दुर्घटना (durghatnaa)
noun
A single-sense noun meaning 'accident' or 'mishap', typically a road, rail, or industrial accident -- the standard word you'd hear on the news or from a police report.
Sense
1
:
accident, mishap
noun, feminine
Synonyms: हादसा (haadsaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll see this word constantly on Hindi news tickers and in police FIRs -- सड़क दुर्घटना (sadak durghatnaa, 'road accident') is an especially common compound given how often it's reported. हादसा (haadsaa) is the word you're more likely to hear in everyday spoken conversation, while दुर्घटना (durghatnaa) has a slightly more formal, official-report feel, though both are widely understood and used.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for इत्तफ़ाक़ (ittfaaq) thinking 'accident' -- that word actually means 'coincidence,' not a mishap; दुर्घटना (durghatnaa) is the word for a crash or disaster. 2) The common verb pairing is दुर्घटना होना (durghatnaa honaa, 'an accident happens/occurs') or दुर्घटना घटना (durghatnaa ghatnaa, 'an accident occurs') -- not दुर्घटना करना (durghatnaa karnaa), since you don't 'do' an accident, it 'happens' to you.
Sample Sentences:
कल शाम एक सड़क दुर्घटना में तीन लोग घायल हो गए।
Yesterday evening, three people were injured in a road accident.
(kal shaam ek sadak durghatnaa men tiin log ghaayal ho gae।)
पुलिस दुर्घटना की जांच कर रही है।
The police are investigating the accident.
(pulis durghatnaa kii jaanch kar rahii hai।)
यह दुर्घटना तेज रफ्तार के कारण हुई थी।
This accident happened because of overspeeding.
(yah durghatnaa tej raphtaar ke kaaran huii thii।)
अगर वह हेलमेट पहनता तो दुर्घटना में इतनी चोट न लगती।
If he had worn a helmet, he wouldn't have gotten hurt so badly in the accident.
(agar vah helmet pahantaa to durghatnaa men itnii chot n lagtii।)
दुर्घटना की सूचना तुरंत नजदीकी थाने में दी जानी चाहिए।
News of the accident should be reported immediately to the nearest police station.
(durghatnaa kii soochnaa turant najdiikii thaane men dii jaanii chaahie।)
हर साल हजारों लोग सड़क दुर्घटनाओं में अपनी जान गंवा देते हैं।
Every year, thousands of people lose their lives in road accidents.
(har saal hajaaron log sadak durghatnaaon men apnii jaan ganvaa dete hain।)
दुर्घटना में घायल व्यक्ति को अस्पताल ले जाया गया।
The person injured in the accident was taken to the hospital.
(durghatnaa men ghaayal vyakti ko asptaal le jaayaa gayaa।)
कृपया दुर्घटना स्थल से दूर रहें।
Please stay away from the accident site.
(kripyaa durghatnaa sthal se door rahen।)
कंपनी का कहना है कि यह दुर्घटना मानवीय भूल से हुई है।
The company says that this accident occurred due to human error.
(kampnii kaa kahnaa hai ki yah durghatnaa maanviiy bhool se huii hai।)
उस दुर्घटना को याद करके आज भी मेरे रोंगटे खड़े हो जाते हैं।
Even today, remembering that accident gives me goosebumps.
(us durghatnaa ko yaad karke aaj bhii mere rongte khade ho jaate hain।)
काश वह दुर्घटना कभी न होती।
I wish that accident had never happened.
(kaash vah durghatnaa kabhii n hotii।)
रेल दुर्घटना में सैकड़ों यात्री फंस गए थे।
Hundreds of passengers had gotten trapped in the train accident.
(rel durghatnaa men saikdon yaatrii phans gae the।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
दुर्घटना
(durghatnaa)
(sg.f.oblique):
दुर्घटना
(durghatnaa)
(pl.f.direct):
दुर्घटनाएँ
(durghatnaaen)
(pl.f.oblique):
दुर्घटनाओं
(durghatnaaon)