दिक़्क़त (diqqat)
noun
A single everyday sense: 'trouble' or 'difficulty', usually the small practical kind rather than a deep crisis.
Sense
1
:
trouble, difficulty, problem
noun, feminine Very often paired with the dative-subject frame: X को दिक़्क़त होना/होना (X ko diqqat honaa) 'X has/faces a difficulty', mirroring the same construction as लगना (lagnaa) and पसंद होना (pasand honaa).
Synonyms: परेशानी (pareshaanii), मुश्किल (mushkil), तकलीफ़ (takliif), समस्या (samasyaa, more formal, often for bigger/abstract problems)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word you will hear constantly in shops, autos, and offices in Delhi when something minor goes wrong -- a plug that does not fit, a form that is missing a signature. कोई दिक़्क़त नहीं (koii diqqat nahiin, 'no problem at all') is practically a national reflex of politeness, said to smooth over any small hiccup.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say मुझे यह समस्या है (mujhe yah samasyaa hai) when दिक़्क़त (diqqat) would sound more natural for a small, everyday inconvenience; समस्या (samasyaa) feels heavier, almost like 'issue' in a report. 2) The retroflex/nuqta-heavy spelling causes learners to write दिकत or दिक्कत (dikkat, common simplified spelling without nuqtas) -- both simplified spellings are widely seen in casual writing and are fine to recognize, but दिक़्क़त (diqqat) is the fuller written form. 3) कोई दिक़्क़त नहीं (koii diqqat nahiin, 'no problem') is a fixed, extremely common reassurance phrase -- learners sometimes translate 'no problem' word-for-word with समस्या (samasyaa) instead, which sounds stiffer.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे साँस लेने में दिक़्क़त हो रही है।
I'm having trouble breathing.
(mujhe saans lene men diqqat ho rahii hai।)
कोई दिक़्क़त नहीं, आप आराम से बैठिए।
No problem at all, please sit comfortably.
(koii diqqat nahiin, aap aaraam se baithie।)
अगर कोई दिक़्क़त हो तो मुझे फ़ोन कर देना।
If there's any trouble, just give me a call.
(agar koii diqqat ho to mujhe fon kar denaa।)
पिछले हफ़्ते बिजली के मीटर में दिक़्क़त आ गई थी।
Last week there was a problem with the electricity meter.
(pichhle hafte bijlii ke miitar men diqqat aa gaii thii।)
यह प्लग सॉकेट में फ़िट नहीं हो रहा, बड़ी दिक़्क़त है।
This plug isn't fitting into the socket, what a hassle.
(yah plag soket men fit nahiin ho rahaa, badii diqqat hai।)
अगर फ़ॉर्म पर दस्तख़त नहीं होंगे तो दिक़्क़त हो जाएगी।
If there's no signature on the form, there will be trouble.
(agar form par dastkhat nahiin honge to diqqat ho jaaegii।)
अगर आप सही पता बता देते तो कोई दिक़्क़त नहीं होती।
If you had told the correct address, there would have been no trouble.
(agar aap sahii pataa bataa dete to koii diqqat nahiin hotii।)
कृपया अपनी दिक़्क़त विस्तार से बताएँ, हम उसे जल्द ही सुलझाएँगे।
Please describe your problem in detail, we will resolve it soon.
(kripyaa apnii diqqat vistaar se bataaen, ham use jald hii suljhaaenge।)
यह दिक़्क़त तो पहले भी कई बार आ चुकी है।
This problem has already come up several times before.
(yah diqqat to pahle bhii kaii baar aa chukii hai।)
ऑटो वाले ने कहा, "कोई दिक़्क़त नहीं, मैं छोड़ देता हूँ वहाँ तक।"
The auto driver said, "No problem, I'll drop you there."
(oto vaale ne kahaa, "koii diqqat nahiin, main chhod detaa hoon vahaan tak।")
दफ़्तर में इतनी दिक़्क़तें उठानी पड़ीं कि वह थक गया।
He had to face so many difficulties at the office that he got exhausted.
(daftar men itnii diqqten uthaanii padiin ki vah thak gayaa।)
इस योजना से नागरिकों को होने वाली दिक़्क़तों का समाधान किया जाएगा।
The difficulties faced by citizens will be resolved through this scheme.
(is yojnaa se naagrikon ko hone vaalii diqqton kaa samaadhaan kiyaa jaaegaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
दिक़्क़त
(diqqat)
(sg.f.oblique):
दिक़्क़त
(diqqat)
(pl.f.direct):
दिक़्क़तें
(diqqten)
(pl.f.oblique):
दिक़्क़तों
(diqqton)