सुधार (sudhaar)
noun
A single core meaning cluster around 'improvement/reform': the noun names the act or result of fixing, correcting, or improving something, from a small correction to a large social/political reform.
Sense
1
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improvement, correction, reform
noun, masculine
Synonyms: सुधार (sudhaar), बेहतरी (behatrii), संशोधन (sanshodhan, more formal, esp. of texts/rules), सुधाई (sudhaaii, colloquial, of objects/repairs)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear सुधार (sudhaar) constantly in Indian news and politics -- आर्थिक सुधार (aarthik sudhaar, 'economic reforms'), शिक्षा में सुधार (shikshaa men sudhaar, 'improvement in education') -- it's the standard word for policy-level 'reform,' not just personal betterment. It shares its root with the verb सुधारना (sudhaarnaa, 'to improve/fix, transitive') and the intransitive सुधरना (sudharnaa, 'to improve, get better') -- all three are worth learning together as a family.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use सुधार (sudhaar) where सुधारना (sudhaarnaa, the verb 'to improve/correct') is needed -- सुधार is the noun naming the result or process, not the action itself, so a sentence like 'मैं अपनी हिंदी सुधार करूँगा' sounds off; the natural verb is either सुधारना (sudhaarnaa) directly ('हिंदी सुधारूँगा') or the phrase सुधार करना (sudhaar karnaa) with सुधार as the object. 2) In the sense of 'reform' (social, political, economic), सुधार is almost always used with a following genitive or compound, e.g. आर्थिक सुधार (aarthik sudhaar, 'economic reform'), not as a free-standing abstract noun the way 'reform' works in English.
Sample Sentences:
सरकार ने शिक्षा में सुधार के लिए नई योजना बनाई है।
The government has made a new plan for improvement in education.
(sarkaar ne shikshaa men sudhaar ke lie naii yojnaa banaaii hai।)
आर्थिक सुधार के बिना देश तरक्की नहीं कर सकता।
Without economic reforms, the country cannot progress.
(aarthik sudhaar ke binaa desh tarakkii nahiin kar saktaa।)
पिछले साल कंपनी में कई सुधार हुए थे।
Many improvements happened in the company last year.
(pichhle saal kampnii men kaii sudhaar hue the।)
अगर सरकार समय पर सुधार लाती तो हालात इतने खराब न होते।
If the government had brought reforms on time, things wouldn't have gotten this bad.
(agar sarkaar samay par sudhaar laatii to haalaat itne kharaab n hote।)
इस रिपोर्ट में सुधार के कई सुझाव दिए गए हैं।
Many suggestions for improvement have been given in this report.
(is riport men sudhaar ke kaii sujhaav die gae hain।)
क्या आपको लगता है कि इस व्यवस्था में सुधार की ज़रूरत है?
Do you think this system needs improvement?
(kyaa aapko lagtaa hai ki is vyavasthaa men sudhaar kii zaroorat hai?)
अगली बैठक में स्वास्थ्य व्यवस्था में सुधार पर चर्चा होगी।
There will be a discussion on improvement in the healthcare system at the next meeting.
(aglii baithak men svaasthy vyavasthaa men sudhaar par charchaa hogii।)
इस मोहल्ले की सड़कों में तो कोई सुधार ही नहीं दिखता।
There's just no improvement visible in the roads of this neighborhood.
(is mohalle kii sadkon men to koii sudhaar hii nahiin dikhtaa।)
मरीज़ की हालत में धीरे-धीरे सुधार आ रहा है।
There's gradually been improvement in the patient's condition.
(mariiz kii haalat men dhiire-dhiire sudhaar aa rahaa hai।)
काश इस नीति में कुछ सुधार हो पाता।
If only some improvement could have happened in this policy.
(kaash is niiti men kuchh sudhaar ho paataa।)
भूमि सुधार आज़ादी के बाद भारत की सबसे बड़ी चुनौतियों में से एक था।
Land reform was one of India's biggest challenges after independence.
(bhoomi sudhaar aazaadii ke baad bhaarat kii sabse badii chunautiyon men se ek thaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
सुधार
(sudhaar)
(sg.m.oblique):
सुधार
(sudhaar)
(pl.m.direct):
सुधार
(sudhaar)
(pl.m.oblique):
सुधारों
(sudhaaron)