अहम
अहम 30초 만에
- Meaning: Important, crucial, significant.
- Origin: Derived from the Arabic word 'Ahamm'.
- Usage: Invariable adjective, does not change with gender.
- Context: Widely used in news, politics, and daily life.
- Literal Meaning
- Important or significant.
यह एक बहुत अहम फैसला है।
- Usage Context
- Formal and informal settings alike.
उसकी भूमिका बहुत अहम थी।
- Collocation
- अहम भूमिका (important role).
आज की बैठक अहम है।
यह जानकारी अहम है।
परीक्षा के लिए यह विषय अहम है।
- Syntax Rule 1
- Adjective + Noun.
यह एक अहम सवाल है।
- Syntax Rule 2
- Predicate Adjective.
यह बात बहुत अहम है।
- Intensifiers
- सबसे अहम (most important).
जीवन में स्वास्थ्य सबसे अहम है।
शिक्षा एक अहम हिस्सा है।
उसका योगदान अहम रहा।
- News Media
- Used for breaking news.
आज की सबसे अहम खबर।
- Cinema
- Used in dramatic dialogues.
मेरे पास एक अहम जानकारी है।
- Workplace
- Task prioritization.
यह दस्तावेज़ बहुत अहम है।
हमें अहम मुद्दों पर चर्चा करनी है।
यह एक अहम मोड़ है।
- Pronunciation Error
- Over-stressing the 'h'.
सही उच्चारण: अहम (a-ham)।
- Spelling Confusion
- Confusing अहम with अहं.
उसका अहम (ego) बहुत बड़ा है - Incorrect usage for 'important'.
- Nuance Error
- Using it instead of 'zaroori'.
पानी पीना अहम है (better: ज़रूरी है)।
यह अहम दस्तावेज़ है।
उसकी बात अहम थी।
- Synonym 1
- महत्वपूर्ण (Mahatvapurna)
यह एक महत्वपूर्ण विषय है।
- Synonym 2
- ज़रूरी (Zaroori)
वहां जाना ज़रूरी है।
- Synonym 3
- मुख्य (Mukhya)
इस कहानी का मुख्य पात्र।
यह प्रमुख समस्या है।
खास (Khaas) भी एक विकल्प है।
How Formal Is It?
난이도
알아야 할 문법
Adjective placement in Hindi (before the noun).
Invariable adjectives (adjectives that do not change with gender/number).
Use of intensifiers (bahut, sabse) with adjectives.
Predicate adjectives with the verb 'hona'.
Forming abstract nouns (aham -> ahamiyat).
수준별 예문
यह अहम है।
This is important.
Simple subject + adjective + verb structure.
क्या यह अहम है?
Is this important?
Interrogative sentence using 'kya'.
यह बहुत अहम है।
This is very important.
Use of intensifier 'bahut'.
वह एक अहम आदमी है।
He is an important man.
Adjective modifying a noun.
यह काम अहम है।
This work is important.
Noun + adjective + verb.
आज का दिन अहम है।
Today is an important day.
Possessive marker 'ka' with time.
यह अहम नहीं है।
This is not important.
Negative sentence with 'nahi'.
मुझे एक अहम बात बतानी है।
I have to tell an important thing.
Infinitive verb with obligation.
यह मेरे लिए बहुत अहम है।
This is very important for me.
Use of postposition 'ke liye'.
कल एक अहम बैठक है।
There is an important meeting tomorrow.
Future context using present tense for scheduled events.
उसने एक अहम फैसला लिया।
He took an important decision.
Past tense with transitive verb 'liya'.
यह किताब परीक्षा के लिए अहम है।
This book is important for the exam.
Contextual importance.
तुम्हारा यहाँ होना अहम है।
Your being here is important.
Gerund usage 'hona'.
हमें अहम मुद्दों पर बात करनी चाहिए।
We should talk about important issues.
Use of 'chahiye' for suggestion.
यह एक अहम सवाल है।
This is an important question.
Common collocation.
उसकी भूमिका इस नाटक में अहम है।
His role in this play is important.
Vocabulary expansion: 'bhumika'.
पर्यावरण की रक्षा करना आज के समय में सबसे अहम है।
Protecting the environment is most important in today's time.
Superlative 'sabse'.
इस परियोजना में आपकी अहम भूमिका होगी।
You will have an important role in this project.
Future tense 'hogi'.
सरकार ने कई अहम कदम उठाए हैं।
The government has taken several important steps.
Present perfect tense.
यह जानना अहम है कि समस्या कहाँ से शुरू हुई।
It is important to know where the problem started.
Complex sentence with 'ki'.
स्वस्थ रहने के लिए सही खान-पान अहम होता है।
For staying healthy, proper diet is important.
General truth using 'hota hai'.
