पड़ोसी (padosii)
noun/adjective
A single-sense everyday word meaning 'neighbor'; also functions as an adjective meaning 'neighboring' (as in पड़ोसी देश (padosii desh, 'neighboring country')).
Sense
1
:
neighbor (person living nearby)
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In Delhi-NCR life, the पड़ोसी (padosii) is a whole social institution -- lending sugar, keeping spare keys, and knowing everyone's business, for better or worse. There is even a common saying, पड़ोसी का दुख-सुख अपना होता है (padosii kaa dukh-sukh apnaa hotaa hai, 'a neighbor's joys and sorrows become your own'), which captures how central this relationship is seen to be in everyday neighborhood culture.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes treat पड़ोसी (padosii) as invariant like दोस्त (dost), but it actually inflects like other -ई (ii)-ending masculine nouns for the oblique/plural; the feminine form पड़ोसन (padosan) is a distinct word, not a gender variant of this one, so this entry itself stays masculine only.
Sample Sentences:
हमारे पड़ोसी बहुत अच्छे हैं।
Our neighbors are very nice.
(hamaare padosii bahut achchhe hain।)
पड़ोसी का दुख-सुख अपना होता है।
A neighbor's joys and sorrows become your own.
(padosii kaa dukh-sukh apnaa hotaa hai।)
मेरी पड़ोसी ने मुझे थोड़ी चीनी दी।
My neighbor (female) gave me some sugar.
(merii padosii ne mujhe thodii chiinii dii।)
पड़ोसी से हमेशा अच्छे संबंध रखो।
Always maintain good relations with your neighbor.
(padosii se hameshaa achchhe sambandh rakho।)
अगर पड़ोसी मददगार होते, तो जिंदगी आसान होती।
If neighbors were helpful, life would be easier.
(agar padosii madadgaar hote, to jindgii aasaan hotii।)
पड़ोसी की चाबी हमारे घर रखी है, वे कभी भी ले जा सकते हैं।
The neighbor's key is kept at our place; they can take it anytime.
(padosii kii chaabii hamaare ghar rakhii hai, ve kabhii bhii le jaa sakte hain।)
शायद नए पड़ोसी अगले हफ्ते आ जाएँ।
The new neighbors might arrive next week.
(shaayad nae padosii agle haphte aa jaaen।)
पड़ोसी हमेशा हमारी हर बात पर नज़र रखते हैं।
The neighbors always keep an eye on everything we do.
(padosii hameshaa hamaarii har baat par nazar rakhte hain।)
कल रात पड़ोसी की पार्टी में बहुत शोर हो रहा था।
There was a lot of noise at the neighbor's party last night.
(kal raat padosii kii paartii men bahut shor ho rahaa thaa।)
क्या आप अपने पड़ोसियों से नियमित रूप से मिलते हैं?
Do you meet your neighbors regularly?
(kyaa aap apne padosiyon se niymit roop se milte hain?)
पड़ोसियों के बीच झगड़ा सुलझा लिया गया।
The dispute between the neighbors was resolved.
(padosiyon ke biich jhagdaa suljhaa liyaa gayaa।)
Sense
2
:
neighboring, adjacent
adjective
Synonyms: समीपवर्ती (samiipvartii, literary), सटा हुआ (sataa huaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This sense shows up constantly in news and geopolitics talk, as in पड़ोसी देश (padosii desh, 'neighboring country') or पड़ोसी राज्य (padosii raajy, 'neighboring state') -- the same word for a friendly next-door neighbor scales up naturally to describe entire countries sharing a border.
Sample Sentences:
भारत के कई पड़ोसी देश हैं।
India has many neighboring countries.
(bhaarat ke kaii padosii desh hain।)
पड़ोसी राज्य में बिजली की कीमतें कम हैं।
Electricity prices are lower in the neighboring state.
(padosii raajy men bijlii kii kiimten kam hain।)
सरकार पड़ोसी देशों के साथ व्यापार बढ़ाना चाहती है।
The government wants to increase trade with neighboring countries.
(sarkaar padosii deshon ke saath vyaapaar badhaanaa chaahtii hai।)
कल पड़ोसी जिले में भारी बारिश हुई।
Heavy rain fell in the neighboring district yesterday.
(kal padosii jile men bhaarii baarish huii।)
अगर दोनों पड़ोसी देशों में शांति समझौता होता, तो यह क्षेत्र कहीं ज़्यादा स्थिर होता।
If the two neighboring countries had a peace agreement, this region would be far more stable.
(agar donon padosii deshon men shaanti samjhautaa hotaa, to yah kshetr kahiin zyaadaa sthir hotaa।)
विदेश मंत्री ने पड़ोसी देश की यात्रा की।
The foreign minister visited the neighboring country.
(videsh mantrii ne padosii desh kii yaatraa kii।)
उम्मीद है कि दोनों पड़ोसी राज्यों के बीच जल-विवाद सुलझ जाएगा।
It is hoped that the water dispute between the two neighboring states will be resolved.
(ummiid hai ki donon padosii raajyon ke biich jal-vivaad sulajh jaaegaa।)
सीमा पर पड़ोसी मुल्क की सेना तैनात की गई है।
The neighboring country's army has been deployed at the border.
(siimaa par padosii mulk kii senaa tainaat kii gaii hai।)
पड़ोसी गाँवों के लोग हर साल इस मेले में आते हैं।
People from the neighboring villages come to this fair every year.
(padosii gaanvon ke log har saal is mele men aate hain।)
पड़ोसी देशों के बीच सीमा-विवाद पर तुरंत ध्यान दिया जाए।
Let attention be paid immediately to the border dispute between the neighboring countries.
(padosii deshon ke biich siimaa-vivaad par turant dhyaan diyaa jaae।)
पड़ोसी शहर से नई फैक्ट्री का माल यहाँ आता है।
Goods from the new factory in the neighboring city arrive here.
(padosii shahar se naii phaiktrii kaa maal yahaan aataa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
पड़ोसी
(padosii)
(sg.m.oblique):
पड़ोसी
(padosii)
(pl.m.direct):
पड़ोसी
(padosii)
(pl.m.oblique):
पड़ोसीयों
(padosiiyon)
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
पड़ोसी
(padosii)