कंपनी (kampnii)
noun
A loanword from English 'company', used for a business firm and, less commonly, for the idea of companionship or fellow-travelers.
Sense
1
:
business firm, corporation
noun, feminine
Synonyms: फ़र्म (farm), संस्था (sansthaa, more formal, used for institutions generally)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word you will hear constantly in job talk -- कौन सी कंपनी में काम करते हो? (kaun sii kampnii men kaam karte ho, 'which company do you work at?') is a very standard icebreaker question in Delhi-NCR, where so much conversation revolves around IT and corporate jobs.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use संस्था (sansthaa) as a direct swap, but that word leans toward institutions/organizations (NGOs, trusts) rather than commercial firms -- कंपनी (kampnii) is the everyday word for a business. 2) The plural कंपनियाँ (kampniyaan) is used for 'companies' in general statements (e.g., about the market or industry), which learners often forget to inflect.
Sample Sentences:
तुम कौन सी कंपनी में काम करते हो?
Which company do you work at?
(tum kaun sii kampnii men kaam karte ho?)
मेरी कंपनी ने मुझे प्रमोशन दिया।
My company gave me a promotion.
(merii kampnii ne mujhe pramoshan diyaa।)
यह कंपनी हर साल हज़ारों करोड़ रुपये कमाती है।
This company earns thousands of crores of rupees every year.
(yah kampnii har saal hazaaron karod rupye kamaatii hai।)
अगली नौकरी में एक अच्छी कंपनी ढूँढना।
Find a good company for your next job.
(aglii naukrii men ek achchhii kampnii dhoondhnaa।)
यह कंपनी पिछले साल दिवालिया हो गई थी।
This company went bankrupt last year.
(yah kampnii pichhle saal divaaliyaa ho gaii thii।)
यह कंपनी अभी नए दफ्तर बना रही है।
The company is currently building new offices.
(yah kampnii abhii nae daphtar banaa rahii hai।)
अगर वह कंपनी समय पर पैसे देती तो हम इतने परेशान न होते।
If that company had paid on time, we wouldn't have been so troubled.
(agar vah kampnii samay par paise detii to ham itne pareshaan n hote।)
अगली तिमाही में कंपनी अपने शेयर बाज़ार में उतारेगी।
Next quarter, the company will launch its shares in the market.
(aglii timaahii men kampnii apne sheyar baazaar men utaaregii।)
मुझे शक है कि यह कंपनी टैक्स चोरी कर रही हो।
I suspect that this company might be evading taxes.
(mujhe shak hai ki yah kampnii taiks chorii kar rahii ho।)
कंपनी द्वारा जारी किए गए बयान में कोई सफ़ाई नहीं दी गई।
No clarification was given in the statement issued by the company.
(kampnii dvaaraa jaarii kie gae bayaan men koii safaaii nahiin dii gaii।)
यार, अपनी कंपनी का बॉस बड़ा टेढ़ा है।
Dude, my company's boss is really difficult.
(yaar, apnii kampnii kaa bos badaa tedhaa hai।)
इस कंपनी में इतने साल काम करते-करते वह थक चुका है।
After working so many years at this company, he's gotten tired.
(is kampnii men itne saal kaam karte-karte vah thak chukaa hai।)
Sense
2
:
companionship, company (of people)
noun, feminine Common in the fixed phrase कंपनी देना (kampnii denaa, 'to keep someone company') and कंपनी करना (kampnii karnaa, 'to accompany, hang out with')
Synonyms: साथ (saath), संगत (sangat, more about the influence of the company one keeps)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this especially among friends: चलो, थोड़ी कंपनी हो जाएगी (chalo, thodii kampnii ho jaaegii, 'come on, we'll have some company') when inviting someone along so nobody is alone. It carries a warm, informal feel, quite different from the business sense above.
Common Mistakes: 1) कंपनी देना (kampnii denaa) means 'to keep someone company', not 'to give a company' -- learners occasionally take it too literally. 2) साथ (saath) is the more neutral, native way to express 'together/company' in most sentences; कंपनी (kampnii) in this sense feels a touch more colloquial and is often used affectionately or jokingly among friends.
Sample Sentences:
चलो मेरे साथ चलो, थोड़ी कंपनी हो जाएगी।
Come on, come with me, we'll have some company.
(chalo mere saath chalo, thodii kampnii ho jaaegii।)
मुझे अकेले फिल्म देखना पसंद नहीं, किसी की कंपनी चाहिए।
I don't like watching movies alone, I need someone's company.
(mujhe akele philm dekhnaa pasand nahiin, kisii kii kampnii chaahie।)
उसकी कंपनी में समय कैसे निकल जाता है, पता ही नहीं चलता।
In her company, I don't even realize how time flies.
(uskii kampnii men samay kaise nikal jaataa hai, pataa hii nahiin chaltaa।)
अगर तुम भी होते तो थोड़ी और कंपनी रहती।
If you had been there too, there would have been a bit more company.
(agar tum bhii hote to thodii aur kampnii rahtii।)
बच्चे की कंपनी में दादी का अकेलापन कुछ कम हो जाता है।
In the child's company, grandmother's loneliness lessens a bit.
(bachche kii kampnii men daadii kaa akelaapan kuchh kam ho jaataa hai।)
यार, आज रात रुक जा, थोड़ी कंपनी हो जाएगी।
Dude, stay tonight, we'll have some company.
(yaar, aaj raat ruk jaa, thodii kampnii ho jaaegii।)
सफर लंबा था, पर उसकी कंपनी से बोरियत नहीं हुई।
The journey was long, but I didn't feel bored thanks to his company.
(saphar lambaa thaa, par uskii kampnii se boriyat nahiin huii।)
काश कोई कंपनी होती, यह सफर इतना सूना न लगता।
I wish I had had some company, this journey wouldn't have felt so empty.
(kaash koii kampnii hotii, yah saphar itnaa soonaa n lagtaa।)
क्या तुम मेरी कंपनी में थोड़ी देर बैठोगे?
Will you sit with me for a while, just for company?
(kyaa tum merii kampnii men thodii der baithoge?)
बुढ़ापे में इंसान को बस अच्छी कंपनी चाहिए होती है।
In old age, a person just needs good company.
(budhaape men insaan ko bas achchhii kampnii chaahie hotii hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
कंपनी
(kampnii)
(sg.f.oblique):
कंपनी
(kampnii)
(pl.f.direct):
कंपनियाँ
(kampniyaan)
(pl.f.oblique):
कंपनियों
(kampniyon)