त्याग-पत्र (tyaag-patr)
noun
A compound noun meaning 'resignation letter' -- literally a 'renunciation letter,' built from त्याग (tyaag, 'renunciation/giving up') plus पत्र (patr, 'letter/document'). One core sense, used mainly in the fixed phrase त्याग-पत्र देना (tyaag-patr denaa).
Sense
1
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resignation letter
noun, masculine Almost always appears as the object of देना (denaa, 'to give') or the intransitive verb होना (honaa), e.g. त्याग-पत्र देना (tyaag-patr denaa, 'to submit one's resignation').
Synonyms: इस्तीफ़ा (istiifaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: इस्तीफ़ा (istiifaa) is the word you'll actually hear most in spoken Hindi and in news headlines about politicians and officials resigning; त्याग-पत्र (tyaag-patr) is the more formal, written-document term you'd use for the actual letter itself, like the one you'd hand your HR department. The two are near-perfect synonyms, but त्याग-पत्र (tyaag-patr) leans slightly more bureaucratic/official in feel because of its literal 'renunciation' root.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for छोड़ना (chhodnaa, 'to leave/quit') alone when they mean 'to resign,' but the standard formal phrase is त्याग-पत्र देना (tyaag-patr denaa) -- छोड़ना (chhodnaa) describes leaving the job itself, not the act of formally submitting the letter. 2) The word is written with or without the hyphen (त्याग-पत्र (tyaag-patr) or त्यागपत्र (tyaagpatr)) -- both are seen in print, so don't assume one is wrong.
Sample Sentences:
मैंने आज सुबह अपना त्याग-पत्र दे दिया।
I submitted my resignation letter this morning.
(mainne aaj subah apnaa tyaag-patr de diyaa।)
कृपया अपना त्याग-पत्र मानव संसाधन विभाग को भेजें।
Please send your resignation letter to the HR department.
(kripyaa apnaa tyaag-patr maanav sansaadhan vibhaag ko bhejen।)
मंत्री का त्याग-पत्र राष्ट्रपति को भेजा गया।
The minister's resignation letter was sent to the president.
(mantrii kaa tyaag-patr raashtrapti ko bhejaa gayaa।)
अगर वह इस्तीफ़ा नहीं देना चाहता, तो उसे त्याग-पत्र क्यों लिखना पड़ा?
If he didn't want to resign, then why did he have to write a resignation letter?
(agar vah istiifaa nahiin denaa chaahtaa, to use tyaag-patr kyon likhnaa padaa?)
हर कर्मचारी को नौकरी छोड़ने से पहले एक औपचारिक त्याग-पत्र प्रस्तुत करना होता है।
Every employee has to submit a formal resignation letter before leaving the job.
(har karmchaarii ko naukrii chhodne se pahle ek aupchaarik tyaag-patr prastut karnaa hotaa hai।)
यदि प्रबंधन ने मेरी बात नहीं सुनी, तो मैं त्याग-पत्र सौंप दूँगा।
If the management doesn't listen to me, I will hand over my resignation letter.
(yadi prabandhan ne merii baat nahiin sunii, to main tyaag-patr saump doongaa।)
काश मैंने वह त्याग-पत्र कभी न लिखा होता।
I wish I had never written that resignation letter.
(kaash mainne vah tyaag-patr kabhii n likhaa hotaa।)
सचिव त्याग-पत्र तैयार कर रहा था जब निदेशक ने उसे रोक लिया।
The secretary was preparing his resignation letter when the director stopped him.
(sachiv tyaag-patr taiyaar kar rahaa thaa jab nideshak ne use rok liyaa।)
मुझे सुझाव है कि आप अपना त्याग-पत्र लिखित रूप में जमा करें।
I suggest that you submit your resignation letter in written form.
(mujhe sujhaav hai ki aap apnaa tyaag-patr likhit roop men jamaa karen।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
त्याग-पत्र
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(sg.m.oblique):
त्याग-पत्र
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(pl.m.direct):
त्याग-पत्र
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(pl.m.oblique):
त्याग-पत्रों
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