ख़तरा (khatraa)
noun
A common noun meaning 'danger' or 'risk'; also frequently used inside set phrases like ख़तरे में (khatre men) and ख़तरा होना (khatraa honaa).
Sense
1
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danger, risk, threat
noun, masculine
Synonyms: जोखिम (jokhim), संकट (sankat, more formal/serious), भय (bhay, fear, meaning shifted toward the source of fear)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this word constantly in news broadcasts and safety announcements -- जान को ख़तरा (jaan ko khatraa, 'danger to life') is a stock phrase. In everyday speech, Delhi parents love warning kids with ख़तरे से खेलना मत (khatre se khelnaa mat, 'don't play with danger') when they're doing something reckless, even metaphorically, like skipping study for exams.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say ख़तरा है (khatraa hai) when they mean someone is 'in danger' -- the correct frame is X को ख़तरा है (X ko khatraa hai) or X ख़तरे में है (X khatre men hai), using a dative-subject or locative construction rather than making the person the plain subject. 2) The nuqta on ख़ is often dropped in casual typing (खतरा), which is common and still understood, but the dotted form is the standard spelling.
Sample Sentences:
इस पुल को पार करना ख़तरे से खाली नहीं है।
Crossing this bridge is not without danger.
(is pul ko paar karnaa khatre se khaalii nahiin hai।)
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मरीज़ की जान को ख़तरा है।
The doctor said that the patient's life is in danger.
(doktar ne kahaa ki mariiz kii jaan ko khatraa hai।)
ख़तरे से खेलना मत, वरना बाद में पछताओगे।
Don't play with danger, or you'll regret it later.
(khatre se khelnaa mat, varnaa baad men pachhtaaoge।)
अगर तुम हेलमेट नहीं पहनते तो ख़तरा और बढ़ जाता।
If you didn't wear a helmet, the risk would increase even more.
(agar tum helmet nahiin pahante to khatraa aur badh jaataa।)
बाढ़ के दौरान इस इलाके में हमेशा ख़तरा बना रहता है।
During floods, there is always a lingering danger in this area.
(baadh ke dauraan is ilaake men hameshaa khatraa banaa rahtaa hai।)
सुरक्षा अधिकारियों ने चेतावनी दी है कि इलाके में ख़तरा बढ़ता जा रहा है।
Security officials have warned that the danger in the area is growing.
(surakshaa adhikaariyon ne chetaavnii dii hai ki ilaake men khatraa badhtaa jaa rahaa hai।)
शायद इस रास्ते में कोई ख़तरा हो, ज़रा सावधान रहना।
There might perhaps be some danger on this route, so be careful.
(shaayad is raaste men koii khatraa ho, zaraa saavdhaan rahnaa।)
समय रहते इलाज न हुआ तो जान को बड़ा ख़तरा हो सकता है।
If treatment isn't done in time, there could be a great danger to life.
(samay rahte ilaaj n huaa to jaan ko badaa khatraa ho saktaa hai।)
यह इमारत भूकंप के ख़तरे को ध्यान में रखकर बनाई गई है।
This building has been constructed keeping the danger of earthquakes in mind.
(yah imaarat bhookamp ke khatre ko dhyaan men rakhkar banaaii gaii hai।)
पुलिस ने बताया कि उस इलाके में आतंकी हमले का ख़तरा टल गया है।
The police reported that the threat of a terrorist attack in that area has been averted.
(pulis ne bataayaa ki us ilaake men aatankii hamle kaa khatraa tal gayaa hai।)
समाचारों में हर दूसरे दिन किसी न किसी नए ख़तरे की बात होती है।
In the news, there's talk of some new danger or another every other day.
(samaachaaron men har doosre din kisii n kisii nae khatre kii baat hotii hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
ख़तरा
(khatraa)
(sg.m.oblique):
ख़तरे
(khatre)
(pl.m.direct):
ख़तरे
(khatre)
(pl.m.oblique):
ख़तरों
(khatron)