तरीक़ा (tariiqaa)
noun
A common everyday noun meaning 'way' or 'method' -- the manner in which something is done.
Sense
1
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way, method, manner of doing something
noun, masculine
Synonyms: तरीका (tariikaa, variant form without nuqta), उपाय (upaay), ढंग (dhang), विधि (vidhi, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this word constantly in practical, problem-solving talk -- कोई तरीका बताओ (koii tariikaa bataao, 'tell me some way/method') is what you say to a friend, a shopkeeper, or a mechanic when you want a solution, not a lecture. It has a nuqta on the ज़ (z) sound from its Persian/Urdu origin, though in fast casual speech many speakers pronounce it without the nuqta, and both तरीका (tariikaa) and तरीक़ा (tariiqaa) are accepted as the same word.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often skip the से (se) marker when describing 'the way of doing' something, saying किस तरीका (kis tariikaa) instead of the correct किस तरीके से (kis tariike se, 'in what way'), since तरीका (tariikaa) must go into its oblique form तरीके (tariike) before से (se). 2) इस तरह (is tarah) and इस तरीके से (is tariike se) are near-synonyms in casual speech, but learners sometimes treat तरह (tarah) and तरीका (tariikaa) as fully interchangeable in every construction, when तरीका (tariikaa) leans more toward a concrete method or technique while तरह (tarah) leans toward manner or type in general.
Sample Sentences:
यार, कोई तरीका बताओ, ये लॉक नहीं खुल रहा।
Dude, tell me some way, this lock isn't opening.
(yaar, koii tariikaa bataao, ye lok nahiin khul rahaa।)
इस समस्या को हल करने का कोई और तरीक़ा होना चाहिए।
There should be some other way to solve this problem.
(is samasyaa ko hal karne kaa koii aur tariiqaa honaa chaahie।)
उसने खाना बनाने का बिल्कुल नया तरीका सीखा।
He learned a completely new method of cooking.
(usne khaanaa banaane kaa bilkul nayaa tariikaa siikhaa।)
अगर तुम सही तरीक़े से पढ़ोगे, तो पास हो जाओगे।
If you study in the right way, you'll pass.
(agar tum sahii tariiqe se padhoge, to paas ho jaaoge।)
अगर उसे तरीका पता होता, तो वो ये गलती न करता।
If he had known the method, he wouldn't have made this mistake.
(agar use tariikaa pataa hotaa, to vo ye galtii n kartaa।)
कृपया आवेदन जमा करने का तरीक़ा वेबसाइट पर देखें।
Please see the method for submitting the application on the website.
(kripyaa aavedan jamaa karne kaa tariiqaa vebsaait par dekhen।)
समस्या को सुलझाने के कई तरीके होते हैं।
There are many ways to resolve a problem.
(samasyaa ko suljhaane ke kaii tariike hote hain।)
मुझे समझ नहीं आ रहा कि इसे किस तरीके से समझाऊं।
I can't figure out in what way to explain this.
(mujhe samajh nahiin aa rahaa ki ise kis tariike se samjhaaoon।)
यह काम पुराने तरीक़े से नहीं किया जाता।
This work is not done using the old method.
(yah kaam puraane tariiqe se nahiin kiyaa jaataa।)
उसका बात करने का तरीका मुझे बिल्कुल पसंद नहीं।
I don't like his way of talking at all.
(uskaa baat karne kaa tariikaa mujhe bilkul pasand nahiin।)
गुरुजी ने ध्यान लगाने का सही तरीक़ा समझाया।
The teacher explained the correct method of meditating.
(gurujii ne dhyaan lagaane kaa sahii tariiqaa samjhaayaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
तरीक़ा
(tariiqaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
तरीक़े
(tariiqe)
(pl.m.direct):
तरीक़े
(tariiqe)
(pl.m.oblique):
तरीक़ों
(tariiqon)