छात्रवृत्ति (chhaatrvritti)
noun
A single-sense noun meaning 'scholarship' (the financial award for students), formed from छात्र (chhaatr, 'student') + वृत्ति (vritti, 'livelihood/income').
Sense
1
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scholarship (financial award for students)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: स्कॉलरशिप (skolarship, common in casual speech)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: In everyday conversation among students and parents, especially around exam and admission season, स्कॉलरशिप (skolarship) is actually heard more often than छात्रवृत्ति (chhaatrvritti), which feels a bit more official or textbook-ish -- you'll see छात्रवृत्ति on government forms and school notices, while spoken Hindi leans English. Government scholarship schemes (like मेधावी छात्रवृत्ति, medhaavii chhaatrvritti, 'merit scholarship') keep the Hindi term alive in formal contexts.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use यह (yah) with a verb form that doesn't agree in gender -- छात्रवृत्ति (chhaatrvritti) is feminine, so verbs and adjectives referring to it take feminine agreement, e.g. छात्रवृत्ति मिली (chhaatrvritti milii, 'the scholarship was received'), not मिला (milaa). 2) The verb commonly paired with this word is मिलना (milnaa, 'to be received/obtained') rather than पाना (paanaa) or लेना (lenaa) -- students say मुझे छात्रवृत्ति मिली (mujhe chhaatrvritti milii, 'I got the scholarship'), using the दाता-प्राप्तकर्ता (giver-receiver) framing with को (ko) marking the recipient.
Sample Sentences:
उसे इस साल सरकारी छात्रवृत्ति मिली है।
He got a government scholarship this year.
(use is saal sarkaarii chhaatrvritti milii hai।)
छात्रवृत्ति के लिए आवेदन करने की अंतिम तिथि क्या है?
What is the last date to apply for the scholarship?
(chhaatrvritti ke lie aavedan karne kii antim tithi kyaa hai?)
स्कूल हर साल गरीब छात्रों को छात्रवृत्ति देता है।
The school gives a scholarship to poor students every year.
(skool har saal gariib chhaatron ko chhaatrvritti detaa hai।)
मेधावी छात्रवृत्ति के फॉर्म कल जमा कर देना।
Submit the merit scholarship form tomorrow.
(medhaavii chhaatrvritti ke phorm kal jamaa kar denaa।)
अगर मेरे नंबर अच्छे होते तो मुझे भी छात्रवृत्ति मिलती।
If my marks had been good, I would have gotten a scholarship too.
(agar mere nambar achchhe hote to mujhe bhii chhaatrvritti miltii।)
छात्रवृत्ति की राशि सीधे बैंक खाते में भेजी जाती है।
The scholarship amount is sent directly to the bank account.
(chhaatrvritti kii raashi siidhe baink khaate men bhejii jaatii hai।)
अगले महीने तक छात्रवृत्ति की राशि जारी कर दी जाएगी।
The scholarship amount will be released by next month.
(agle mahiine tak chhaatrvritti kii raashi jaarii kar dii jaaegii।)
मुझे उम्मीद है कि इस बार मेरी छात्रवृत्ति मंजूर हो जाए।
I hope my scholarship gets approved this time.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki is baar merii chhaatrvritti manjoor ho jaae।)
उन्होंने अपनी पूरी पढ़ाई छात्रवृत्ति के सहारे पूरी की थी।
He had completed his entire education on the strength of a scholarship.
(unhonne apnii poorii padhaaii chhaatrvritti ke sahaare poorii kii thii।)
विद्यालय की सूचना पट्टिका पर छात्रवृत्ति योजना का विवरण चस्पा है।
Details of the scholarship scheme are posted on the school notice board.
(vidyaalay kii soochnaa pattikaa par chhaatrvritti yojnaa kaa vivran chaspaa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
छात्रवृत्ति
(chhaatrvritti)
(sg.f.oblique):
छात्रवृत्ति
(chhaatrvritti)
(pl.f.direct):
छात्रवृत्तिएँ
(chhaatrvrittien)
(pl.f.oblique):
छात्रवृत्तिओं
(chhaatrvrittion)