फाटक (phaatak)
noun
A gate or barrier -- most often a large or heavy one like a railway crossing gate, a level-crossing barrier, or a big house/compound gate. One sense, one everyday meaning.
Sense
1
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gate, barrier (especially a large gate or railway crossing gate)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: दरवाज़ा (darvaazaa, usually smaller/door-like), गेट (get, colloquial, English loan), द्वार (dvaar, literary)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Anyone who has driven around Delhi-NCR knows the dread of a रेलवे फाटक (relve phaatak, 'railway crossing gate') coming down just as you're in a hurry -- it's a very concrete, everyday word tied to traffic jams near train tracks. It also shows up for the big gates of old havelis, schools, and government compounds, giving it a slightly more solid, official feel than the more generic दरवाज़ा (darvaazaa).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for दरवाज़ा (darvaazaa) for everything, but फाटक (phaatak) is specifically used for bigger structures -- a railway crossing barrier, the iron gate of a bungalow or school compound, a level-crossing -- not the door of a room or cupboard. 2) रेलवे फाटक (relve phaatak, 'railway gate/crossing') is a fixed phrase for the barrier at a level crossing; do not substitute गेट (get) here, as फाटक (phaatak) is the standard term in traffic and civic contexts.
Sample Sentences:
रेलवे फाटक बंद हो गया, अब बीस मिनट यहीं फंसे रहेंगे।
The railway crossing gate has closed, now we'll be stuck here for twenty minutes.
(relve phaatak band ho gayaa, ab biis minat yahiin phanse rahenge।)
स्कूल का फाटक शाम छह बजे बंद हो जाता है।
The school's gate closes at six in the evening.
(skool kaa phaatak shaam chhah baje band ho jaataa hai।)
हवेली का पुराना फाटक जंग खाकर पूरी तरह टूट चुका है।
The haveli's old gate has completely broken down after rusting.
(havelii kaa puraanaa phaatak jang khaakar poorii tarah toot chukaa hai।)
फाटक खोलो, गाड़ी अंदर लानी है।
Open the gate, I need to bring the car inside.
(phaatak kholo, gaadii andar laanii hai।)
अगर फाटक पर सिग्नल न हो, तो हादसे होने का डर बना रहता है।
If there's no signal at the gate, there remains a fear of accidents happening.
(agar phaatak par signal n ho, to haadse hone kaa dar banaa rahtaa hai।)
सरकारी दफ्तर के फाटक पर दो गार्ड हमेशा खड़े रहते हैं।
Two guards always stand at the gate of the government office.
(sarkaarii daphtar ke phaatak par do gaard hameshaa khade rahte hain।)
अगर मैं दस मिनट पहले निकलता, तो फाटक बंद होने से पहले पार कर लेता।
If I had left ten minutes earlier, I would have crossed before the gate closed.
(agar main das minat pahle nikaltaa, to phaatak band hone se pahle paar kar letaa।)
फाटक के पास इतनी भीड़ थी कि गाड़ी हिलाना भी मुश्किल था।
There was such a crowd near the gate that it was difficult even to move the car.
(phaatak ke paas itnii bhiid thii ki gaadii hilaanaa bhii mushkil thaa।)
फाटक पर ताला डाला जाता है ताकि रात में कोई अंदर न घुस सके।
A lock is put on the gate so that no one can sneak in at night.
(phaatak par taalaa daalaa jaataa hai taaki raat men koii andar n ghus sake।)
जब हम पहुंचे, फाटक पहले से ही खुला हुआ था।
When we arrived, the gate was already open.
(jab ham pahunche, phaatak pahle se hii khulaa huaa thaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
फाटक
(phaatak)
(sg.m.oblique):
फाटक
(phaatak)
(pl.m.direct):
फाटक
(phaatak)
(pl.m.oblique):
फाटकों
(phaatkon)