सगे-संबंधी (sage-sambandhii)

noun A compound noun meaning 'blood relatives and relations' -- close family and kin taken together, used almost always in the plural.
Sense 1 : close relatives, kith and kin
noun, masculine/feminine Almost always used in the plural to refer to a group of relatives collectively; rarely if ever used for a single relative in isolation.
Synonyms: रिश्तेदार (rishtedaar), नाते-रिश्तेदार (naate-rishtedaar), कुटुंबी (kutumbii, literary), अपने (apne, meaning scope: 'one's own people', broader/vaguer)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is a classic doubled/paired construction in Hindi, where सगे (sage, 'one's own, blood-related') and संबंधी (sambandhii, 'relation, connection') are yoked together for emphasis -- you will hear such pairs often in wedding invitations, obituaries, or speeches ('सगे-संबंधियों को नेवता दिया' sage-sambandhiyon ko nevtaa diyaa, 'invited the relatives'). It has a slightly more formal, ceremonial flavor than casual रिश्तेदार (rishtedaar), and is common in written and spoken contexts around family gatherings.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use रिश्तेदार (rishtedaar) for every context, not realizing सगे-संबंधी (sage-sambandhii) carries a warmer, more inclusive tone, often used when emphasizing that people are one's *own* blood relations, not just distant or formal connections. 2) Learners sometimes try to use it in the singular (e.g. for 'one relative'), but it is almost exclusively heard as a set plural phrase covering relatives as a group.
Sample Sentences:
शादी में सारे सगे-संबंधी आए थे। All the close relatives had come to the wedding.
(shaadii men saare sage-sambandhii aae the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
हमने अपने सगे-संबंधियों को नेवता दिया है। We have invited our close relatives.
(hamne apne sage-sambandhiyon ko nevtaa diyaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
दादाजी के निधन पर दूर-दूर से सगे-संबंधी इकट्ठा हुए। On grandfather's death, close relatives gathered from far and wide.
(daadaajii ke nidhan par door-door se sage-sambandhii ikatthaa hue।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कृपया अपने सभी सगे-संबंधियों को इस समारोह में आमंत्रित करें। Please invite all your close relatives to this ceremony.
(kripyaa apne sabhii sage-sambandhiyon ko is samaaroh men aamantrit karen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
मुश्किल वक्त में सगे-संबंधी ही काम आते हैं। It is one's close relatives who come to help in difficult times.
(mushkil vakt men sage-sambandhii hii kaam aate hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर सगे-संबंधी साथ न होते, तो यह मुश्किल घड़ी कैसे कटती? If close relatives hadn't been there, how would this difficult time have passed?
(agar sage-sambandhii saath n hote, to yah mushkil ghadii kaise kattii?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
निमंत्रण पत्र में सभी सगे-संबंधियों के नाम लिखे गए हैं। The names of all close relatives have been written in the invitation letter.
(nimantran patr men sabhii sage-sambandhiyon ke naam likhe gae hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
उम्मीद है कि इस मौके पर सारे सगे-संबंधी इकट्ठे हों। It is hoped that all the close relatives gather on this occasion.
(ummiid hai ki is mauke par saare sage-sambandhii ikatthe hon।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
शोक सभा में परिवार के सगे-संबंधी मौजूद रहेंगे। The family's close relatives will be present at the condolence meeting.
(shok sabhaa men parivaar ke sage-sambandhii maujood rahenge।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m/f.direct): सगे-संबंधी ([[सगे-संबंधी]])
(sg.m/f.oblique): सगे-संबंधी ([[सगे-संबंधी]])
(pl.m/f.direct): सगे-संबंधियाँ ([[सगे-संबंधियाँ]])
(pl.m/f.oblique): सगे-संबंधियों ([[सगे-संबंधियों]])