व्यक्त (vyakt)

verb/adjective A formal-register word meaning 'expressed' or 'articulated', used almost exclusively in the compound verb व्यक्त करना (vyakt karnaa, to express) and occasionally as a standalone adjective describing something that has been made clear or manifest.
Sense 1 : to express (a feeling, thought, or opinion)
verb, transitive Functions as a compound verb with करना (karnaa): व्यक्त करना (vyakt karnaa). व्यक्त (vyakt) itself never conjugates in this use; all tense/agreement is carried by करना (karnaa).
Synonyms: जताना (jataanaa), प्रकट करना (prakat karnaa), जाहिर करना (jaahir karnaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the go-to formal verb for expressing feelings in writing, speeches, and school essays -- think of a teacher praising a student's answer as अच्छी तरह व्यक्त किया (achchhii tarah vyakt kiyaa, 'well expressed'). In casual chat, most Delhi speakers would just say बताना (bataanaa) or जताना (jataanaa) instead.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to conjugate व्यक्त (vyakt) directly (e.g. adding gender/number endings) -- it stays fixed, and only करना (karnaa) changes form. 2) व्यक्त करना (vyakt karnaa) takes an object with को (ko) only when specifying the person addressed (अपने विचार उसे व्यक्त किए, apne vichaar use vyakt kie, 'expressed his thoughts to her') -- the feeling/thought itself is the direct object, not marked with को (ko).
Sample Sentences:
उसने अपनी भावनाओं को शब्दों में व्यक्त किया। He expressed his feelings in words.
(usne apnii bhaavnaaon ko shabdon men vyakt kiyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कृपया अपने विचार स्पष्ट रूप से व्यक्त करें। Please express your thoughts clearly.
(kripyaa apne vichaar spasht roop se vyakt karen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
टीचर ने कहा कि मैंने अपना जवाब अच्छी तरह व्यक्त किया। The teacher said that I expressed my answer well.
(tiichar ne kahaa ki mainne apnaa javaab achchhii tarah vyakt kiyaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
वह हमेशा अपनी राय बेझिझक व्यक्त करती है। She always expresses her opinion without hesitation.
(vah hameshaa apnii raay bejhijhak vyakt kartii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इस निबंध में विचारों को बहुत उलझे तरीके से व्यक्त किया गया है। In this essay, the ideas have been expressed in a very muddled way.
(is nibandh men vichaaron ko bahut uljhe tariike se vyakt kiyaa gayaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
मैं चाहता हूँ कि तुम अपनी चिंता खुलकर व्यक्त करो। I want you to express your worry openly.
(main chaahtaa hoon ki tum apnii chintaa khulkar vyakt karo।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
काश मैं अपने जज़्बात इतनी अच्छी तरह व्यक्त कर पाता। I wish I could express my emotions this well.
(kaash main apne jazbaat itnii achchhii tarah vyakt kar paataa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
समिति के सामने अपनी माँगें व्यक्त की जाएँगी। Our demands will be expressed before the committee.
(samiti ke saamne apnii maangen vyakt kii jaaengii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
प्रधानाचार्य जी ने समारोह में अपनी शुभकामनाएँ व्यक्त कीं। The principal expressed his good wishes at the ceremony.
(pradhaanaachaary jii ne samaaroh men apnii shubhkaamnaaen vyakt kiin।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कवि अपनी कविताओं में गहरी वेदना व्यक्त करता रहा है। The poet has been expressing deep anguish in his poems.
(kavi apnii kavitaaon men gahrii vednaa vyakt kartaa rahaa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : expressed, manifest, evident
adjective
Synonyms: प्रकट (prakat), स्पष्ट (spasht, meaning scope: overlaps mainly in the sense of 'clear/evident')
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: You'll meet this most often in slightly formal or written contexts, like उसके चेहरे पर व्यक्त दर्द (uske chehre par vyakt dard, 'the pain expressed on his face') -- it has a literary flavor compared to everyday words like दिखना (dikhnaa, 'to show/appear') for the same idea.
Common Mistakes: 1) As an adjective, व्यक्त (vyakt) is invariant -- learners familiar with -आ (-aa) type adjectives sometimes try to give it gender/number endings, but it never changes form.
Sample Sentences:
उसके चेहरे पर व्यक्त दर्द सबको दिख रहा था। The pain expressed on his face was visible to everyone.
