फ़्लैट (flait)

noun/adjective An English loanword used mainly as a noun meaning 'apartment/flat'; also carries the English sense 'flat, level' as an adjective in some contexts.
Sense 1 : apartment, residential unit in a multi-story building
noun, masculine
Synonyms: फ्लैट (phlait, variant form without nuqta), अपार्टमेंट (apaartment), मकान (makaan, broader term for house)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In Delhi-NCR, फ़्लैट (flait) is the everyday word for city apartments -- think Gurgaon or Noida high-rises -- while मकान (makaan) or कोठी (kothii) evoke an independent house. Real estate ads and everyday conversation about buying or renting a home almost always use this English loanword rather than a Sanskritic equivalent.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use मकान (makaan) or घर (ghar) interchangeably, but फ़्लैट (flait) specifically implies a unit within an apartment building, not a standalone house. 2) The nuqta (dot under फ) is often dropped in casual writing -- both फ़्लैट (flait) and फ्लैट (phlait) are seen and accepted.
Sample Sentences:
हमने पिछले साल नोएडा में एक फ़्लैट खरीदा। We bought a flat in Noida last year.
(hamne pichhle saal noedaa men ek flait khariidaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मेरा फ़्लैट तीसरी मंज़िल पर है। My flat is on the third floor.
(meraa flait tiisrii manzil par hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वे गुड़गांव में एक नया फ़्लैट ढूंढ रहे हैं। They are looking for a new flat in Gurgaon.
(ve gudgaanv men ek nayaa flait dhoondh rahe hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर पैसे होते तो मैं भी सेक्टर 62 में फ़्लैट ले लेता। If I had the money, I would also buy a flat in Sector 62.
(agar paise hote to main bhii sektar 62 men flait le letaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
यह फ़्लैट किराए पर दिया जाएगा। This flat will be given out for rent.
(yah flait kiraae par diyaa jaaegaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
कृपया फ़्लैट का पता ठीक से लिख दीजिए। Please write down the flat's address properly.
(kripyaa flait kaa pataa thiik se likh diijie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
शायद वह अपना फ़्लैट बेच दे। Perhaps he will sell his flat.
(shaayad vah apnaa flait bech de।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
बिल्डर ने फ़्लैट का पॉज़ेशन अभी तक नहीं दिया। The builder still hasn't given possession of the flat.
(bildar ne flait kaa pozeshan abhii tak nahiin diyaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इस सोसाइटी में हर फ़्लैट की कीमत एक करोड़ से ज़्यादा है। In this society, every flat costs more than one crore.
(is sosaaitii men har flait kii kiimat ek karod se zyaadaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
फ़्लैट की रजिस्ट्री कराने में बहुत झंझट होता है। Getting a flat's registry done involves a lot of hassle.
(flait kii rajistrii karaane men bahut jhanjhat hotaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
फ़्लैट खरीदने से पहले लोन की सारी शर्तें पढ़ ली जानी चाहिए थीं। All the loan terms should have been read before buying the flat.
(flait khariidne se pahle lon kii saarii sharten padh lii jaanii chaahie thiin।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
Sense 2 : flat, level, even
adjective
Synonyms: सपाट (sapaat), चौरस (chauras)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: You'll hear this mostly in set English-borrowed phrases like फ़्लैट टायर (flait taayar, 'flat tire') rather than as a general descriptive adjective for surfaces, where Hindi speakers reach for सपाट (sapaat) instead.
Common Mistakes: 1) This adjectival sense (as in a flat surface or a flat tire) is much less common in speech than the housing-unit noun sense -- सपाट (sapaat) is the more natural word choice for describing a flat surface in Hindi.
Sample Sentences:
मेरी गाड़ी का टायर फ़्लैट हो गया है। My car's tire has gone flat.
(merii gaadii kaa taayar flait ho gayaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सुबह उठकर देखा तो स्कूटर का टायर फ़्लैट था। When I woke up in the morning and checked, the scooter's tire was flat.
(subah uthkar dekhaa to skootar kaa taayar flait thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर टायर फ़्लैट हो जाए तो पास वाली दुकान से हवा भरवा लेना। If the tire goes flat, get some air put in at the shop nearby.
(agar taayar flait ho jaae to paas vaalii dukaan se havaa bharvaa lenaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
टायर फ़्लैट न हो, इसलिए हर हफ़्ते हवा चेक कर लो। Check the air every week so the tire doesn't go flat.
(taayar flait n ho, islie har hafte havaa chek kar lo।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर टायर फ़्लैट होता तो गाड़ी यूँ नहीं चलती। If the tire were flat, the car wouldn't be running like this.
(agar taayar flait hotaa to gaadii yoon nahiin chaltii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
हाईवे पर अचानक टायर फ़्लैट हो गया और हम फँस गए। On the highway the tire suddenly went flat and we got stuck.
(haaiive par achaanak taayar flait ho gayaa aur ham phans gae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मुझे लगता है पिछला टायर फ़्लैट है, गाड़ी एक तरफ़ झुक रही है। I think the back tire is flat, the car is leaning to one side.
(mujhe lagtaa hai pichhlaa taayar flait hai, gaadii ek taraf jhuk rahii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
टूर पर निकलने से पहले चेक कर लीजिए कि कोई टायर फ़्लैट तो नहीं है। Before setting out on the tour, please check that no tire is flat.
(toor par nikalne se pahle chek kar liijie ki koii taayar flait to nahiin hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): फ़्लैट (flait)
(sg.m.oblique): फ़्लैट (flait)
(pl.m.direct): फ़्लैट (flait)
(pl.m.oblique): फ़्लैटों (flaiton)
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: फ़्लैट (flait)