जादूगरी (jaadoogrii)

noun A noun built from जादूगर (jaadoogar, 'magician') plus the abstract-noun suffix -ई; it names the craft or act of magic/sorcery, with a lively figurative extension to any skillful or 'magical' feat.
Sense 1 : magic, sorcery, the practice of conjuring/illusion
noun, feminine
Synonyms: जादू (jaadoo), तिलिस्म (tilism, literary), इंद्रजाल (indrjaal, literary)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Think of the जादूगर (jaadoogar) who sets up a small stage at a mela or on a street corner, pulling coins from a kid's ear -- जादूगरी (jaadoogrii) is the name for exactly that trade, the whole bag of tricks and patter, not just one spell.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use जादू (jaadoo) and जादूगरी (jaadoogrii) interchangeably, but जादूगरी (jaadoogrii) leans toward the *practice or performance* of magic (a skill or trade), while जादू (jaadoo) is the magic itself or its effect -- so 'do you believe in magic' is जादू में विश्वास (jaadoo men vishvaas), not जादूगरी में विश्वास.
Sample Sentences:
मेले में एक जादूगर अपनी जादूगरी दिखा रहा था। At the fair, a magician was showing off his magic tricks.
(mele men ek jaadoogar apnii jaadoogrii dikhaa rahaa thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
वह बचपन से जादूगरी सीख रहा है। He has been learning the art of magic since childhood.
(vah bachpan se jaadoogrii siikh rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
गली के नुक्कड़ पर जादूगरी का तमाशा लगता है। A magic show sets up at the street corner.
(galii ke nukkad par jaadoogrii kaa tamaashaa lagtaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बच्चों ने जादूगरी देखकर तालियाँ बजाईं। The children clapped after watching the magic tricks.
(bachchon ne jaadoogrii dekhkar taaliyaan bajaaiin।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर मैं जादूगरी जानता, तो सबको हैरान कर देता। If I knew magic, I would astonish everyone.
(agar main jaadoogrii jaantaa, to sabko hairaan kar detaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हें सचमुच जादूगरी आती है? Do you really know how to do magic?
(kyaa tumhen sachmuch jaadoogrii aatii hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पुराने ज़माने में जादूगरी को अक्सर शक की नज़र से देखा जाता था। In the old days, sorcery was often viewed with suspicion.
(puraane zamaane men jaadoogrii ko aksar shak kii nazar se dekhaa jaataa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
जादूगरी सीखने के लिए बरसों की मेहनत लगती है। Learning the craft of magic takes years of hard work.
(jaadoogrii siikhne ke lie barson kii mehnat lagtii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसने अपने उस्ताद से जादूगरी की सारी बारीकियाँ सीखीं। He learned all the finer points of magic from his master.
(usne apne ustaad se jaadoogrii kii saarii baariikiyaan siikhiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
जादूगरी सीखो, ताकि तुम भी मेले में अपना कमाल दिखा सको। Learn magic, so you too can show off your skill at the fair.
(jaadoogrii siikho, taaki tum bhii mele men apnaa kamaal dikhaa sako।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : figurative: a dazzling or masterful skill, 'magic touch'
noun, feminine Used with दिखाना (dikhaanaa, 'to show') or करना (karnaa, 'to do') to praise an impressively skillful performance, e.g. in cooking, sport, or art.
Synonyms: कमाल (kamaal), कारीगरी (kaariigrii)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Sports commentary loves this word -- a batsman timing the ball perfectly or a chef plating a dish beautifully gets called जादूगरी (jaadoogrii), as if their hands know a secret trick the rest of us don't.
Common Mistakes: 1) This figurative sense needs a skill or performance in view -- calling a person's kindness or luck जादूगरी (jaadoogrii) sounds off; कमाल (kamaal) fits general amazement better.
Sample Sentences:
उसकी बैटिंग में एक अलग जादूगरी है। There's a distinct wizardry to his batting.
(uskii baiting men ek alag jaadoogrii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शेफ ने प्लेट पर जो जादूगरी दिखाई, उसे देखकर सब तालियाँ बजाने लगे। Seeing the wizardry the chef displayed on the plate, everyone started clapping.
(sheph ne plet par jo jaadoogrii dikhaaii, use dekhkar sab taaliyaan bajaane lage।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कमेंटेटर बार-बार कह रहा था कि यह तो बल्ले की जादूगरी है। The commentator kept saying this was pure wizardry of the bat.
(kamentetar baar-baar kah rahaa thaa ki yah to balle kii jaadoogrii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर उसके पास वह जादूगरी न होती, तो वह गोल कभी न कर पाता। If he didn't have that magic touch, he could never have scored that goal.
(agar uske paas vah jaadoogrii n hotii, to vah gol kabhii n kar paataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
काश मेरे हाथों में भी वैसी जादूगरी होती। I wish my hands had that same magic touch.
(kaash mere haathon men bhii vaisii jaadoogrii hotii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
उस्ताद के हाथों की जादूगरी देखकर हर शागिर्द दंग रह जाता है। Every disciple is left stunned seeing the master's masterful touch.
(ustaad ke haathon kii jaadoogrii dekhkar har shaagird dang rah jaataa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या यह उसके पैरों की जादूगरी नहीं है कि गेंद उसके इशारे पर नाचती है? Isn't it the wizardry of his feet that the ball dances at his command?
(kyaa yah uske pairon kii jaadoogrii nahiin hai ki gend uske ishaare par naachtii hai?)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इस डिश में शेफ की जादूगरी साफ झलकती है। The chef's masterful touch clearly shows in this dish.
(is dish men sheph kii jaadoogrii saaph jhalaktii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसकी उंगलियों की जादूगरी से गिटार खुद बोलने लगता है। With the magic touch of his fingers, the guitar practically starts speaking on its own.
(uskii ungliyon kii jaadoogrii se gitaar khud bolne lagtaa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मैदान पर उसकी जादूगरी देखी जाती है, हर मैच में। His wizardry on the field is witnessed in every single match.
(maidaan par uskii jaadoogrii dekhii jaatii hai, har maich men।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): जादूगरी (jaadoogrii)
(sg.f.oblique): जादूगरी (jaadoogrii)
(pl.f.direct): जादूगरियाँ (jaadoogriyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): जादूगरियों (jaadoogriyon)