स्थिति (sthiti)

noun A feminine noun covering 'situation/condition' in general as well as more specific senses like 'position/location' and 'state/status'; all three flow from the same core idea of 'how things stand at a given point'.
Sense 1 : situation, state of affairs
noun, feminine
Synonyms: हालत (haalat), हाल (haal), परिस्थिति (paristhiti)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear this word constantly on the news: आर्थिक स्थिति (aarthik sthiti, 'economic situation'), मौसम की स्थिति (mausam kii sthiti, 'weather situation'). It is the go-to word for describing a state of affairs at a somewhat formal or reflective register, the kind of word a doctor, official, or news anchor reaches for.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for हालत (haalat) in every context; स्थिति (sthiti) tends to sound more formal or analytical (used in news, reports, discussions of a country/economy/health), while हालत (haalat) is more everyday and personal ('what shape someone/something is in'). 2) स्थिति (sthiti) is feminine but does not take the ी-deletion pattern of words like लड़की (ladkii); its oblique plural is स्थितियों (sthitiyon), which surprises some learners expecting स्थितिओं.
Sample Sentences:
देश की आर्थिक स्थिति दिन-ब-दिन बिगड़ रही है। The country's economic situation is worsening day by day.
(desh kii aarthik sthiti din-b-din bigad rahii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मरीज़ की स्थिति अब स्थिर है। The doctor said that the patient's condition is now stable.
(doktar ne kahaa ki mariiz kii sthiti ab sthir hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मौसम की स्थिति को देखते हुए उड़ानें रद्द कर दी गई हैं। Given the weather situation, flights have been cancelled.
(mausam kii sthiti ko dekhte hue udaanen radd kar dii gaii hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अगर स्थिति और बिगड़ती तो हमें शहर छोड़ना पड़ता। If the situation had worsened further, we would have had to leave the city.
(agar sthiti aur bigadtii to hamen shahar chhodnaa padtaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया वर्तमान स्थिति के बारे में विस्तार से बताएँ। Please explain the current situation in detail.
(kripyaa vartmaan sthiti ke baare men vistaar se bataaen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
समाचार चैनल हर घंटे बाज़ार की स्थिति पर रिपोर्ट देते हैं। News channels give reports on the market situation every hour.
(samaachaar chainal har ghante baazaar kii sthiti par riport dete hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सरकार को उम्मीद है कि आने वाले महीनों में स्थिति सुधर जाएगी। The government hopes that the situation will improve in the coming months।
(sarkaar ko ummiid hai ki aane vaale mahiinon men sthiti sudhar jaaegii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
यह ज़रूरी है कि प्रशासन स्थिति की गंभीरता को समझे। It is necessary that the administration understand the gravity of the situation.
(yah zaroorii hai ki prashaasan sthiti kii gambhiirtaa ko samjhe।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
सीमा पर स्थिति तनावपूर्ण बनी हुई है। The situation at the border remains tense.
(siimaa par sthiti tanaavpoorn banii huii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पिछले साल कंपनी की माली स्थिति बहुत ख़राब थी, मगर इस साल हालात बदल गए हैं। Last year the company's financial situation was very bad, but this year things have changed.
(pichhle saal kampnii kii maalii sthiti bahut kharaab thii, magar is saal haalaat badal gae hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर स्थिति ऐसी ही बनी रही, तो कीमतें और बढ़ सकती हैं। If the situation continues like this, prices could rise further.
(agar sthiti aisii hii banii rahii, to kiimten aur badh saktii hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : position, location
noun, feminine
Synonyms: जगह (jagah), स्थान (sthaan), अवस्थिति (avasthiti, rare)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: In more technical or geographic contexts, स्थिति (sthiti) means the physical position of something -- a city's location on a map, or a planet's position in astrology (birth-chart terms like ग्रहों की स्थिति (grahon kii sthiti, 'position of the planets') are common in conversations about kundli readings).
Sample Sentences:
इस शहर की स्थिति नदी के किनारे है। This city's location is on the riverbank.
(is shahar kii sthiti nadii ke kinaare hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
नक्शे में इस गाँव की स्थिति ठीक यहाँ है। On the map, this village's position is right here.
(nakshe men is gaanv kii sthiti thiik yahaan hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पंडित जी ने ग्रहों की स्थिति देखकर भविष्य बताया। The pandit told the future after looking at the position of the planets.