उसने अपनी अहमियत साबित करने के लिए एक अहम काम किया।
He did an important task to prove his importance.
Word family usage (aham/ahamiyat).
यह दस्तावेज़ कानूनी रूप से बहुत अहम है।
This document is legally very important.
Adverbial phrase 'kanooni roop se'.
हमें इन अहम बातों को नज़रअंदाज़ नहीं करना चाहिए।
We should not ignore these important matters.
Plural oblique case 'baaton'.
यदि हम इस अहम मुद्दे को सुलझा लें, तो बाकी काम आसान हो जाएगा।
If we resolve this important issue, the rest of the work will become easy.
Conditional 'yadi... to'.
आधुनिक समाज में तकनीकी विकास एक अहम स्थान रखता है।
In modern society, technological development holds an important place.
Formal phrasing 'sthan rakhta hai'.
लेखक ने अपनी किताब में कई अहम सवाल खड़े किए हैं।
The author has raised several important questions in his book.
Idiomatic phrase 'sawaal khade karna'.
इस समझौते के अहम बिंदुओं पर चर्चा हो रही है।
The important points of this agreement are being discussed.
Passive continuous construction.
यह न केवल एक अहम खोज है, बल्कि विज्ञान के लिए एक क्रांति भी है।
This is not only an important discovery but also a revolution for science.
Correlative conjunctions 'na keval... balki'.
उनके भाषण का सबसे अहम हिस्सा वह था जहाँ उन्होंने भविष्य की योजनाओं का ज़िक्र किया।
The most important part of his speech was where he mentioned future plans.
Relative clauses 'vah tha jahan'.
अर्थव्यवस्था को सुधारने के लिए यह एक अहम रणनीति मानी जा रही है।
This is being considered an important strategy to improve the economy.
Passive voice 'maani ja rahi hai'.
विपक्ष ने सरकार की इस अहम नीति का कड़ा विरोध किया।
The opposition strongly opposed this important policy of the government.
Formal vocabulary integration.
वैश्विक मंच पर भारत की अहमियत और उसकी अहम रणनीतिक स्थिति को नकारा नहीं जा सकता।
India's importance and its important strategic position on the global stage cannot be denied.
Advanced passive 'nakara nahi ja sakta'.
इस शोध पत्र में प्रस्तुत किए गए अहम तथ्य मौजूदा सिद्धांतों को चुनौती देते हैं।
The important facts presented in this research paper challenge existing theories.
Academic register.
जलवायु परिवर्तन से निपटना इस सदी की सबसे अहम और तात्कालिक आवश्यकता बन गई है।
Tackling climate change has become the most important and immediate necessity of this century.
Complex noun phrases.
संविधान के इस अहम संशोधन ने न्यायपालिका के अधिकारों को पुनर्परिभाषित किया है।
This important amendment to the constitution has redefined the powers of the judiciary.
Legal terminology.
साहित्यिक दृष्टिकोण से, यह उपन्यास उस युग की अहम सामाजिक विडंबनाओं को उजागर करता है।
From a literary perspective, this novel highlights the important social ironies of that era.
Literary analysis vocabulary.
आर्थिक मंदी के इस दौर में, विदेशी निवेश आकर्षित करना एक अहम चुनौती है।
In this era of economic slowdown, attracting foreign investment is an important challenge.
Economic discourse.
उन्होंने इस अहम परियोजना के कार्यान्वयन में जो सूक्ष्मता दिखाई, वह काबिले तारीफ है।
The meticulousness they showed in the implementation of this important project is praiseworthy.
Relative pronoun structure 'jo... vah'.
लोकतांत्रिक प्रक्रिया में हर नागरिक के वोट का एक अहम और निर्णायक मूल्य होता है।
In a democratic process, every citizen's vote has an important and decisive value.
Political rhetoric.
दार्शनिक विमर्श में, अस्तित्व के इस अहम प्रश्न को सदियों से अनुत्तरित छोड़ दिया गया है।
In philosophical discourse, this important question of existence has been left unanswered for centuries.
Highly formal, philosophical register.
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय कूटनीति में, शब्दों का चयन एक अहम भूमिका निभाता है, जहाँ एक छोटी सी चूक बड़े विवाद का कारण बन सकती है।
In international diplomacy, the choice of words plays an important role, where a small slip can cause a major dispute.
Complex conditional and contextual framing.
यह अहम है कि हम ऐतिहासिक आख्यानों का समालोचनात्मक विश्लेषण करें ताकि पूर्वाग्रहों से बचा जा सके।
It is important that we critically analyze historical narratives to avoid biases.
Subjunctive mood 'karen' and purpose clause 'taaki'.