(uske chehre par vyakt dard sabko dikh rahaa thaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
उसकी आँखों में व्यक्त उदासी को नज़रअंदाज़ नहीं किया जा सकता था। The sadness expressed in her eyes could not be ignored.
(uskii aankhon men vyakt udaasii ko nazraandaaz nahiin kiyaa jaa saktaa thaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
कवि की पंक्तियों में व्यक्त पीड़ा गहरी थी। The anguish expressed in the poet's lines was deep.
(kavi kii panktiyon men vyakt piidaa gahrii thii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
यह विचार पत्र में स्पष्ट रूप से व्यक्त है। This idea is clearly expressed in the letter.
(yah vichaar patr men spasht roop se vyakt hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
यदि उसकी भावनाएँ व्यक्त होतीं, तो शायद गलतफहमी न होती। If her feelings had been expressed, perhaps there would have been no misunderstanding.
(yadi uskii bhaavnaaen vyakt hotiin, to shaayad galatphahmii n hotii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Passive
लेखक की चिंता निबंध के हर पैराग्राफ़ में व्यक्त होती है। The writer's concern is expressed in every paragraph of the essay.
(lekhak kii chintaa nibandh ke har pairaagraaf men vyakt hotii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
क्या यह विरोध केवल शब्दों में व्यक्त था, या इसमें कोई ठोस कार्रवाई भी हुई? Was this protest expressed only in words, or was there also some concrete action?
(kyaa yah virodh keval shabdon men vyakt thaa, yaa ismen koii thos kaarrvaaii bhii huii?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
प्रेम की यह गहराई शायद ही किसी और कविता में इतनी सुंदरता से व्यक्त हुई हो। This depth of love has perhaps rarely been expressed so beautifully in any other poem.
(prem kii yah gahraaii shaayad hii kisii aur kavitaa men itnii sundartaa se vyakt huii ho।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Verb
infinitive: व्यक्त (vyakt)
infinitive oblique: व्यक्ने (vyakne)
habitual/simple (sg.m): व्यक्ता (vyaktaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m): व्यक्ते (vyakte)
habitual/simple (sg.f): व्यक्ती (vyaktii)
habitual/simple (pl.f): व्यक्तीं (vyaktiin)
continuous (sg.m): व्यक् रहा (vyak rahaa)
continuous (pl.m): व्यक् रहे (vyak rahe)
continuous (sg.f): व्यक् रही (vyak rahii)
continuous (pl.f): व्यक् रहीं (vyak rahiin)
perfective (sg.m): व्यक्ा ([[व्यक्ा]])
perfective (pl.m): व्यक्े ([[व्यक्े]])
perfective (sg.f): व्यक्ी ([[व्यक्ी]])
perfective (pl.f): व्यक्ीं ([[व्यक्ीं]])
imperative (informal): व्यक् (vyak)
imperative (neutral): व्यक्ो ([[व्यक्ो]])
imperative (formal): व्यक्िए ([[व्यक्िए]])
future (1sg.m): व्यक्ूँगा ([[व्यक्ूँगा]])
future (1sg.f): व्यक्ूँगी ([[व्यक्ूँगी]])
future (1pl.m): व्यक्ेंगे ([[व्यक्ेंगे]])
future (1pl.f): व्यक्ेंगी ([[व्यक्ेंगी]])
future (2sg.m): व्यक्ेगा ([[व्यक्ेगा]])
future (2sg.f): व्यक्ेगी ([[व्यक्ेगी]])
future (2pl.m): व्यक्ोगे ([[व्यक्ोगे]])
future (2pl.f): व्यक्ोगी ([[व्यक्ोगी]])
future (3sg.m): व्यक्ेगा ([[व्यक्ेगा]])
future (3sg.f): व्यक्ेगी ([[व्यक्ेगी]])
future (3pl.m): व्यक्ेंगे ([[व्यक्ेंगे]])
future (3pl.f): व्यक्ेंगी ([[व्यक्ेंगी]])
subjunctive (1sg): व्यक्ूँ ([[व्यक्ूँ]])
subjunctive (1pl): व्यक्ें ([[व्यक्ें]])
subjunctive (2sg): व्यक्े ([[व्यक्े]])
subjunctive (2pl): व्यक्ो ([[व्यक्ो]])
subjunctive (3sg): व्यक्े ([[व्यक्े]])
subjunctive (3pl): व्यक्ें ([[व्यक्ें]])
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: व्यक्त (vyakt)