कसरत (kasrat)
noun
Mainly means physical exercise/workout, with an extended everyday sense of 'a lot of effort/trouble' put into getting something done.
Sense
1
:
physical exercise, workout
noun, feminine
Synonyms: व्यायाम (vyaayaam, formal), वर्ज़िश (varzish)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Delhi parks fill up every morning with people doing कसरत (kasrat) -- walking briskly, stretching, or doing desi-style calisthenics near the local park's benches. It's a slightly more everyday, less clinical word than व्यायाम (vyaayaam), which you would see written on a yoga institute's signboard.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use करना (karnaa) automatically since it is the default light verb, but that is in fact correct here -- कसरत करना (kasrat karnaa, 'to exercise') is the standard collocation, so no surprise there; the real trap is reaching for खेलना (khelnaa) or बनाना (banaanaa) by analogy with English 'do/make exercise,' which sound wrong to a native ear.
Sample Sentences:
मैं रोज़ सुबह कसरत करता हूँ।
I exercise every morning.
(main roz subah kasrat kartaa hoon।)
वह पार्क में कसरत कर रही है।
She is exercising in the park.
(vah paark men kasrat kar rahii hai।)
कल मैंने एक घंटा कसरत की।
Yesterday I exercised for an hour.
(kal mainne ek ghantaa kasrat kii।)
थोड़ी कसरत कर लो, अच्छा लगेगा।
Do a bit of exercise, you'll feel good.
(thodii kasrat kar lo, achchhaa lagegaa।)
अगर वह रोज़ कसरत करता तो इतना मोटा न होता।
If he exercised every day, he wouldn't be so fat.
(agar vah roz kasrat kartaa to itnaa motaa n hotaa।)
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे नियमित कसरत करनी चाहिए।
The doctor said that I should exercise regularly.
(doktar ne kahaa ki mujhe niymit kasrat karnii chaahie।)
पार्क में सुबह-सुबह बहुत लोग कसरत कर रहे होते हैं।
Lots of people are usually exercising in the park early in the morning.
(paark men subah-subah bahut log kasrat kar rahe hote hain।)
यह कसरत रोज़ाना पंद्रह मिनट के लिए की जाती है।
This exercise is done daily for fifteen minutes.
(yah kasrat rozaanaa pandrah minat ke lie kii jaatii hai।)
अगली सर्दियों में मैं जिम की जगह पार्क में कसरत करूँगा।
Next winter I'll exercise in the park instead of the gym.
(aglii sardiyon men main jim kii jagah paark men kasrat karoongaa।)
काश मुझमें कसरत करने का जज़्बा होता।
I wish I had the spirit to exercise.
(kaash mujhmen kasrat karne kaa jazbaa hotaa।)
नियमित कसरत से शरीर स्वस्थ रहता है।
The body stays healthy through regular exercise.
(niymit kasrat se shariir svasth rahtaa hai।)
Sense
2
:
great effort, trouble, elaborate exertion
noun, feminine Used with करना (karnaa) in the sense of 'to go through a lot of trouble/maneuvering' to get something done, often with a mildly exasperated or impressed tone.
Synonyms: मेहनत (mehnat), जुगत (jugat, colloquial)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear this when someone describes the runaround of getting a document made or a ticket confirmed -- 'बड़ी कसरत करनी पड़ी टिकट कन्फर्म कराने में' (badii kasrat karnii padii tikat kanpharm karaane men, 'I had to go through a real ordeal to get the ticket confirmed'). It paints the effort as almost physically exhausting, echoing the word's exercise sense.
Common Mistakes: 1) This figurative sense surprises learners who only know the 'exercise' meaning -- हमें बहुत कसरत करनी पड़ी (hamen bahut kasrat karnii padii, 'we had to go through a lot of trouble') has nothing to do with physical workouts.
Sample Sentences:
बड़ी कसरत करनी पड़ी टिकट कन्फर्म कराने में।
I had to go through a real ordeal to get the ticket confirmed.
(badii kasrat karnii padii tikat kanpharm karaane men।)
पासपोर्ट बनवाना कोई आसान काम नहीं, बहुत कसरत करनी पड़ती है।
Getting a passport made isn't easy at all, you have to go through a lot of hassle.
(paasport banvaanaa koii aasaan kaam nahiin, bahut kasrat karnii padtii hai।)
इतनी कसरत क्यों कर रहे हो, सीधे ऑनलाइन फॉर्म भर दो।
Why are you going through so much trouble, just fill the form online directly.
(itnii kasrat kyon kar rahe ho, siidhe onlaain phorm bhar do।)
अगर पहले से बता देते तो इतनी कसरत नहीं करनी पड़ती।
If you had told me beforehand, I wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble.
(agar pahle se bataa dete to itnii kasrat nahiin karnii padtii।)
बैंक से लोन लेने में इतनी कसरत होगी, मुझे अंदाज़ा नहीं था।
I had no idea getting a loan from the bank would involve so much hassle.
(baink se lon lene men itnii kasrat hogii, mujhe andaazaa nahiin thaa।)
सरकारी दफ्तर के हर काम में यही कसरत झेलनी पड़ती है।
You have to endure this same ordeal for every task at a government office.
(sarkaarii daphtar ke har kaam men yahii kasrat jhelnii padtii hai।)
काश इतनी कसरत न करनी पड़े, बस एक फोन कॉल से काम बन जाए।
I wish I didn't have to go through so much hassle -- if only one phone call could get the work done.
(kaash itnii kasrat n karnii pade, bas ek phon kol se kaam ban jaae।)
इतनी कसरत मत करो, मैं खुद बात कर लूँगा उनसे।
Don't go through so much trouble, I'll talk to them myself.
(itnii kasrat mat karo, main khud baat kar loongaa unse।)
वीज़ा एक्सटेंशन कराने में जो कसरत करनी पड़ी, वो मैं ही जानता हूँ।
Only I know the ordeal I had to go through to get my visa extended.
(viizaa ekstenshan karaane men jo kasrat karnii padii, vo main hii jaantaa hoon।)
इतनी सारी कसरत के बाद भी फॉर्म रिजेक्ट हो गया।
Even after so much effort and trouble, the form got rejected.
(itnii saarii kasrat ke baad bhii phorm rijekt ho gayaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
कसरत
(kasrat)
(sg.f.oblique):
कसरत
(kasrat)
(pl.f.direct):
कसरतें
(kasarten)
(pl.f.oblique):
कसरतों
(kasarton)