खेद (khed)
noun
A formal noun meaning regret or sorrow, most often met in the fixed phrase मुझे खेद है (mujhe khed hai, 'I regret/I am sorry') used to formally apologize or express regret.
Sense
1
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regret, sorrow, remorse
noun, masculine Typically appears in the dative-subject frame X को खेद है (X ko khed hai, 'X regrets') rather than as a free-standing object of an action verb.
Synonyms: अफ़सोस (afsos), पश्चाताप (pashchaataap, deeper remorse), दुख (dukh, sorrow more broadly)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will see खेद (khed) on official notices and announcements -- खेद है, ट्रेन रद्द कर दी गई है (khed hai, tren radd kar dii gaii hai, 'Regrettably, the train has been cancelled') -- where it lends a formal, almost bureaucratic tone that अफ़सोस (afsos) would not carry. In daily conversation among friends, अफ़सोस (afsos) is far more natural; save खेद (khed) for letters, apologies in writing, or public announcements.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for अफ़सोस (afsos) in casual speech and खेद (khed) in writing or formal announcements -- using खेद (khed) in an everyday spoken apology can sound stiff, almost like a press release. 2) The verb here is है (hai), not किया (kiyaa) -- खेद is treated as a state one 'has,' not an action one 'does,' so learners sometimes wrongly say खेद किया (khed kiyaa) instead of खेद है (khed hai).
Sample Sentences:
खेद है, ट्रेन रद्द कर दी गई है।
Regrettably, the train has been cancelled.
(khed hai, tren radd kar dii gaii hai।)
हमें इस बात का गहरा खेद है कि आपको असुविधा हुई।
We deeply regret that you were inconvenienced.
(hamen is baat kaa gahraa khed hai ki aapko asuvidhaa huii।)
प्रबंधन को खेद है कि आज सेवाएँ स्थगित रहेंगी।
Management regrets that services will remain suspended today.
(prabandhan ko khed hai ki aaj sevaaen sthagit rahengii।)
उन्होंने अपने पत्र में खेद व्यक्त किया।
He expressed regret in his letter.
(unhonne apne patr men khed vyakt kiyaa।)
कंपनी ने देरी के लिए खेद प्रकट किया।
The company expressed regret for the delay.
(kampnii ne derii ke lie khed prakat kiyaa।)
अगर मुझसे कोई भूल हुई हो, तो मुझे खेद है।
If I have made any mistake, I regret it.
(agar mujhse koii bhool huii ho, to mujhe khed hai।)
विभाग ने इस त्रुटि पर खेद जताया है।
The department has expressed regret over this error.
(vibhaag ne is truti par khed jataayaa hai।)
कृपया इस असुविधा के लिए खेद स्वीकार करें।
Please accept our regret for this inconvenience.
(kripyaa is asuvidhaa ke lie khed sviikaar karen।)
यदि समय पर सूचित नहीं किया गया, तो हमें खेद रहेगा।
If it isn't informed in time, we will have regret about it.
(yadi samay par soochit nahiin kiyaa gayaa, to hamen khed rahegaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
खेद
(khed)
(sg.m.oblique):
खेद
(khed)
(pl.m.direct):
खेद
(khed)
(pl.m.oblique):
खेदों
(khedon)