त्रुटि (truti)

noun A formal/technical word for 'error' or 'mistake', more bookish than everyday ग़लती (ghaltii).
Sense 1 : error, mistake, defect
noun, feminine
Synonyms: ग़लती (ghaltii), भूल (bhool), दोष (dosh, defect/fault), खामी (khaamii, flaw)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet this word constantly on forms, in RTI replies, in newspaper corrections ('छपाई में त्रुटि' chhapaaii men truti, 'a printing error'), and in error messages on Hindi-language software and government websites -- it is the register of bureaucracy and print, not the kitchen or the bazaar. If you are chatting with a friend about a mistake you made, ग़लती (ghaltii) is what a native speaker reaches for; त्रुटि (truti) would sound oddly stiff in that setting.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for this word in casual speech where ग़लती (ghaltii) is the natural choice; त्रुटि (truti) belongs to written Hindi, official notices, exam papers, software messages, and formal apologies rather than everyday conversation. 2) It is used for technical/systemic errors too (a printing error, a software bug, a clerical error) in contexts where English might not say 'mistake' at all -- e.g. a computer error message reads त्रुटि (truti) rather than ग़लती (ghaltii).
Sample Sentences:
छपाई में एक त्रुटि रह गई है। There is a printing error.
(chhapaaii men ek truti rah gaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कृपया फ़ॉर्म में यह त्रुटि सुधार लें। Please correct this error in the form.
(kripyaa form men yah truti sudhaar len।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
वेबसाइट पर लॉगिन करते समय एक तकनीकी त्रुटि आ रही है। A technical error is occurring while logging into the website.
(vebsaait par login karte samay ek takniikii truti aa rahii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
आवेदन में पाई गई त्रुटियों को सुधारा जाएगा। The errors found in the application will be corrected.
(aavedan men paaii gaii trutiyon ko sudhaaraa jaaegaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
रिपोर्ट में जो त्रुटि थी, उसे संपादक ने पकड़ लिया। The editor caught the error that was in the report.
(riport men jo truti thii, use sampaadak ne pakad liyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर समय रहते त्रुटि पकड़ी जाती, तो इतना नुकसान न होता। If the error had been caught in time, so much loss would not have happened.
(agar samay rahte truti pakdii jaatii, to itnaa nuksaan n hotaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Passive
सिस्टम में त्रुटि होने की संभावना हमेशा बनी रहती है। There is always a possibility of an error occurring in the system.
(sistam men truti hone kii sambhaavnaa hameshaa banii rahtii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हो सकता है कि यह त्रुटि सर्वर की वजह से हुई हो। It's possible that this error occurred because of the server.
(ho saktaa hai ki yah truti sarvar kii vajah se huii ho।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
आरटीआई के जवाब में विभाग ने अपनी त्रुटि स्वीकार की। In the RTI reply, the department admitted its error.
(aartiiaaii ke javaab men vibhaag ne apnii truti sviikaar kii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
दस्तावेज़ों में किसी भी प्रकार की त्रुटि के लिए कार्यालय जिम्मेदार नहीं होगा। The office will not be responsible for any kind of error in the documents.
(dastaavezon men kisii bhii prakaar kii truti ke lie kaaryaalay jimmedaar nahiin hogaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): त्रुटि (truti)
(sg.f.oblique): त्रुटि (truti)
(pl.f.direct): त्रुटिएँ (trutien)
(pl.f.oblique): त्रुटिओं (trution)