याददाश्त (yaaddaasht)
noun
A single-sense noun meaning 'memory' in the sense of the mental faculty of remembering (not a specific remembered moment). Borrowed from Persian, and very common in everyday speech about remembering, forgetting, and memory loss.
Sense
1
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memory (mental faculty)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: स्मृति (smriti, formal/literary), याद (yaad, meaning scope: often 'a memory/recollection' or 'remembrance' rather than the faculty itself)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this word constantly around health and aging -- doctors, worried children, and elderly relatives all use याददाश्त (yaaddaasht) when discussing memory loss, e.g. concerns about dadi's or nani's memory getting weaker. It pairs naturally with adjectives like तेज़ (tez, sharp) and कमज़ोर (kamzor, weak) to describe someone's memory as strong or fading.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for याद (yaad) when they mean the faculty itself, e.g. 'my memory is weak' -- here याददाश्त (yaaddaasht) is the natural choice: मेरी याददाश्त कमज़ोर है (merii yaaddaasht kamzor hai, 'my memory is weak'), whereas याद (yaad) fits phrases like मुझे याद है (mujhe yaad hai, 'I remember') about a specific thing. 2) It is grammatically feminine, so adjectives and verbs agreeing with it must take feminine forms, which learners sometimes miss since the word doesn't end in the typical ी.
Sample Sentences:
दादी की याददाश्त धीरे-धीरे कमज़ोर हो रही है।
Grandma's memory is gradually getting weaker.
(daadii kii yaaddaasht dhiire-dhiire kamzor ho rahii hai।)
मेरी याददाश्त बहुत तेज़ है।
My memory is very sharp.
(merii yaaddaasht bahut tez hai।)
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि उम्र के साथ याददाश्त कमज़ोर हो जाती है।
The doctor said that memory weakens with age.
(doktar ne kahaa ki umr ke saath yaaddaasht kamzor ho jaatii hai।)
अगर तुम रोज़ पहेलियाँ सुलझाओ, तो याददाश्त तेज़ हो जाएगी।
If you solve puzzles every day, your memory will get sharper.
(agar tum roz paheliyaan suljhaao, to yaaddaasht tez ho jaaegii।)
अपनी याददाश्त तेज़ रखने के लिए भरपूर नींद लो।
Get plenty of sleep to keep your memory sharp.
(apnii yaaddaasht tez rakhne ke lie bharpoor niind lo।)
अगर मेरी याददाश्त इतनी कमज़ोर न होती, तो मैं उसका नाम याद रख पाता।
If my memory weren't so weak, I would have remembered his name.
(agar merii yaaddaasht itnii kamzor n hotii, to main uskaa naam yaad rakh paataa।)
एक्सीडेंट के बाद उसकी याददाश्त कई महीनों तक कमज़ोर रही।
After the accident, his memory remained weak for several months.
(eksiident ke baad uskii yaaddaasht kaii mahiinon tak kamzor rahii।)
यह दवा याददाश्त बढ़ाने में मदद करती है, ऐसा माना जाता है।
It is believed that this medicine helps improve memory.
(yah davaa yaaddaasht badhaane men madad kartii hai, aisaa maanaa jaataa hai।)
नानी की याददाश्त इतनी कमज़ोर हो गई है कि वे मुझे भी पहचान नहीं पातीं।
Grandma's memory has become so weak that she can't even recognize me anymore.
(naanii kii yaaddaasht itnii kamzor ho gaii hai ki ve mujhe bhii pahchaan nahiin paatiin।)
मैं चिंतित हूँ कि उनकी याददाश्त और खराब न हो जाए।
I'm worried that her memory might get even worse.
(main chintit hoon ki unkii yaaddaasht aur kharaab n ho jaae।)
डॉक्टरों का मानना है कि नियमित व्यायाम से याददाश्त पर सकारात्मक प्रभाव पड़ता है।
Doctors believe that regular exercise has a positive effect on memory.
(doktron kaa maannaa hai ki niymit vyaayaam se yaaddaasht par sakaaraatmak prabhaav padtaa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
याददाश्त
(yaaddaasht)
(sg.f.oblique):
याददाश्त
(yaaddaasht)
(pl.f.direct):
याददाश्तें
(yaaddaashten)
(pl.f.oblique):
याददाश्तों
(yaaddaashton)