ताज्जुब (taajjub)
noun
A noun meaning 'surprise' or 'astonishment', most often used in the fixed phrase ताज्जुब होना (taajjub honaa) -- 'to feel surprised' -- with a को-marked experiencer.
Sense
1
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surprise, astonishment
noun, masculine Almost always appears with होना (honaa) in a dative-subject frame: मुझे ताज्जुब है (mujhe taajjub hai, 'I am surprised') -- the person who feels the surprise is marked with को/मुझे/उसे etc., not the subject of an active verb.
Synonyms: आश्चर्य (aashchary), हैरानी (hairaanii), अचरज (achraj, colloquial)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear this constantly in everyday Delhi speech: मुझे बड़ा ताज्जुब हुआ (mujhe badaa taajjub huaa, 'I was quite surprised') is a very natural way to react to unexpected news. It pairs closely with आश्चर्य (aashchary), which feels slightly more formal/written, while ताज्जुब (taajjub) is the word you actually reach for in conversation.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners try to make the experiencer the grammatical subject with a transitive verb (e.g. attempting 'मैं ताज्जुब करता हूँ' (main taajjub kartaa hoon) for 'I am surprised') -- the natural pattern is the को+होना construction: मुझे ताज्जुब हुआ (mujhe taajjub huaa, 'I was surprised'). 2) Confusing ताज्जुब (taajjub) with ताज (taaj, 'crown') due to similar-looking spelling.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे बड़ा ताज्जुब हुआ जब उसने अचानक नौकरी छोड़ दी।
I was quite surprised when he suddenly quit his job.
(mujhe badaa taajjub huaa jab usne achaanak naukrii chhod dii।)
मुझे इस बात का कोई ताज्जुब नहीं है।
I have no surprise about this at all.
(mujhe is baat kaa koii taajjub nahiin hai।)
अगर वह फिर से फेल हो जाए तो मुझे ताज्जुब नहीं होगा।
If he fails again, I won't be surprised.
(agar vah phir se phel ho jaae to mujhe taajjub nahiin hogaa।)
अगर वह सच में इतना पैसा कमाता तो मुझे ताज्जुब होता।
If he really earned that much money, I would be surprised.
(agar vah sach men itnaa paisaa kamaataa to mujhe taajjub hotaa।)
उसकी बातें सुनकर सब लोग ताज्जुब में पड़ गए।
Hearing his words, everyone was struck with surprise.
(uskii baaten sunkar sab log taajjub men pad gae।)
वह हर छोटी बात पर ताज्जुब जताता रहता है।
He keeps expressing surprise over every little thing.
(vah har chhotii baat par taajjub jataataa rahtaa hai।)
क्या ताज्जुब है कि वह इतनी जल्दी सफल हो गया!
What a surprise that he succeeded so quickly!
(kyaa taajjub hai ki vah itnii jaldii saphal ho gayaa!)
उनके चेहरे पर ताज्जुब की झलक साफ़ दिख रही थी।
A glimpse of surprise was clearly visible on their face.
(unke chehre par taajjub kii jhalak saaf dikh rahii thii।)
मुझे ताज्जुब है कि तुमने अभी तक उसे फ़ोन नहीं किया।
I'm surprised that you haven't called him yet.
(mujhe taajjub hai ki tumne abhii tak use fon nahiin kiyaa।)
यह परिणाम देखकर विशेषज्ञों को भी ताज्जुब हुआ।
Even the experts were surprised upon seeing this result.
(yah parinaam dekhkar visheshgyon ko bhii taajjub huaa।)
इतनी सादगी से बड़ी बात कह देने पर मुझे ताज्जुब हो रहा था।
I was feeling surprised at how simply he stated such a big thing.
(itnii saadgii se badii baat kah dene par mujhe taajjub ho rahaa thaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
ताज्जुब
(taajjub)
(sg.m.oblique):
ताज्जुब
(taajjub)
(pl.m.direct):
ताज्जुब
(taajjub)
(pl.m.oblique):
ताज्जुबों
(taajjubon)