(pandit jii ne grahon kii sthiti dekhkar bhavishy bataayaa।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
जन्म के समय ग्रहों की स्थिति कुंडली में दर्ज होती है। The position of the planets at the time of birth is recorded in the birth chart.
(janm ke samay grahon kii sthiti kundlii men darj hotii hai।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
सैटेलाइट अपनी स्थिति लगातार बदल रहा है। The satellite is continuously changing its position.
(saitelaait apnii sthiti lagaataar badal rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कृपया अपने वाहन की स्थिति जीपीएस पर जाँचें। Please check your vehicle's position on the GPS.
(kripyaa apne vaahan kii sthiti jiipiies par jaanchen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर स्थिति सही नहीं बताई गई, तो रास्ता भटक जाएगा। If the position is not stated correctly, one will lose the way.
(agar sthiti sahii nahiin bataaii gaii, to raastaa bhatak jaaegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
काश हमें अपनी सही स्थिति पहले ही पता चल जाती। If only we had known our exact position earlier.
(kaash hamen apnii sahii sthiti pahle hii pataa chal jaatii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
इस मंदिर की स्थिति पहाड़ की चोटी पर बताई जाती है। This temple's location is said to be at the top of the mountain.
(is mandir kii sthiti pahaad kii chotii par bataaii jaatii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
Sense 3 : status, standing (social/professional)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: हैसियत (haisiyat), दर्जा (darjaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: In phrases like सामाजिक स्थिति (saamaajik sthiti, 'social status') or आर्थिक स्थिति (aarthik sthiti, 'financial standing'), स्थिति (sthiti) shades from 'situation' into 'where someone stands' socially or financially -- close in spirit to हैसियत (haisiyat) but a touch more formal and less about self-worth or pride.
Sample Sentences:
उसकी सामाजिक स्थिति बहुत ऊँची है। His social status is very high.
(uskii saamaajik sthiti bahut oonchii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पिछले कुछ सालों में उनकी आर्थिक स्थिति काफी सुधर गई है। Over the last few years, his financial standing has improved considerably.
(pichhle kuchh saalon men unkii aarthik sthiti kaaphii sudhar gaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
समाज में हमारी स्थिति क्या है, यह इस बात से तय होता है कि लोग हमें कैसे देखते हैं। What our standing in society is, that gets decided by how people see us.
(samaaj men hamaarii sthiti kyaa hai, yah is baat se tay hotaa hai ki log hamen kaise dekhte hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अगर उसकी नौकरी छूट जाती, तो उसकी सामाजिक स्थिति भी गिर जाती। If he had lost his job, his social status would have fallen too.
(agar uskii naukrii chhoot jaatii, to uskii saamaajik sthiti bhii gir jaatii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
कंपनी में उसकी स्थिति अब पहले से बेहतर हो गई है। His standing in the company is now better than before.
(kampnii men uskii sthiti ab pahle se behtar ho gaii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
आपकी आर्थिक स्थिति के बारे में विस्तार से बताइए। Please explain your financial standing in detail.
(aapkii aarthik sthiti ke baare men vistaar se bataaie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
शायद उसकी सामाजिक स्थिति इतनी मजबूत हो कि वह चुनाव जीत जाए। Perhaps his social standing is strong enough that he might win the election.
(shaayad uskii saamaajik sthiti itnii majboot ho ki vah chunaav jiit jaae।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उस ज़माने में औरतों की सामाजिक स्थिति बहुत कमज़ोर मानी जाती थी। In those times, women's social status used to be considered very weak.
(us zamaane men aurton kii saamaajik sthiti bahut kamzor maanii jaatii thii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
जब तक उसकी आर्थिक स्थिति नहीं सुधरेगी, तब तक वह यह घर नहीं खरीद सकता। Until his financial standing improves, he cannot buy this house.
(jab tak uskii aarthik sthiti nahiin sudhregii, tab tak vah yah ghar nahiin khariid saktaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
मेरी सामाजिक स्थिति के हिसाब से यह फैसला मुनासिब नहीं लगता। Given my social standing, this decision doesn't seem appropriate.
(merii saamaajik sthiti ke hisaab se yah phaislaa munaasib nahiin lagtaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): स्थिति (sthiti)
(sg.f.oblique): स्थिति (sthiti)
(pl.f.direct): स्थितिएँ (sthitien)
(pl.f.oblique): स्थितिओं (sthition)