नतीजा (natiijaa)
noun
A common everyday noun meaning 'result, outcome, consequence' -- used for exam results, the upshot of a decision, or the consequence of an action.
Sense
1
:
result, outcome (of an exam, event, or process)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: परिणाम (parinaam), फल (phal, literary), नतीजा (natiijaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Every Indian student knows the anxious phrase नतीजा निकला (natiijaa niklaa, 'the result came out') -- board exam results are a huge family event, with neighbors and relatives all asking नतीजा क्या रहा? (natiijaa kyaa rahaa, 'what was the result?'). The word also works fine for non-academic outcomes, like the result of a business decision or a cricket match.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say परीक्षा का जवाब (pariikshaa kaa javaab) for 'exam result' by mistake -- the correct word is नतीजा (natiijaa) or परिणाम (parinaam), not जवाब (javaab) which means 'answer/reply.' 2) The verb पाना (paanaa) or निकलना (nikalnaa) is used with नतीजा (natiijaa) -- e.g. नतीजा निकलना (natiijaa nikalnaa, 'for a result to come out') -- rather than a literal 'to come' verb like आना (aanaa).
Sample Sentences:
आज बोर्ड का नतीजा निकला है।
Today the board exam result came out.
(aaj bord kaa natiijaa niklaa hai।)
नतीजा क्या रहा?
What was the result?
(natiijaa kyaa rahaa?)
मुझे कल तक नतीजे का इंतज़ार करना पड़ेगा।
I will have to wait for the result until tomorrow.
(mujhe kal tak natiije kaa intzaar karnaa padegaa।)
हर साल इसी दिन नतीजे घोषित होते हैं।
Every year the results are announced on this very day.
(har saal isii din natiije ghoshit hote hain।)
अगर मेहनत करते तो नतीजा बेहतर होता।
If he had worked hard, the result would have been better.
(agar mehnat karte to natiijaa behtar hotaa।)
पहले नतीजा देख लो, फिर पार्टी की योजना बनाना।
First check the result, then plan the party.
(pahle natiijaa dekh lo, phir paartii kii yojnaa banaanaa।)
मैच का नतीजा अभी तक नहीं आया है।
The result of the match hasn't come yet.
(maich kaa natiijaa abhii tak nahiin aayaa hai।)
कंपनी की नई रणनीति का नतीजा अगले महीने पता चलेगा।
The outcome of the company's new strategy will be known next month.
(kampnii kii naii ranniiti kaa natiijaa agle mahiine pataa chalegaa।)
शायद नतीजा इस बार अच्छा हो।
Perhaps the result will be good this time.
(shaayad natiijaa is baar achchhaa ho।)
जब नतीजा निकाला जा रहा था, सब सांस रोककर बैठे थे।
When the result was being announced, everyone was sitting with bated breath.
(jab natiijaa nikaalaa jaa rahaa thaa, sab saans rokkar baithe the।)
अंतिम नतीजे की घोषणा माननीय अध्यक्ष द्वारा की जाएगी।
The final result will be announced by the honorable chairman.
(antim natiije kii ghoshnaa maanniiy adhyaksh dvaaraa kii jaaegii।)
Sense
2
:
consequence, upshot (of an action, especially a negative one)
noun, masculine Common in the frame X का नतीजा यह हुआ कि... (X kaa natiijaa yah huaa ki, 'the consequence of X was that...') to link a cause to its fallout.
Synonyms: अंजाम (anjaam), परिणाम (parinaam)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This sense shows up in parental warnings and moralizing speech: बुरे काम का नतीजा बुरा होता है (bure kaam kaa natiijaa buraa hotaa hai, 'a bad deed has a bad consequence') is the kind of line every Hindi-speaking kid has heard. It shares its root with the 'result' sense -- both frame an outcome as something that 'emerges' (निकलना, nikalnaa) from a prior situation.
Common Mistakes: 1) In warnings or scoldings, नतीजा भुगतना (natiijaa bhugatnaa, 'to bear/suffer the consequence') is the natural idiom -- learners sometimes try to translate 'face the consequences' too literally with सामना (saamnaa) instead.
Sample Sentences:
बुरे काम का नतीजा बुरा होता है।
A bad deed has a bad consequence.
(bure kaam kaa natiijaa buraa hotaa hai।)
अगर तुम रोज़ झूठ बोलोगे, तो इसका नतीजा तुम्हें भुगतना पड़ेगा।
If you lie every day, you'll have to face the consequences of it.
(agar tum roz jhooth bologe, to iskaa natiijaa tumhen bhugatnaa padegaa।)
अपने किए का नतीजा भुगत, अब रो मत।
Face the consequences of your own actions, don't cry now.
(apne kie kaa natiijaa bhugat, ab ro mat।)
अगर उसने वह गलत कदम न उठाया होता, तो नतीजा इतना बुरा न होता।
If he hadn't taken that wrong step, the consequence wouldn't have been so bad.
(agar usne vah galat kadam n uthaayaa hotaa, to natiijaa itnaa buraa n hotaa।)
उसकी लापरवाही का नतीजा पूरे परिवार को भुगतना पड़ा।
The whole family had to suffer the consequences of his carelessness.
(uskii laaparvaahii kaa natiijaa poore parivaar ko bhugatnaa padaa।)
बच्चों को समझाया जाता है कि हर काम का नतीजा होता है।
Children are taught that every action has a consequence.
(bachchon ko samjhaayaa jaataa hai ki har kaam kaa natiijaa hotaa hai।)
शायद उसे अभी तक अपनी गलती का नतीजा समझ न आया हो।
Maybe he still hasn't understood the consequence of his mistake.
(shaayad use abhii tak apnii galtii kaa natiijaa samajh n aayaa ho।)
गुस्से में लिए फैसलों का नतीजा अक्सर बुरा निकलता है।
The consequence of decisions made in anger often turns out badly.
(gusse men lie phaislon kaa natiijaa aksar buraa nikaltaa hai।)
बेटा, याद रखना, हर बुरे काम का नतीजा एक दिन सामने आता है।
Son, remember, the consequence of every bad deed comes to light one day.
(betaa, yaad rakhnaa, har bure kaam kaa natiijaa ek din saamne aataa hai।)
वे अभी भी अपने पुराने फैसले का नतीजा भुगत रहे हैं।
They are still suffering the consequences of their old decision.
(ve abhii bhii apne puraane phaisle kaa natiijaa bhugat rahe hain।)
समाज में फैली इस अशांति का नतीजा कई पीढ़ियों को भुगतना पड़ेगा।
Many generations will have to bear the consequences of this unrest spread through society.
(samaaj men phailii is ashaanti kaa natiijaa kaii piidhiyon ko bhugatnaa padegaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
नतीजा
(natiijaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
नतीजे
(natiije)
(pl.m.direct):
नतीजे
(natiije)
(pl.m.oblique):
नतीजों
(natiijon)