इस महाकाव्य का सबसे अहम संदेश मानवीय संवेदनाओं की जटिलता को रेखांकित करना है।
The most important message of this epic is to underline the complexity of human emotions.
Literary criticism terminology.
समष्टि अर्थशास्त्र के परिप्रेक्ष्य में, राजकोषीय घाटे को नियंत्रित करना एक अहम नीतिगत अनिवार्यता है।
From the perspective of macroeconomics, controlling the fiscal deficit is an important policy imperative.
Specialized economic vocabulary.
न्यायिक सक्रियता के इस युग में, सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के अहम फैसले समाज की दिशा तय कर रहे हैं।
In this era of judicial activism, the important decisions of the Supreme Court are determining the direction of society.
Socio-legal context.
क्वांटम भौतिकी के इस अहम सिद्धांत ने ब्रह्मांड को समझने के हमारे पारंपरिक नज़रिए को पूरी तरह से बदल दिया है।
This important principle of quantum physics has completely changed our traditional perspective of understanding the universe.
Scientific discourse.
भाषाई विकास के क्रम में, यह अहम है कि हम बोलियों के संरक्षण को भी उतनी ही प्राथमिकता दें।
In the course of linguistic development, it is important that we give equal priority to the preservation of dialects.
Linguistic and cultural preservation context.
자주 쓰는 조합
자주 쓰는 구문
자주 혼동되는 단어
관용어 및 표현
혼동하기 쉬운
문장 패턴
사용법
Carries a sense of weight and priority, slightly more urgent than 'khaas' (special).
Neutral. Suitable for both formal and informal contexts.
Understood universally across Hindi-speaking regions.
- Adding gender suffixes (e.g., saying 'ahami baat' instead of 'aham baat').
- Confusing the spelling and meaning with 'अहं' (ego).
- Pronouncing it with a hard, separated 'h' (ah-ham).
- Using it when 'zaroori' (necessary/urgent) is the more accurate word.
- Placing it after the noun in a descriptive phrase instead of before (e.g., 'baat aham' instead of 'aham baat' when not using a verb).
팁
Invariable Adjective
Remember that 'aham' never changes its ending. It is always 'aham', regardless of the gender or number of the noun it modifies. This saves you from having to memorize complex agreement rules. Just place it right before the noun.
Pair with 'Bhumika'
A very common and impressive phrase to learn is 'aham bhumika' (important role). Use it to describe someone's contribution. For example, 'uski aham bhumika thi' (he/she had an important role).
News Trigger Word
When watching Hindi news, use 'aham' as a trigger word. Whenever you hear it, pay close attention, because the anchor is about to state the main point of the story. It helps improve listening comprehension.
Soft 'H'
Don't force the 'h' sound too much. It should flow smoothly from the 'a' to the 'm'. Say it quickly: a-ham. Over-pronouncing the 'h' can make you sound unnatural.
Essay Structuring
When writing an essay in Hindi, use 'sabse aham baat' (the most important thing) to introduce your main argument. It acts as a great transition phrase that signals priority to the reader.
Watch the Dot
Make sure you spell it as अहम and not अहं. The dot (bindu) on top changes the word entirely to mean 'ego'. Pay attention to this when typing or writing in Devanagari.
Mix it Up
To sound more fluent, alternate between 'aham' and 'mahatvapurna'. Use 'aham' for spoken, punchy sentences, and 'mahatvapurna' for longer, more formal written sentences.
Aham Faisla
Memorize the chunk 'aham faisla' (important decision). It is used constantly in daily life, from deciding what to cook to major life choices. 'Maine ek aham faisla liya' (I made an important decision).
Showing Respect
Using 'aham' when referring to someone else's time or work shows respect. Saying 'Aapka samay aham hai' (Your time is important) is a polite way to acknowledge their value.
Ahem!
Use the English throat-clearing sound 'Ahem!' as a memory hook. You clear your throat when you want to say something IMPORTANT. Ahem = Aham = Important.
암기하기
기억법
Think of 'A HAM' sandwich when you are really hungry—it becomes the most IMPORTANT thing to you.
어원
Arabic
문화적 맥락
A staple word in Hindi journalism.
Highly common in Indian corporate environments to prioritize tasks.
Using 'aham' shows that you value the topic or the person's time, adding a layer of polite urgency.
실생활에서 연습하기
실제 사용 상황
대화 시작하기
"आपके जीवन में सबसे अहम चीज़ क्या है? (What is the most important thing in your life?)"
"आज की सबसे अहम खबर क्या है? (What is today's most important news?)"
"इस प्रोजेक्ट का सबसे अहम हिस्सा कौन सा है? (Which is the most important part of this project?)"
"क्या आपको लगता है कि यह फैसला अहम है? (Do you think this decision is important?)"
