तैयारी (taiyaarii)

noun A feminine noun meaning 'preparation' or 'readiness' -- most often heard in the everyday sense of preparing for something (an exam, a trip, a wedding), with an extended sense referring to being mentally/physically ready or willing.
Sense 1 : preparation, the act of getting ready
noun, feminine Most common frame is X की तैयारी (X kii taiyaarii, 'preparation for X') with the verb करना (karnaa): परीक्षा की तैयारी करना (pariikshaa kii taiyaarii karnaa, 'to prepare for the exam').
Synonyms: इंतज़ाम (intzaam, arrangements), तैयारी करना (taiyaarii karnaa, the common verb phrase)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear this constantly around exam season -- students say परीक्षा की तैयारी चल रही है (pariikshaa kii taiyaarii chal rahii hai, 'exam preparation is underway') -- and around weddings, where शादी की तैयारियाँ (shaadii kii taiyaariyaan, 'wedding preparations') is used in the plural तैयारियाँ (taiyaariyaan) since there are many things to arrange at once.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say तैयारी के लिए (taiyaarii ke lie) when they mean 'preparation for X,' but the natural frame is X की तैयारी (X kii taiyaarii), not तैयारी के लिए X (taiyaarii ke lie X). 2) तैयारी (taiyaarii) itself takes करना (karnaa), not बनाना (banaanaa), even though 'to make preparations' might tempt a direct translation with बनाना (banaanaa).
Sample Sentences:
परीक्षा की तैयारी चल रही है। Exam preparation is underway.
(pariikshaa kii taiyaarii chal rahii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शादी की तैयारियाँ पूरे घर में चल रही हैं। Wedding preparations are underway in the whole house.
(shaadii kii taiyaariyaan poore ghar men chal rahii hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसने रातभर जागकर परीक्षा की तैयारी की। He prepared for the exam by staying up all night.
(usne raatbhar jaagkar pariikshaa kii taiyaarii kii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
हम अगले महीने की यात्रा की तैयारी करेंगे। We will prepare for next month's trip.
(ham agle mahiine kii yaatraa kii taiyaarii karenge।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
अपनी तैयारी अभी से शुरू कर दो, बाद में समय नहीं मिलेगा। Start your preparation right now; you won't get time later.
(apnii taiyaarii abhii se shuroo kar do, baad men samay nahiin milegaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
काश मैंने इंटरव्यू की तैयारी पहले से कर ली होती। I wish I had done my interview preparation in advance.
(kaash mainne intravyoo kii taiyaarii pahle se kar lii hotii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
अगर उसकी तैयारी अच्छी होती, तो वह ज़रूर पास हो जाता। If his preparation had been good, he would surely have passed.
(agar uskii taiyaarii achchhii hotii, to vah zaroor paas ho jaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
जब तक तैयारी पूरी न हो, तब तक हमें कुछ बताना नहीं चाहिए। Until the preparation is complete, we shouldn't announce anything.
(jab tak taiyaarii poorii n ho, tab tak hamen kuchh bataanaa nahiin chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
समारोह की सारी तैयारियाँ समिति द्वारा की गई थीं। All the preparations for the ceremony had been made by the committee.
(samaaroh kii saarii taiyaariyaan samiti dvaaraa kii gaii thiin।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
मंत्रालय द्वारा आपदा प्रबंधन की तैयारियाँ की जा रही हैं। Disaster management preparations are being made by the ministry.
(mantraalay dvaaraa aapdaa prabandhan kii taiyaariyaan kii jaa rahii hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
शायद उसकी तैयारी इस बार भी अधूरी रहे। Perhaps his preparation will remain incomplete this time too.
(shaayad uskii taiyaarii is baar bhii adhoorii rahe।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : readiness, willingness, state of being prepared
noun, feminine Used with होना (honaa) to describe a state -- तैयारी है (taiyaarii hai, 'there is readiness/willingness') -- distinct from the process sense above which pairs with करना (karnaa).
Synonyms: तैयार होना (taiyaar honaa, related verb phrase for the state itself)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This sense often shows up in slightly reflective or motivational speech, like किसी भी चुनौती के लिए तैयारी (kisii bhii chunautii ke lie taiyaarii, 'readiness for any challenge') -- it frames readiness as a resource you build up and hold, much like तैयारी (taiyaarii) in the first sense is something you 'do.'
Common Mistakes: 1) Confusing this with तैयार (taiyaar), the adjective meaning 'ready' -- तैयारी (taiyaarii) is the noun form and cannot directly modify a person the way तैयार (taiyaar) does (you cannot say वह तैयारी है (vah taiyaarii hai) to mean 'she is ready').
Sample Sentences:
उसकी बातों में एक अजीब सी तैयारी झलकती थी, जैसे वह हर सवाल का जवाब जानता हो। A strange readiness showed in his words, as if he knew the answer to every question.
(uskii baaton men ek ajiib sii taiyaarii jhalaktii thii, jaise vah har savaal kaa javaab jaantaa ho।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
किसी भी चुनौती के लिए तैयारी होनी चाहिए, चाहे वह कभी भी आए। One should have readiness for any challenge, whenever it may come.
(kisii bhii chunautii ke lie taiyaarii honii chaahie, chaahe vah kabhii bhii aae।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
मन में तैयारी हो तो कोई भी मुश्किल आसान लगने लगती है। If there is readiness in the mind, any difficulty starts feeling easy.
(man men taiyaarii ho to koii bhii mushkil aasaan lagne lagtii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर उसमें बदलाव के लिए तैयारी होती, तो वह इतनी जल्दी हार नहीं मानता। If he had had readiness for change, he wouldn't have given up so quickly.
(agar usmen badlaav ke lie taiyaarii hotii, to vah itnii jaldii haar nahiin maantaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
सच्ची तैयारी बाहर नहीं, अंदर से आती है। True readiness comes not from outside, but from within.
(sachchii taiyaarii baahar nahiin, andar se aatii hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
गुरु ने कहा, अपने भीतर वह तैयारी पैदा करो जो हर हार के बाद भी उठने में मदद करे। The guru said, cultivate within yourself that readiness which helps you rise even after every defeat.
(guru ne kahaa, apne bhiitar vah taiyaarii paidaa karo jo har haar ke baad bhii uthne men madad kare।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
जीवन में असली जीत उसी की होती है जिसमें बदलते हालात के लिए तैयारी बनी रहती है। In life, real victory belongs to the one who maintains readiness for changing circumstances.
(jiivan men aslii jiit usii kii hotii hai jismen badalte haalaat ke lie taiyaarii banii rahtii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुझमें अभी नई ज़िंदगी शुरू करने की तैयारी है? Do you have the readiness right now to start a new life?
(kyaa tujhmen abhii naii zindgii shuroo karne kii taiyaarii hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह किताब बताती है कि मानसिक तैयारी से हम बड़े से बड़े संकट का सामना कर सकते हैं। This book explains that with mental readiness, we can face even the biggest crises.
(yah kitaab bataatii hai ki maansik taiyaarii se ham bade se bade sankat kaa saamnaa kar sakte hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): तैयारी (taiyaarii)
(sg.f.oblique): तैयारी (taiyaarii)
(pl.f.direct): तैयारियाँ (taiyaariyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): तैयारियों (taiyaariyon)