ज़िद (zid)

noun A feminine noun meaning stubbornness or an insistent demand; most often heard in the phrase ज़िद करना (zid karnaa) 'to insist/be stubborn.'
Sense 1 : stubbornness, obstinate insistence
noun, feminine Almost always paired with करना (karnaa) to form the light-verb expression ज़िद करना (zid karnaa, 'to insist').
Synonyms: हठ (hath), अड़ (ad, rare), दुराग्रह (duraagrah, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word every Indian parent sighs about: बच्चा ज़िद कर रहा है (bachchaa zid kar rahaa hai, 'the child is being stubborn/insisting') is a classic household scene, usually over a toy or an extra half hour of TV. It carries a mild, often affectionate exasperation rather than harsh criticism -- ज़िद (zid) is what a spoiled-but-loved child does, while हठ (hath) can sound a touch more severe or adult.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to use ज़िद (zid) as a verb by itself; it needs करना (karnaa) -- ज़िद करना (zid karnaa), not a bare conjugated form. 2) The person being insisted with or about takes पर (par) or की (kii), as in किसी बात की ज़िद (kisii baat kii zid, 'insistence on something') -- learners sometimes reach for को (ko) instead.
Sample Sentences:
बच्चा नई साइकिल के लिए ज़िद कर रहा है। The child is insisting on getting a new bicycle.
(bachchaa naii saaikil ke lie zid kar rahaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसने ज़िद पकड़ ली कि वह आज ही बाज़ार जाएगी। She got stubborn and insisted that she would go to the market today itself.
(usne zid pakad lii ki vah aaj hii baazaar jaaegii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मेरी बेटी हर रोज़ चॉकलेट के लिए ज़िद करती है। My daughter insists on having chocolate every single day.
(merii betii har roz choklet ke lie zid kartii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इतनी ज़िद मत करो, थोड़ा सब्र रखो। Don't be so stubborn, have a little patience.
(itnii zid mat karo, thodaa sabr rakho।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
काश वह इतनी ज़िद न करता तो हम समय पर निकल जाते। If only he hadn't been so stubborn, we would have left on time.
(kaash vah itnii zid n kartaa to ham samay par nikal jaate।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अगर वह ज़िद न करती तो शायद बात बन जाती। If she hadn't insisted so stubbornly, things might have worked out.
(agar vah zid n kartii to shaayad baat ban jaatii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
शायद उसकी ज़िद उसे कभी माफ़ी न मांगने दे। Perhaps his stubbornness will never let him apologize.
(shaayad uskii zid use kabhii maafii n maangne de।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बच्चे की ज़िद के आगे आखिर माँ को झुकना पड़ा। In the end, the mother had to give in to the child's stubborn insistence.
(bachche kii zid ke aage aakhir maan ko jhuknaa padaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
उसकी ज़िद के कारण पूरा परिवार परेशान हो गया था। The whole family had become troubled because of his stubborn insistence.
(uskii zid ke kaaran pooraa parivaar pareshaan ho gayaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
यह ज़िद बचपन से ही उसकी आदत में शामिल थी। This stubbornness had been part of his nature since childhood.
(yah zid bachpan se hii uskii aadat men shaamil thii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
प्रेमचंद की कहानियों में ज़िद अक्सर चरित्र की दृढ़ता का प्रतीक बनती है। In Premchand's stories, stubbornness often becomes a symbol of a character's resolve.
(premchand kii kahaaniyon men zid aksar charitr kii dridhtaa kaa pratiik bantii hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): ज़िद (zid)
(sg.f.oblique): ज़िद (zid)
(pl.f.direct): ज़िदें (ziden)
(pl.f.oblique): ज़िदों (zidon)