Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
must and should
Hindi translation:
होगा = must; चाहिए = should
Added to glossary by
Balasubramaniam L.
Aug 16, 2006 06:28
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There is the difference between the connotations of the abovementioned words in English but Hindi seems to have same word for both of these i.e. chahiye (चाहिए) which does not always communicate the implied sense.
"Must" is necessary or essential whereas "should" expresses an emotional, practical, or other reason for doing something.
How would you provide different translation for the following expressions:
You SHOULD help others.
You MUST help others.
And how can I handle "must" in the following sentence:
Company property must not be used for improper personal benefit or any other improper purpose.
Thanks in anticipation for your valuable suggestions.
"Must" is necessary or essential whereas "should" expresses an emotional, practical, or other reason for doing something.
How would you provide different translation for the following expressions:
You SHOULD help others.
You MUST help others.
And how can I handle "must" in the following sentence:
Company property must not be used for improper personal benefit or any other improper purpose.
Thanks in anticipation for your valuable suggestions.
Proposed translations
(Hindi)
| 4 +6 | होगा = must; चाहिए = should |
Balasubramaniam L.
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| 5 +1 | karnaa aavashyak hai-must, karni chaahiye-should |
englishhindi
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| 4 | Zaroor Chahiye aur Chahiye |
Naseeruddin (X)
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Proposed translations
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Balasubramaniam L.
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होगा = must; चाहिए = should
In Hindi होगा signifies complusion, lack of option, just as must in English.
And चाहिए signifies the presence of options, just as should in English
Therefore, difference in the two can be expressed by using these सहायक क्रियाएं
आपको जाना चाहिए - You should go.
आपको जाना होगा - You must go.
You can calibrate the level of compulsion by using words like यदि, अवश्य, जरूर, ही, etc.
आपको अवश्य जाना चाहिए - you certainly must go
आपको जाना ही चाहिए - you have to go
आपका जाना जरूरी है - It is imperative for you to go.
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Regarding you specific examples:
You must help others: तुम्हें दूसरों की मदद करनी होगी
You should help others : तुम्हें दूसरों की मदद करनी चाहिए
Company property must not be used for improper personal benefit or any other improper purpose.
कंपनीसंपत्ति का अनुचित निजी लाभ हेतु दुपरुपयोग नहीं होना चाहिए।
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Other possibilities:
कंपनी संपत्ति का अनुचित निजी लाभ हेतु दुपरुपयोग न हो। (This is more of an order, rather than a request. Also this type of sentence structure is less common in Hindi.).
A slightly different approach can also be taken:
अनुचित निजी लाभ हेतु कंपनी संपत्ति का उपयोग न किया जाए।
Or
अनुचित निजी लाभ हेतु कंपनी संपत्ति का उपयोग न करें।
Or
अनुचित निजी लाभ हेतु कंपनी संपत्ति का उपयोग नहीं होना चाहिए।
In the example the restrictriveness of "must not" is some where between that of "must" and "should" and the combination of होना and चाहिए expresses this adequately.
And चाहिए signifies the presence of options, just as should in English
Therefore, difference in the two can be expressed by using these सहायक क्रियाएं
आपको जाना चाहिए - You should go.
आपको जाना होगा - You must go.
You can calibrate the level of compulsion by using words like यदि, अवश्य, जरूर, ही, etc.
आपको अवश्य जाना चाहिए - you certainly must go
आपको जाना ही चाहिए - you have to go
आपका जाना जरूरी है - It is imperative for you to go.
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-08-16 08:02:50 GMT)
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Regarding you specific examples:
You must help others: तुम्हें दूसरों की मदद करनी होगी
You should help others : तुम्हें दूसरों की मदद करनी चाहिए
Company property must not be used for improper personal benefit or any other improper purpose.
कंपनीसंपत्ति का अनुचित निजी लाभ हेतु दुपरुपयोग नहीं होना चाहिए।
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-08-16 08:12:23 GMT)
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Other possibilities:
कंपनी संपत्ति का अनुचित निजी लाभ हेतु दुपरुपयोग न हो। (This is more of an order, rather than a request. Also this type of sentence structure is less common in Hindi.).
A slightly different approach can also be taken:
अनुचित निजी लाभ हेतु कंपनी संपत्ति का उपयोग न किया जाए।
Or
अनुचित निजी लाभ हेतु कंपनी संपत्ति का उपयोग न करें।
Or
अनुचित निजी लाभ हेतु कंपनी संपत्ति का उपयोग नहीं होना चाहिए।
In the example the restrictriveness of "must not" is some where between that of "must" and "should" and the combination of होना and चाहिए expresses this adequately.
Note from asker:
| Bala, thanks for your answer. Could you make any suggestion for the 'must' appearing in the longer sentence given by me? |
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satish krishna itikela
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inforays
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Arun Singh
: I feel Bala is very near, to me "must" is an order, "should" a request.
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Pundora
: Also, कंपनी की संपत्ति का उपयोग किसी भी हाल में अनुचित व्यक्तिगत लाभ या किसी अन्य अनुचित उद्देश्य के लिए नहीं किया जाना चाहिए।
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keshab
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Comment: "Thanks Bala. You have solved this issue to a great extent."
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karnaa aavashyak hai-must, karni chaahiye-should
must, even if translated in specific contexts as chaahiye, then also sense somtimes itself becomes clear according to the context.
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Zaroor Chahiye aur Chahiye
Indeed, a very good question. As you are aware that Hindi and Urdu are very similar languages if we see grammar and sentence construction/structure. In Urdu, we use to express 'Should' as 'Chahiye'. If we are to express 'Must', we add the term 'Zaroor, Lazmi or Lazman'. There are few more alternatives but all are like this. Since both the languages have very similarities, I think this can also be applied to Hindi language. For example:
You must go to school.
Tumhe school zaroor jana chahiye OR Tumhe school lazman jana chahiye. This can easily be applied in Hindi as well.
My colleague Balasubramaniam has given a very good answer with the example You must go. He is correct that we can translate this as Aapko Jana hoga. There is a little controversy on this because the back translation can also be given as You have to go. And this is widely used.
I hope this helps.
You must go to school.
Tumhe school zaroor jana chahiye OR Tumhe school lazman jana chahiye. This can easily be applied in Hindi as well.
My colleague Balasubramaniam has given a very good answer with the example You must go. He is correct that we can translate this as Aapko Jana hoga. There is a little controversy on this because the back translation can also be given as You have to go. And this is widely used.
I hope this helps.
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