This is the 334th most frequent Hindi word.
अबतक
"अबतक" means "until now" or "so far" in English.
The word 'अबतक' is used to denote a time frame extending from the past up to the current moment.
अबतक मैं वहाँ नहीं गया हूँ।
I have not gone there until now.
Here, 'अबतक' indicates a point of realization or completion expected to be achieved by the present.
अबतक हमें यह समझ लेना चाहिए था।
We should have understood this by now.
In this example, 'अबतक' refers to the culmination of actions or events up to the present time marker.