फ़ैसला (faislaa)

noun A single core sense: a formal decision or ruling, used both for everyday personal choices and for official/legal verdicts.
Sense 1 : decision, verdict, ruling
noun, masculine
Synonyms: निर्णय (nirnay, formal), निर्णय (nirnay), फैसला (phaislaa, variant spelling without nuqta)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear फ़ैसला करना (faislaa karnaa) constantly in daily life -- deciding where to eat, which college to join, whether to get married -- as well as in courtroom and news contexts for a judge's verdict. It sits at a slightly weightier register than सोचना (sochnaa, 'to think') or चुनना (chunnaa, 'to choose'), carrying a sense of finality once the फ़ैसला (faislaa) is taken.
Common Mistakes: 1) फ़ैसला (faislaa) pairs with the verb करना (karnaa) meaning 'to make a decision' -- learners sometimes reach for बनाना (banaanaa) by analogy with English 'make a decision', which sounds wrong here. 2) When someone else's decision affects you, Hindi often uses the frame X का फ़ैसला (X kaa faislaa) rather than a possessive pronoun construction like in English 'his decision to leave'.
Sample Sentences:
हमने कल रात यह फ़ैसला किया कि अब और इंतज़ार नहीं करेंगे। We made this decision last night that we won't wait any longer.
(hamne kal raat yah faislaa kiyaa ki ab aur intzaar nahiin karenge।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अदालत ने आज अपना फ़ैसला सुना दिया। The court delivered its verdict today.
(adaalat ne aaj apnaa faislaa sunaa diyaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मैं हर हफ़्ते यह फ़ैसला करता हूँ कि सोमवार से जिम जाऊँगा, फिर भूल जाता हूँ। Every week I make this decision that I'll start going to the gym from Monday, then I forget.
(main har hafte yah faislaa kartaa hoon ki somvaar se jim jaaoongaa, phir bhool jaataa hoon।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जज इस केस पर फ़ैसला दे रहे हैं। The judge is delivering the verdict on this case.
(jaj is kes par faislaa de rahe hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कृपया जल्दी फ़ैसला करो, बस निकलने वाली है। Please decide quickly, the bus is about to leave.
(kripyaa jaldii faislaa karo, bas nikalne vaalii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर वो थोड़ा और सोचता तो शायद बेहतर फ़ैसला ले पाता। If he had thought a bit more, he might have been able to make a better decision.
(agar vo thodaa aur sochtaa to shaayad behtar faislaa le paataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
इस मुद्दे पर अंतिम फ़ैसला अगले महीने लिया जाएगा। The final decision on this issue will be taken next month.
(is mudde par antim faislaa agle mahiine liyaa jaaegaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
शायद वो कल तक कोई फ़ैसला ले ले। Maybe he will arrive at some decision by tomorrow.
(shaayad vo kal tak koii faislaa le le।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
उच्चतम न्यायालय का फ़ैसला सुनाया जा चुका है। The Supreme Court's verdict has already been pronounced.
(uchchtam nyaayaalay kaa faislaa sunaayaa jaa chukaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
यह फ़ैसला लेना आसान नहीं था, पर करना ही था। This was not an easy decision to make, but it had to be made.
(yah faislaa lenaa aasaan nahiin thaa, par karnaa hii thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
एक बार फ़ैसला हो जाने के बाद, पीछे मुड़ना मुश्किल होता है। Once a decision has been made, it becomes hard to turn back.
(ek baar faislaa ho jaane ke baad, piichhe mudnaa mushkil hotaa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): फ़ैसला (faislaa)
(sg.m.oblique): फ़ैसले (faisle)
(pl.m.direct): फ़ैसले (faisle)
(pl.m.oblique): फ़ैसलों (faislon)