मदद करना
madad karnā/mə.d̪əd̪ kəɾ.nɑː/
To help in Hindi is मदद करना (madad karnā).
The verb phrase मदद करना is used to express the action of providing assistance to someone or something. If you want to express that you need assistance, you would typically say Mujhe madad chāhiye (I need help). To describe a person or thing that is helpful, you can use the adjective madadgār.
Meaning: transitive: provide assistance to (someone or something) (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase मदद करना literally means "to do help", consisting of the noun मदद (help) and the verb karnā (to do).
Which one should you use?
While मदद is the common word used in everyday speech, सहायता (sahāyatā) is a more formal, Sanskrit-derived term for assistance. Other related nouns include उपकार (upakār) and सहायक (sahāyak), which refers to a person who provides assistance.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
When using the noun मदद to describe the act of helping in the past tense, it often takes the oblique form मदद की (madad kī) depending on the sentence structure.
How do you pronounce it?
madad karnā (mə.d̪əd̪ kəɾ.nɑː)
Did you know?
- The word उपकार (upakār) describes a specific kind of help that creates a moral obligation or a 'debt of gratitude' in the recipient.
- The verb part of the phrase, करना (karnā), shares the same ancient Proto-Indo-European root as the English verb 'to do'.
- The word मदद (madad) is a linguistic cousin to words in many other languages like Bengali, Marathi, and Punjabi, meaning it is understood across much of South Asia.
Examples in context
- मैं आपकी मदद करना चाहता हूँ।I want to help you.This sentence is useful for expressing a desire to help someone.Tatoeba #4067096 by sabretou, translation #2011411 by CK
- हम सिर्फ़ आपकी मदद करना चाहते हैं।We only want to help you.Tatoeba #10051948 by sabretou, translation #2012201 by CK
- मैं तुम्हें तुम्हारे होमवर्क के साथ मदद करना चाहता हूँ।I want to help you with your homework.Tatoeba #514059 by minshirui, translation #252850 by Eldad
- कृपया मुझे सहायता करें। आपकी मदद के लिए धन्यवाद।Please help me. Thank you for your help.
- दोस्तों, मदद करो ना। शुक्रिया!Friends, please help. Thank you!
- 5 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Anjali and Aditya are at a grocery store.
- अंजलि Anjaliक्या मैं आपकी मदद करना शुरू करूँ?Kya main aapki madad karna shuru karoon?Shall I start helping you?
- आदित्य Adityaहाँ, कृपया यह बैग उठा लीजिये।Haan, kripya yeh bag utha lijiye.Yes, please pick up this bag.
- अंजलि Anjaliमैं आपकी और भी मदद करना चाहती हूँ।Main aapki aur bhi madad karna chahti hoon.I want to help you more as well.
- आदित्य Adityaशुक्रिया, अंजलि।Shukriya, Anjali.Thank you, Anjali.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “help” translations and entries मदद करना, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries करना, मदद, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
