प्रगति (pragti)

noun A single-sense noun meaning 'progress' or 'advancement' -- used for personal, national, or general developmental progress.
Sense 1 : progress, advancement
noun, feminine
Synonyms: उन्नति (unnti), विकास (vikaas, often specifically 'development')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll see प्रगति (pragti) everywhere in Indian civic life -- प्रगति मैदान (pragti maidaan) is Delhi's famous exhibition ground, and school report cards are often called प्रगति पत्र (pragti patr, 'progress report'). It carries a slightly formal, aspirational tone, evoking a nation or student steadily moving forward, compared to the warmer, more personal तरक्की (tarakkii) you'd use when talking about a friend's career or a family's fortunes.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for तरक्की (tarakkii) in speech and प्रगति (pragti) in writing/formal contexts -- both mean 'progress,' but प्रगति (pragti) sounds a touch more formal or institutional (used in news, reports, school contexts), while तरक्की (tarakkii) is the everyday conversational choice. 2) It combines with करना (karnaa) as प्रगति करना (pragti karnaa, 'to make progress') -- learners sometimes try बनाना (banaanaa) instead, which doesn't work here.
Sample Sentences:
देश लगातार प्रगति कर रहा है। The country is making steady progress.
(desh lagaataar pragti kar rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पिछले साल हमारी कंपनी ने काफी प्रगति की। Last year our company made considerable progress.
(pichhle saal hamaarii kampnii ne kaaphii pragti kii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर हम सब मिलकर काम करें तो प्रगति तेज़ होगी। If we all work together, progress will be faster.
(agar ham sab milkar kaam karen to pragti tez hogii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
उसकी पढ़ाई में प्रगति देखकर शिक्षक बहुत खुश हुए। Seeing his progress in studies, the teacher was very happy.
(uskii padhaaii men pragti dekhkar shikshak bahut khush hue।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बिना शिक्षा के किसी भी समाज की प्रगति संभव नहीं है। Without education, the progress of any society is not possible.
(binaa shikshaa ke kisii bhii samaaj kii pragti sambhav nahiin hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सरकार द्वारा प्रगति की समीक्षा हर तीन महीने में की जाती है। Progress is reviewed by the government every three months.
(sarkaar dvaaraa pragti kii samiikshaa har tiin mahiine men kii jaatii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अपनी प्रगति पत्र देखकर बच्चा मुस्कुरा उठा। Seeing his progress report, the child smiled.
(apnii pragti patr dekhkar bachchaa muskuraa uthaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश हमारी प्रगति इतनी धीमी न होती। I wish our progress were not so slow.
(kaash hamaarii pragti itnii dhiimii n hotii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
प्रगति मैदान में इस बार अंतरराष्ट्रीय व्यापार मेला लगा है। This time an international trade fair is being held at Pragati Maidan.
(pragti maidaan men is baar antarraashtriiy vyaapaar melaa lagaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अपनी प्रगति की रिपोर्ट कल तक जमा कर दो। Submit your progress report by tomorrow.
(apnii pragti kii riport kal tak jamaa kar do।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
विज्ञान और तकनीक ने मानव सभ्यता की प्रगति में बड़ी भूमिका निभाई है। Science and technology have played a major role in the progress of human civilization.
(vigyaan aur takniik ne maanav sabhytaa kii pragti men badii bhoomikaa nibhaaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): प्रगति (pragti)
(sg.f.oblique): प्रगति (pragti)
(pl.f.direct): प्रगतिएँ (pragtien)
(pl.f.oblique): प्रगतिओं (pragtion)