhodegii।)
बैठक का अंत होने तक सब थक चुके थे।
By the time the meeting ended, everyone was already exhausted.
(baithak kaa ant hone tak sab thak chuke the।)
Sense
2
:
death, demise (euphemistic/literary use)
noun, masculine Appears in phrases like अंत होना (ant honaa, 'to meet one's end') or उसका अंत हुआ (uskaa ant huaa, 'his end came') as a softer or more literary way to refer to someone's death.
Synonyms: मृत्यु (mrityu, formal), मौत (maut)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: This sense leans literary and somewhat formal or dramatic -- you'd meet it in a novel, a news report, or a solemn speech more than in casual chat, where मौत (maut) or गुज़र जाना (guzar jaanaa) would be the everyday choice.
Sample Sentences:
राजा का अंत युद्ध के मैदान में हुआ।
The king's death occurred on the battlefield.
(raajaa kaa ant yuddh ke maidaan men huaa।)
लंबी बीमारी के बाद उनका अंत हो गया।
After a long illness, he passed away.
(lambii biimaarii ke baad unkaa ant ho gayaa।)
कवि ने अपनी रचना में नायक के अंत का वर्णन बड़ी करुणा से किया है।
The poet has described the hero's death in his work with great pathos.
(kavi ne apnii rachnaa men naayak ke ant kaa varnan badii karunaa se kiyaa hai।)
अखबार में लिखा था कि नेता का अंत रहस्यमय परिस्थितियों में हुआ।
The newspaper reported that the leader's death occurred under mysterious circumstances.
(akhbaar men likhaa thaa ki netaa kaa ant rahasymay paristhitiyon men huaa।)
काश उसका अंत इतना दुखद न होता।
If only his death had not been so tragic.
(kaash uskaa ant itnaa dukhad n hotaa।)
यह मानना कठिन है कि उनका अंत निकट है।
It is hard to believe that his end (death) is near.
(yah maannaa kathin hai ki unkaa ant nikat hai।)
क्या पता किसका अंत कब और कैसे हो।
Who knows when and how someone's death might come.
(kyaa pataa kiskaa ant kab aur kaise ho।)
सैनिकों का वीरगति को प्राप्त होना भी एक प्रकार का अंत ही है, पर गौरवशाली।
A soldier's fall in battle is also a kind of death, but a glorious one.
(sainikon kaa viiragti ko praapt honaa bhii ek prakaar kaa ant hii hai, par gauravshaalii।)
महाभारत में अनेक महान योद्धाओं का अंत रणभूमि में ही हुआ था।
In the Mahabharata, many great warriors met their death on the battlefield itself.
(mahaabhaarat men anek mahaan yoddhaaon kaa ant ranbhoomi men hii huaa thaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
अंत
(ant)
(sg.m.oblique):
अंत
(ant)
(pl.m.direct):
अंत
(ant)
(pl.m.oblique):
अंतों
(anton)