सूची (soochii)

noun A single core meaning: 'list' or 'index' -- the word you reach for whenever English would use 'list', 'catalog', or 'index'.
Sense 1 : list, index
noun, feminine
Synonyms: फ़ेहरिस्त (fehrist), लिस्ट (list, colloquial)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will see सूची (soochii) everywhere in official India -- मतदाता सूची (matdaataa soochii, 'voter list'), प्रतीक्षा सूची (pratiikshaa soochii, 'waiting list' for trains), or मेनू की सूची (menoo kii soochii, 'menu list'). It has a slightly more formal, bureaucratic flavor than the everyday लिस्ट (list), so notices and forms almost always print सूची (soochii) rather than the English loan.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for the English loanword लिस्ट (list) in casual speech, which is perfectly fine, but सूची (soochii) is the word expected in written, official, or formal contexts (menus, ballots, government notices, indexes of books). 2) सूची (soochii) pairs with बनाना (banaanaa, 'to make a list') rather than a verb meaning 'to write', even when the action is literally writing items down.
Sample Sentences:
कृपया अपना नाम मतदाता सूची में जाँच लें। Please check your name in the voter list.
(kripyaa apnaa naam matdaataa soochii men jaanch len।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
मेरा नाम प्रतीक्षा सूची में है। My name is on the waiting list.
(meraa naam pratiikshaa soochii men hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुमने खरीदारी की सूची बना ली? Did you make the shopping list?
(kyaa tumne khariidaarii kii soochii banaa lii?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
वेटर हमें मेनू की सूची दिखा रहा है। The waiter is showing us the menu list.
(vetar hamen menoo kii soochii dikhaa rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हर साल नई मतदाता सूची प्रकाशित की जाती है। A new voter list is published every year.
(har saal naii matdaataa soochii prakaashit kii jaatii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अगर मेरा नाम सूची में होता, तो मुझे इतनी चिंता न होती। If my name were on the list, I wouldn't be so worried.
(agar meraa naam soochii men hotaa, to mujhe itnii chintaa n hotii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कार्यालय ने कर्मचारियों की सूची जारी कर दी। The office released the list of employees.
(kaaryaalay ne karmchaariyon kii soochii jaarii kar dii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
शायद कल तक सूची अपडेट हो जाए। Maybe the list will be updated by tomorrow.
(shaayad kal tak soochii apdet ho jaae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Passive
इस पुस्तक के अंत में एक विस्तृत सूची दी गई है। A detailed index is given at the end of this book.
(is pustak ke ant men ek vistrit soochii dii gaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
सूची को ध्यान से पढ़िए, फिर हस्ताक्षर कीजिए। Read the list carefully, then sign it.
(soochii ko dhyaan se padhie, phir hastaakshar kiijie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगले महीने तक पूरी सूची तैयार हो जाएगी। The complete list will be ready by next month.
(agle mahiine tak poorii soochii taiyaar ho jaaegii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): सूची (soochii)
(sg.f.oblique): सूची (soochii)
(pl.f.direct): सूचियाँ (soochiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): सूचियों (soochiyon)