"आपके लिए परिवार अहम है या काम? (Is family important to you, or work?)"
일기 주제
Write about the most 'aham' (important) decision you made this year.
List three 'aham' goals for your future and explain why.
Describe an 'aham' person in your life.
Why is learning Hindi 'aham' for you?
Discuss an 'aham' issue facing your country today.
자주 묻는 질문
10 질문No, 'aham' is an invariable adjective. It remains exactly the same whether it describes a masculine noun (like 'faisla' - decision) or a feminine noun (like 'baat' - matter). This makes it very easy for beginners to use. You don't need to worry about adding -aa, -e, or -i endings. Just place it before the noun.
Both mean 'important'. 'Aham' is derived from Arabic and is widely used in everyday speech, journalism, and politics. 'Mahatvapurna' is derived from Sanskrit and is slightly more formal, often used in academic writing, official documents, and formal literature. They are generally interchangeable in meaning.
To say 'importance', you use the noun form 'अहमियत' (ahamiyat). For example, 'इस बात की अहमियत समझो' (Understand the importance of this matter). You add the suffix '-iyat' to the root word to create the abstract noun.
No, but it sounds very similar to the Sanskrit word 'अहं' (aham), which means 'I' or 'ego'. In writing, they are spelled differently (अहम vs अहं). In spoken Hindi, context will always tell you which one is being used. If it's used as an adjective meaning important, it's 'अहम'.
Yes, absolutely. Since 'aham' originates from Arabic, it is a core vocabulary word in Urdu as well. It is pronounced and used in the exact same way in both Hindi and Urdu, making it a great crossover word to know.
The most common opposites are 'मामूली' (maamooli - ordinary/minor) or 'गैर-ज़रूरी' (gair-zaroori - unnecessary). You can also simply use the negative form 'अहम नहीं' (not important). For example, 'यह बात मामूली है' (This matter is minor).
You can use intensifiers before it. The most common is 'बहुत' (bahut - very), making it 'बहुत अहम' (very important). To say 'most important', you use 'सबसे अहम' (sabse aham). For example, 'यह सबसे अहम सवाल है' (This is the most important question).
Yes, you can. You can say 'वह एक अहम व्यक्ति है' (He is an important person). However, it is more commonly used for abstract concepts, decisions, meetings, and roles. For people, words like 'खास' (khaas - special) or 'वीआईपी' (VIP) are also frequently used.
You will hear it constantly on Hindi news channels. Anchors use it to introduce breaking news ('aham khabar') or important decisions by the government ('aham faisla'). It is also very common in workplace environments when discussing priorities.
It is neutral. It is formal enough to be used in national news broadcasts and official meetings, but informal enough to be used when chatting with friends about a movie plot. This versatility is what makes it such a crucial word to learn.
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Summary
The word 'अहम' (aham) is your go-to adjective in Hindi for expressing that something is important. Because it doesn't change forms for gender or number, it is extremely easy for beginners to use in any context.
- Meaning: Important, crucial, significant.
- Origin: Derived from the Arabic word 'Ahamm'.
- Usage: Invariable adjective, does not change with gender.
- Context: Widely used in news, politics, and daily life.
Invariable Adjective
Remember that 'aham' never changes its ending. It is always 'aham', regardless of the gender or number of the noun it modifies. This saves you from having to memorize complex agreement rules. Just place it right before the noun.
Pair with 'Bhumika'
A very common and impressive phrase to learn is 'aham bhumika' (important role). Use it to describe someone's contribution. For example, 'uski aham bhumika thi' (he/she had an important role).
News Trigger Word
When watching Hindi news, use 'aham' as a trigger word. Whenever you hear it, pay close attention, because the anchor is about to state the main point of the story. It helps improve listening comprehension.
Soft 'H'
Don't force the 'h' sound too much. It should flow smoothly from the 'a' to the 'm'. Say it quickly: a-ham. Over-pronouncing the 'h' can make you sound unnatural.
관련 콘텐츠
general 관련 단어
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आचरण करना
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आगे
A1Forward; ahead.
आगे बढ़ना
A2앞으로 나아가거나 발전하다.
आगामी
B1다가오는, 차기의. 가까운 미래에 예정된 사건을 나타낼 때 사용됩니다.
आह्वान करना
B1To call, to summon, to request someone's presence.
आज रात
A2오늘 밤; 현재 날짜의 밤.
आजमाना
A2작동 방식이나 어떤 일이 일어나는지 알아보기 위해 무언가를 시도하거나 테스트하는 것.
आक्रमण करना
B2국가나 집단을 상대로 군사 작전을 시작하다.
आखिरी
A2마지막, 최종. '마지막 버스'는 'Aakhiri bus'입니다. '마지막으로'는 'Aakhiri baar'라고 합니다.