सहायता (sahaaytaa)
noun
A single-sense formal noun meaning 'help/assistance'; often paired with the verb करना (karnaa) or contrasted with the more everyday मदद (madad).
Sense
1
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help, assistance, aid
noun, feminine
Synonyms: मदद (madad), इमदाद (imdaad, less common)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will meet सहायता (sahaaytaa) constantly in official and written contexts -- bank forms, disaster relief bulletins, NGO names -- while मदद (madad) is what you'd actually say to a friend on the street. Think of सहायता (sahaaytaa) as the Hindi register you reach for when writing an email or reading a newspaper headline.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for मदद (madad) in every context out of habit; सहायता (sahaaytaa) is the word you'll see on government forms, NGO signage, and news reports ('राहत और सहायता', raahat aur sahaaytaa, 'relief and aid') and sounds noticeably more formal in speech. 2) The common verb pairing is सहायता करना (sahaaytaa karnaa, 'to help') or सहायता देना (sahaaytaa denaa, 'to give aid') -- not सहायता होना (sahaaytaa honaa) for the act of helping someone.
Sample Sentences:
सरकार ने बाढ़ पीड़ितों को हर संभव सहायता देने का आश्वासन दिया।
The government assured that it would give all possible help to the flood victims.
(sarkaar ne baadh piiditon ko har sambhav sahaaytaa dene kaa aashvaasan diyaa।)
इस फॉर्म को भरने में आपको किसी सहायता की आवश्यकता हो तो कृपया हमसे संपर्क करें।
If you need any assistance in filling out this form, please contact us.
(is phorm ko bharne men aapko kisii sahaaytaa kii aavashyaktaa ho to kripyaa hamse sampark karen।)
पीड़ितों को त्वरित चिकित्सा सहायता उपलब्ध कराई गई।
Prompt medical aid was made available to the victims.
(piiditon ko tvarit chikitsaa sahaaytaa uplabdh karaaii gaii।)
यह संस्था वर्षों से गरीब बच्चों की शिक्षा हेतु आर्थिक सहायता प्रदान करती है।
This organization has been providing financial assistance for the education of poor children for years.
(yah sansthaa varshon se gariib bachchon kii shikshaa hetu aarthik sahaaytaa pradaan kartii hai।)
अगर समय रहते सहायता मिल जाती तो शायद उसकी जान बच जाती।
If help had arrived in time, perhaps his life could have been saved.
(agar samay rahte sahaaytaa mil jaatii to shaayad uskii jaan bach jaatii।)
कृपया आवश्यक दस्तावेज़ों के साथ हमारे कार्यालय में सहायता हेतु आवेदन करें।
Please apply for assistance at our office along with the necessary documents.
(kripyaa aavashyak dastaavezon ke saath hamaare kaaryaalay men sahaaytaa hetu aavedan karen।)
क्या आपको इस परियोजना में किसी प्रकार की सहायता चाहिए?
Do you need any kind of assistance with this project?
(kyaa aapko is pariyojnaa men kisii prakaar kii sahaaytaa chaahie?)
जब भूकंप आया, तो अंतरराष्ट्रीय संगठनों ने तुरंत सहायता भेजी।
When the earthquake struck, international organizations immediately sent aid.
(jab bhookamp aayaa, to antarraashtriiy sangathnon ne turant sahaaytaa bhejii।)
बैंक ऋण के लिए आवेदन करते समय कर्मचारी आपको पूरी सहायता देंगे।
The staff will give you complete assistance while you apply for a bank loan.
(baink rin ke lie aavedan karte samay karmchaarii aapko poorii sahaaytaa denge।)
उम्मीद है कि हमारी सहायता से यह परियोजना समय पर पूरी हो जाए।
It is hoped that with our assistance, this project will be completed on time.
(ummiid hai ki hamaarii sahaaytaa se yah pariyojnaa samay par poorii ho jaae।)
इस गैर-सरकारी संस्था का नाम ही "सहायता" है, क्योंकि इसका उद्देश्य वंचित वर्गों की सेवा करना है।
This NGO's very name is "Sahayata," since its purpose is to serve underprivileged sections of society.
(is gair-sarkaarii sansthaa kaa naam hii "sahaaytaa" hai, kyonki iskaa uddeshy vanchit vargon kii sevaa karnaa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
सहायता
(sahaaytaa)
(sg.f.oblique):
सहायता
(sahaaytaa)
(pl.f.direct):
सहायताएँ
(sahaaytaaen)
(pl.f.oblique):
सहायताओं
(sahaaytaaon)