सख़्ती (sakhtii)
noun
The abstract noun of सख़्त (sakht, 'strict/hard'); means 'strictness, harshness, severity' -- almost always about how a rule, person, or authority behaves, not about a physical object being hard.
Sense
1
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strictness, severity, harshness (of treatment, discipline, or enforcement)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: कठोरता (kathortaa), कड़ाई (kadaaii)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear सख़्ती से पालन करें (sakhtii se paalan karen, 'follow strictly') on government notices, and सख़्ती बरतना (sakhtii baratnaa, 'to exercise strictness') in news reports about police or officials cracking down on something -- the word has a slightly official, rule-enforcement flavor even in everyday speech, like a parent laying down the law about homework or curfew.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for कठिनता (kathintaa, 'difficulty') when they mean सख़्ती (sakhtii) -- the two are unrelated; सख़्ती (sakhtii) is about severity of treatment or rules, not about a task being hard. 2) The common frame is सख़्ती से (sakhtii se, 'strictly/with strictness'), as in 'follow strictly' -- learners sometimes drop से (se) and just say सख़्ती करना (sakhtii karnaa, 'to be strict/crack down'), which is a different, also valid, but distinct construction meaning 'to get tough (on something)'.
Sample Sentences:
पुलिस ने आज सड़क पर बहुत सख़्ती बरती।
The police exercised a lot of strictness on the road today.
(pulis ne aaj sadak par bahut sakhtii bartii।)
कृपया नियमों का सख़्ती से पालन करें।
Please follow the rules strictly.
(kripyaa niymon kaa sakhtii se paalan karen।)
मेरे पापा होमवर्क के मामले में बहुत सख़्ती दिखाते हैं।
My dad shows a lot of strictness when it comes to homework.
(mere paapaa homvark ke maamle men bahut sakhtii dikhaate hain।)
सरकार ने प्रदूषण फैलाने वाली फ़ैक्ट्रियों के ख़िलाफ़ सख़्ती बढ़ा दी है।
The government has increased its strictness against factories that cause pollution.
(sarkaar ne pradooshan phailaane vaalii faiktriyon ke khilaaf sakhtii badhaa dii hai।)
अगर थोड़ी सख़्ती न बरती जाती तो यह कर्फ़्यू कभी सफल नहीं होता।
If a little strictness had not been exercised, this curfew would never have succeeded.
(agar thodii sakhtii n bartii jaatii to yah karfyoo kabhii saphal nahiin hotaa।)
अध्यापिका चाहती है कि परीक्षा में पूरी सख़्ती से निगरानी की जाए।
The teacher wants the exam to be monitored with complete strictness.
(adhyaapikaa chaahtii hai ki pariikshaa men poorii sakhtii se nigraanii kii jaae।)
अगली बार से हम इस नियम पर सख़्ती से अमल करेंगे।
From next time, we will implement this rule strictly.
(aglii baar se ham is niyam par sakhtii se amal karenge।)
बॉर्डर पर जवान बड़ी सख़्ती से हर गाड़ी की जाँच कर रहे हैं।
At the border, the soldiers are checking every vehicle with great strictness.
(bordar par javaan badii sakhtii se har gaadii kii jaanch kar rahe hain।)
क्या सचमुच इतनी सख़्ती की ज़रूरत थी?
Was such strictness really necessary?
(kyaa sachmuch itnii sakhtii kii zaroorat thii?)
प्रशासन की सख़्ती से नाराज़ होकर दुकानदारों ने हड़ताल कर दी।
Angered by the administration's strictness, the shopkeepers went on strike.
(prashaasan kii sakhtii se naaraaz hokar dukaandaaron ne hadtaal kar dii।)
शायद इस बार परीक्षा में उतनी सख़्ती न हो।
Perhaps there won't be that much strictness in the exam this time.
(shaayad is baar pariikshaa men utnii sakhtii n ho।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
सख़्ती
(sakhtii)
(sg.f.oblique):
सख़्ती
(sakhtii)
(pl.f.direct):
सख़्तियाँ
(sakhtiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique):
सख़्तियों
(sakhtiyon)