संगीत (sangiit)
noun
A single, straightforward noun meaning 'music' -- no significant secondary senses to track.
Sense
1
:
music
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: संगीत (sangiit) covers everything from classical रागों (raagon) to Bollywood songs to background film scores -- Hindi doesn't usually split 'music' into narrower everyday words the way English sometimes does with 'song' vs 'tune' vs 'score'. You'll hear it constantly in phrases like संगीत सुनना (sangiit sunnaa, 'to listen to music') and शास्त्रीय संगीत (shaastriiy sangiit, 'classical music'), the latter pointing to the deep prestige of Hindustani and Carnatic traditions in Indian cultural life.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to use संगीत (sangiit) as a verb or adjective ('musical'); it is only a noun -- for 'musical' use संगीत से जुड़ा (sangiit se judaa) or संगीतमय (sangiitmay). 2) संगीत (sangiit) is uncountable in the everyday sense -- you don't pluralize it to mean 'songs' or 'pieces of music'; use गाने (gaane) or धुनें (dhunen) for that.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे संगीत सुनना बहुत पसंद है।
I really like listening to music.
(mujhe sangiit sunnaa bahut pasand hai।)
वह हर शाम शास्त्रीय संगीत सुनता है।
He listens to classical music every evening.
(vah har shaam shaastriiy sangiit suntaa hai।)
पार्टी में संगीत बज रहा था।
Music was playing at the party.
(paartii men sangiit baj rahaa thaa।)
उसने कॉलेज में संगीत सीखा था।
She had learned music in college.
(usne kolej men sangiit siikhaa thaa।)
कृपया संगीत की आवाज़ थोड़ी कम कर दो।
Please turn the music down a little.
(kripyaa sangiit kii aavaaz thodii kam kar do।)
अगर मुझे मौका मिलता, तो मैं संगीत में करियर बनाता।
If I had gotten the chance, I would have made a career in music.
(agar mujhe maukaa miltaa, to main sangiit men kariyar banaataa।)
इस फ़िल्म का संगीत बहुत मशहूर हुआ है।
This film's music has become very famous.
(is film kaa sangiit bahut mashahoor huaa hai।)
शादी में संगीत की महफ़िल देर रात तक चलेगी।
The music gathering at the wedding will go on till late at night.
(shaadii men sangiit kii mahfil der raat tak chalegii।)
मुझे नहीं लगता कि उसे संगीत में कोई दिलचस्पी है।
I don't think she has any interest in music.
(mujhe nahiin lagtaa ki use sangiit men koii dilchaspii hai।)
इस समारोह में संगीत की एक अलग महफ़िल आयोजित की जाएगी।
A separate music gathering will be organized at this event.
(is samaaroh men sangiit kii ek alag mahfil aayojit kii jaaegii।)
भारतीय संस्कृति में संगीत को ईश्वर की उपासना का एक साधन माना जाता है।
In Indian culture, music is considered a means of worshipping God.
(bhaartiiy sanskriti men sangiit ko iishvar kii upaasnaa kaa ek saadhan maanaa jaataa hai।)
काश मुझे संगीत की उतनी समझ होती जितनी उसे है।
I wish I had as much understanding of music as she does.
(kaash mujhe sangiit kii utnii samajh hotii jitnii use hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
संगीत
(sangiit)
(sg.m.oblique):
संगीत
(sangiit)
(pl.m.direct):
संगीत
(sangiit)
(pl.m.oblique):
संगीतों
(sangiiton)