झगड़ा (jhagdaa)
noun
A common noun for a quarrel or fight (verbal or physical); also used in the compound verb झगड़ा करना (jhagdaa karnaa, 'to quarrel'). One core meaning, no unrelated senses to split.
Sense
1
:
quarrel, fight, dispute
noun, masculine Almost always used with करना (karnaa) as a light verb -- झगड़ा करना (jhagdaa karnaa, 'to quarrel') -- or with होना (honaa) -- झगड़ा होना (jhagdaa honaa, 'a quarrel to happen/break out') -- the two frames carry slightly different emphasis (who is doing it vs. it just occurring).
Synonyms: लड़ाई (ladaaii), तकरार (takraar), विवाद (vivaad, formal), बहस (bahas, more about verbal argument/debate)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this word constantly in Delhi households and markets -- padosiyon se jhagdaa (neighbor disputes over parking, water, noise) is a classic genre of desi small talk. The phrase घर का झगड़ा (ghar kaa jhagdaa, 'a family/domestic dispute') is a set phrase every household knows, often said with a knowing shrug, since such quarrels are seen as routine and eventually patched up.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say मैंने झगड़ा (mainne jhagdaa) alone, forgetting that झगड़ा usually needs करना (karnaa) or होना (honaa) to make a full verb phrase -- the noun by itself doesn't mean 'to fight.' 2) झगड़ा होना (jhagdaa honaa) takes से (se) for the other party -- राम से झगड़ा हुआ (raam se jhagdaa huaa, 'had a quarrel with Ram') -- not के साथ (ke saath), which sounds oddly formal here. 3) Confusing झगड़ा (jhagdaa) with बहस (bahas): झगड़ा implies real hostility or a fight, while बहस is more a heated discussion or argument that can stay civil.
Sample Sentences:
कल रात पड़ोसियों के बीच पार्किंग को लेकर बहुत झगड़ा हुआ।
Last night there was a big quarrel between the neighbors over parking.
(kal raat padosiyon ke biich paarking ko lekar bahut jhagdaa huaa।)
यह तो बस घर का झगड़ा है, बाहर वालों को इसमें मत घसीटो।
This is just a family dispute, don't drag outsiders into it.
(yah to bas ghar kaa jhagdaa hai, baahar vaalon ko ismen mat ghasiito।)
वे दोनों भाई पैसों को लेकर हमेशा झगड़ा करते रहते हैं।
Those two brothers are always quarreling over money.
(ve donon bhaaii paison ko lekar hameshaa jhagdaa karte rahte hain।)
अगर तुम दोनों में झगड़ा हो भी जाए, तो शाम तक बात खत्म हो जानी चाहिए।
Even if a quarrel breaks out between you two, it should be resolved by evening.
(agar tum donon men jhagdaa ho bhii jaae, to shaam tak baat khatm ho jaanii chaahie।)
अगर उसने मेरी बात मान ली होती, तो इतना बड़ा झगड़ा कभी न होता।
If he had listened to me, such a big fight would never have happened.
(agar usne merii baat maan lii hotii, to itnaa badaa jhagdaa kabhii n hotaa।)
पानी की टंकी को लेकर मोहल्ले में रोज़ झगड़ा हो रहा है।
There's a quarrel happening every day in the neighborhood over the water tank.
(paanii kii tankii ko lekar mohalle men roz jhagdaa ho rahaa hai।)
सुना है, उन दोनों परिवारों के बीच का झगड़ा अदालत तक पहुँच गया है।
I heard the dispute between those two families has reached the courts.
(sunaa hai, un donon parivaaron ke biich kaa jhagdaa adaalat tak pahunch gayaa hai।)
यह झगड़ा सुलझाया जाना चाहिए, इससे पहले कि बात बिगड़ जाए।
This dispute should be resolved before things get worse.
(yah jhagdaa suljhaayaa jaanaa chaahie, isse pahle ki baat bigad jaae।)
उस बरतन तोड़ने वाली बात पर पूरा झगड़ा खड़ा हो गया।
A whole quarrel started over that matter of the broken utensil.
(us bartan todne vaalii baat par pooraa jhagdaa khadaa ho gayaa।)
काश हमारे बीच यह झगड़ा कभी न हुआ होता।
I wish this quarrel had never happened between us.
(kaash hamaare biich yah jhagdaa kabhii n huaa hotaa।)
दफ़्तर में तनख्वाह बढ़ाने की माँग को लेकर झगड़ा छिड़ गया।
A dispute broke out at the office over the demand for a salary raise.
(daftar men tanakhvaah badhaane kii maang ko lekar jhagdaa chhid gayaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
झगड़ा
(jhagdaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
झगड़े
(jhagde)
(pl.m.direct):
झगड़े
(jhagde)
(pl.m.oblique):
झगड़ों
(jhagdon)