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"False" in Hindi: झूठा

झूठाjhootha

Say it: JHOO-thaaadjective/dʒʱuːʈʰɑː/

Note: also: ग़लत (galat)

False in Hindi is झूठा (jhootha). Forms: झूठी बात, झूठे दावे. Say यह झूठा है, झूठी खबर. ग़लत means wrong and does not count here.

Rumor check

वह दावा बिल्कुल झूठा है।

vah daava bilkul jhootha hai.

That claim is completely false.
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How to pronounce झूठा

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JHOO-thaa

/dʒʱuːʈʰɑː/

Jhootha: JHOO-thaa, breathy jh, long aa. Two beats.

"False" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
झूठाjhoothafalse (m.)

Masculine default.

झूठीjhoothifalse (f.)

Feminine nouns and women.

झूठेjhoothefalse (pl./oblique)

Plural claims.

झूठी खबरjhoothi khabarfalse news

Rumors.

How to use झूठा in real life

  1. 1Rumor check

    वह दावा बिल्कुल झूठा है।

    vah daava bilkul jhootha hai.

    That claim is completely false.

    Fact check.

  2. 2News

    सोशल मीडिया पर झूठी खबर फैली।

    social media par jhoothi khabar phaili.

    False news spread on social media.

    Jhothi.

  3. 3Soft warning

    आप झूठे वादों पर भरोसा करें।

    aap jhoothe vaadon par bharosa na karen.

    Please don't trust false promises.

    Aap.

Mistakes English speakers make with झूठा

Incorrect: Using ग़लत for false rumors

Correct: False/liar vibes use झूठा; ग़लत is wrong

ग़लत does not count for झूठा.

Incorrect: Saying झूठा बात

Correct: झूठी बात

Agree gender: बात is feminine.

Good to know

Families scold झूठी बात faster than mild ग़लत. Fact-checkers label झूठे दावे. Soften accusations with लगता है यह झूठा है when speaking to strangers.

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  1. ChatPal

    क्या यह मैसेज झूठा लग रहा है?

    kya yah message jhootha lag raha hai?

    Does this message seem false?

  2. You

    हाँ, स्रोत के बिना झूठा लगता है।

    haan, srot ke bina jhootha lagta hai.

    Yes — without a source it seems false.

  3. ChatPal

    आप झूठी खबर फॉरवर्ड करें।

    aap jhoothi khabar forward na karen.

    Please don't forward false news.

  4. You

    ठीक, झूठा मैसेज डिलीट कर दिया।

    theek, jhootha message delete kar diya.

    Okay — I deleted the false message.

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Common questions about "False" in Hindi

What is false in Hindi?

झूठा (jhootha); झूठी / झूठे for gender.

Does ग़लत count?

No — that is wrong, a different page.

False news?

झूठी खबर।

Soft line?

यह झूठा लग रहा है।

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