उत्तरदायित्व (uttardaayitv)
noun
A formal, Sanskrit-derived noun meaning 'responsibility' or 'accountability' -- the weightier, more official cousin of the everyday word ज़िम्मेदारी (zimmedaarii).
Sense
1
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responsibility, accountability (formal register)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: ज़िम्मेदारी (zimmedaarii), जवाबदेही (javaabdehii, accountability, formal)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the word you hear in a minister's speech or read in a company's annual report, not the word a mother uses when telling her child to take responsibility for his room -- for that, ज़िम्मेदारी (zimmedaarii) is what actually comes out of people's mouths. Knowing both lets you calibrate register: उत्तरदायित्व (uttardaayitv) signals formality and gravity, almost like choosing 'accountability' over 'duty' in English.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for this word in casual speech where ज़िम्मेदारी (zimmedaarii) would sound far more natural -- उत्तरदायित्व (uttardaayitv) belongs in speeches, official documents, and news reports, not in 'whose turn is it to do the dishes' conversations. 2) It takes लेना (lenaa) or निभाना (nibhaanaa) for 'to take on/discharge a responsibility', not करना (karnaa).
Sample Sentences:
यह निर्णय लेना सरकार का उत्तरदायित्व है।
Making this decision is the government's responsibility.
(yah nirnay lenaa sarkaar kaa uttardaayitv hai।)
प्रधानमंत्री ने कहा कि नागरिकों की सुरक्षा राज्य का प्रमुख उत्तरदायित्व है।
The Prime Minister said that the security of citizens is the state's foremost responsibility.
(pradhaanmantrii ne kahaa ki naagrikon kii surakshaa raajy kaa pramukh uttardaayitv hai।)
कंपनी के वार्षिक प्रतिवेदन में सामाजिक उत्तरदायित्व पर एक पूरा अध्याय है।
The company's annual report has an entire chapter on social responsibility.
(kampnii ke vaarshik prativedan men saamaajik uttardaayitv par ek pooraa adhyaay hai।)
इस दुर्घटना का उत्तरदायित्व किस पर तय किया जाएगा?
On whom will responsibility for this accident be fixed?
(is durghatnaa kaa uttardaayitv kis par tay kiyaa jaaegaa?)
यदि मंत्री में उत्तरदायित्व की भावना होती, तो वे इस्तीफा दे देते।
If the minister had a sense of responsibility, he would have resigned.
(yadi mantrii men uttardaayitv kii bhaavnaa hotii, to ve istiiphaa de dete।)
अधिकारियों को अपने उत्तरदायित्व से बचना नहीं चाहिए।
Officials should not evade their responsibility.
(adhikaariyon ko apne uttardaayitv se bachnaa nahiin chaahie।)
संविधान के अनुसार, यह न्यायपालिका का उत्तरदायित्व है कि वह संतुलन बनाए रखे।
According to the constitution, it is the judiciary's responsibility to maintain balance.
(sanvidhaan ke anusaar, yah nyaaypaalikaa kaa uttardaayitv hai ki vah santulan banaae rakhe।)
समिति ने अपना उत्तरदायित्व पूरी निष्ठा से निभाया।
The committee discharged its responsibility with complete dedication.
(samiti ne apnaa uttardaayitv poorii nishthaa se nibhaayaa।)
उत्तरदायित्व से मुँह मत मोड़िए, इसका सामना कीजिए।
Do not turn your face away from responsibility; face it.
(uttardaayitv se munh mat modie, iskaa saamnaa kiijie।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
उत्तरदायित्व
(uttardaayitv)
(sg.m.oblique):
उत्तरदायित्व
(uttardaayitv)
(pl.m.direct):
उत्तरदायित्व
(uttardaayitv)
(pl.m.oblique):
उत्तरदायित्वों
(uttardaayitvon)