سست
sust
The English word "lazy" is translated into Urdu as سست (sust).
The primary term used to describe someone who is unwilling to work is سست. Depending on the context, you may also use other terms to describe idleness, procrastination or an avoidance of work.
Meaning: unwilling to work (adj)
Which one should you use?
While سست is the general term for lazy, کاہل specifically describes someone who tends to procrastinate or shows a general unwillingness to work. If you want to describe someone as idle or unproductive, use نکمّا. For a more humorous, informal way to refer to someone who avoids work, you can use the phrase کام چور, which literally translates to "work thief".
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective سست is indeclinable, which means it does not change its form to agree with the gender or number of the noun it is describing.
How do you pronounce it?
sust
Did you know?
- In Urdu poetry, laziness or lethargy is sometimes linked to the concept of سستی, which can describe a lack of spiritual vigor rather than just physical idleness.
- The term سست (sust) is used in many Indo-Aryan languages, not just Urdu, due to its common roots.
- The word نکمّا (nakamma) is often used to describe someone who is not just lazy, but completely useless or 'good for nothing'.
Examples in context
- میشا بہت سست ہے۔Misha is very lazy.
- علی واقعی نکمّا ہو گیا ہے!Ali has truly become lazy!
- یار، کمال کا کاہل ہے وہ!Dude, he is such a lazy fellow!
- وہ بہت سست ہے۔Woh bohat sust hai.He is very lazy.
- سست لوگ کامیاب نہیں ہوتے۔Sust log kamyab nahi hotay.Lazy people do not succeed.
Example conversation
Two siblings are talking about doing house chores.
- عمر Omarسارہ، کیا تم نے کمرہ صاف کیا؟Sara, kya tum ne kamra saaf kiya?Sara, did you clean the room?
- سارہ Saraنہیں، میں ابھی نہیں کر سکتی۔Nahi, mein abhi nahi kar sakti.No, I cannot do it right now.
- عمر Omarتم واقعی بہت سست ہو۔Tum waqai bohat sust ho.You are really very lazy.
- سارہ Saraمیں بس تھوڑی دیر آرام کر رہی ہوں۔Mein bas thori der aaram kar rahi hoon.I am just resting for a little while.
