प्रभावित (prabhaavit)

adjective An adjective/participle meaning 'influenced' or 'affected', built on the noun प्रभाव (prabhaav, 'influence/effect'). It regularly pairs with होना (honaa) to mean 'to be affected/impressed' and with करना (karnaa) to mean 'to affect/impress'.

Sense 1 : affected, influenced (by something)

adjective Used with से (se) to mark the source of influence: किसी चीज़ से प्रभावित होना (kisii chiiz se prabhaavit honaa, 'to be affected by something').

Synonyms: असरग्रस्त (asragrast, rare), प्रभावग्रस्त (prabhaavagrast, formal)

Frequency: high

Cultural Note: This word sits comfortably in both everyday and formal registers -- you will hear it in a casual chat about a movie ("मैं बहुत प्रभावित हुआ" (main bahut prabhaavit huaa, 'I was very impressed')) as well as in news reports about floods or policy. It is one of the most common ways to express being 'impressed' by a person, unlike the more literal खुश (khush, 'happy/pleased'), which doesn't carry the same sense of being moved or influenced.

Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try को (ko) for the source of influence instead of से (se); it is X से प्रभावित (X se prabhaavit), not X को प्रभावित (as a static state). 2) प्रभावित करना (prabhaavit karnaa) is the transitive 'to affect/impress' counterpart -- learners sometimes use प्रभावित होना (prabhaavit honaa) when they actually mean the causative 'to influence someone', mixing up who is doing the affecting.

Sample Sentences:

बाढ़ से हज़ारों गाँव प्रभावित हुए हैं। Thousands of villages have been affected by the flood.

(baadh se hazaaron gaanv prabhaavit hue hain।)

उसका फ़ैसला अपने परिवार की राय से बहुत प्रभावित था। His decision was greatly influenced by his family's opinion.

(uskaa faislaa apne parivaar kii raay se bahut prabhaavit thaa।)

इस इलाके की अर्थव्यवस्था सूखे से प्रभावित हो रही है। The economy of this region is being affected by the drought.

(is ilaake kii arthavyvasthaa sookhe se prabhaavit ho rahii hai।)

अगर मौसम खराब रहा, तो उड़ानें प्रभावित होंगी। If the weather stays bad, flights will be affected.

(agar mausam kharaab rahaa, to udaanen prabhaavit hongii।)

अगर सरकार समय पर कदम उठाती, तो इतने लोग प्रभावित न होते। If the government had acted in time, so many people would not have been affected.

(agar sarkaar samay par kadam uthaatii, to itne log prabhaavit n hote।)

बच्चों की पढ़ाई इस माहौल से बहुत प्रभावित होती है। Children's studies are greatly affected by this environment.

(bachchon kii padhaaii is maahaul se bahut prabhaavit hotii hai।)

कृपया ध्यान रखें कि आपका काम इस बदलाव से प्रभावित न हो। Please make sure that your work is not affected by this change.

(kripyaa dhyaan rakhen ki aapkaa kaam is badlaav se prabhaavit n ho।)

क्या तुम्हारी सेहत इस प्रदूषण से प्रभावित हुई है? Has your health been affected by this pollution?

(kyaa tumhaarii sehat is pradooshan se prabhaavit huii hai?)

समिति ने कहा कि प्रभावित क्षेत्रों को तुरंत मदद दी जाए। The committee said that the affected areas should be given help immediately.

(samiti ne kahaa ki prabhaavit kshetron ko turant madad dii jaae।)

उसकी आवाज़ सुनकर मैं थोड़ा प्रभावित तो हुआ, पर पूरी तरह यकीन नहीं हुआ। Hearing his voice, I was somewhat affected, but I wasn't fully convinced.

(uskii aavaaz sunkar main thodaa prabhaavit to huaa, par poorii tarah yakiin nahiin huaa।)

वैश्विक बाज़ार में गिरावट से हमारी कंपनी भी प्रभावित हुई है। Our company has also been affected by the decline in the global market.

(vaishvik baazaar men giraavat se hamaarii kampnii bhii prabhaavit huii hai।)

Sense 2 : impressed (by a person, positively)

adjective

Synonyms: मुतास्सिर (mutaassir, literary)

Frequency: high

Cultural Note: This is really the same underlying sense as 'affected/influenced' narrowed to a positive, admiring context -- when a Delhi parent says अपने बेटे के काम से बहुत प्रभावित हैं (apne bete ke kaam se bahut prabhaavit hain, 'are very impressed by their son's work'), the warmth comes entirely from context, not from a different word.

Sample Sentences:

मैं तुम्हारे काम से बहुत प्रभावित हूँ। I am very impressed by your work.

(main tumhaare kaam se bahut prabhaavit hoon।)

टीचर उसके जवाब से काफी प्रभावित हुईं। The teacher was quite impressed by his answer.

(tiichar uske javaab se kaaphii prabhaavit huiin।)

अपने बेटे के काम से बहुत प्रभावित हैं। They are very impressed by their son's work.

(apne bete ke kaam se bahut prabhaavit hain।)

इंटरव्यू में वह इतना प्रभावित हो गया कि उसने उसी वक्त नौकरी दे दी। He was so impressed in the interview that he gave her the job right then.

(intravyoo men vah itnaa prabhaavit ho gayaa ki usne usii vakt naukrii de dii।)

क्या तुम सच में उसके भाषण से प्रभावित हो? Are you really impressed by his speech?

(kyaa tum sach men uske bhaashan se prabhaavit ho?)

अगर तुम मेहनत करते तो सब लोग तुमसे प्रभावित होते। If you had worked hard, everyone would have been impressed by you.

(agar tum mehnat karte to sab log tumse prabhaavit hote।)

बॉस उसकी प्रस्तुति देखकर बहुत प्रभावित हुए थे। The boss had been very impressed after seeing her presentation.

(bos uskii prastuti dekhkar bahut prabhaavit hue the।)

उम्मीद है कि क्लाइंट हमारी योजना से प्रभावित हो जाएगा। Hopefully, the client will be impressed by our plan.

(ummiid hai ki klaaint hamaarii yojnaa se prabhaavit ho jaaegaa।)

मुझे नहीं लगता वह इतनी जल्दी प्रभावित हो जाए। I don't think he would get impressed that easily.

(mujhe nahiin lagtaa vah itnii jaldii prabhaavit ho jaae।)

दर्शक उसकी अदाकारी से प्रभावित होते रहे हैं। The audience has continually been impressed by her acting.

(darshak uskii adaakaarii se prabhaavit hote rahe hain।)

उसकी विनम्रता ने सबको प्रभावित कर दिया। Her humility impressed everyone.

(uskii vinamrtaa ne sabko prabhaavit kar diyaa।)

Morphology

Adjective (variable)

(sg.m): प्रभावित (prabhaavit)

(pl.m): प्रभाविते (prabhaavite)

(sg.f): प्रभाविती (prabhaavitii)

(pl.f): प्रभाविती (prabhaavitii)