रोज़ (roz)
adverb/noun
One core meaning: 'day' as a unit of daily repetition, plus its very common adverbial use meaning 'daily/every day'. Also spelled रोज (roj) without the nuqta.
Sense
1
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daily, every day
adverb
Synonyms: हर रोज़ (har roz), हर दिन (har din), प्रतिदिन (pratidin, formal/literary), रोज़ाना (rozaanaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word you will hear constantly in daily complaints and routines: माँ रोज़ कहती है (maan roz kahtii hai, 'Mom says every day') -- मॉम's daily nagging, चाय रोज़ पीता हूँ (chaay roz piitaa hoon, 'I drink tea every day'), that sort of thing. It's the natural, spoken-register way to say 'every day', much more common in conversation than the more bookish प्रतिदिन (pratidin).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often add a postposition after रोज़ (roz) as if it needs marking like a noun of time, e.g. saying रोज़ में (roz men) -- but as an adverb it stands alone: रोज़ आता है (roz aataa hai, 'comes every day'), not रोज़ में आता है (roz men aataa hai). 2) Confusing रोज़ (roz) with रोज़ाना (rozaanaa) -- both work as 'daily', but रोज़ (roz) is the more casual, spoken default, while रोज़ाना (rozaanaa) leans slightly more formal or written.
Sample Sentences:
मैं रोज़ सुबह चाय पीता हूँ।
I drink tea every morning.
(main roz subah chaay piitaa hoon।)
माँ रोज़ कहती है कि जल्दी सो जाओ।
Mom says every day that I should sleep early.
(maan roz kahtii hai ki jaldii so jaao।)
वह रोज़ ऑफ़िस देर से पहुँचता था।
He used to arrive at the office late every day.
(vah roz ofis der se pahunchtaa thaa।)
क्या तुम रोज़ जिम जाते हो?
Do you go to the gym every day?
(kyaa tum roz jim jaate ho?)
रोज़ इतना काम मत लो, थक जाओगे।
Don't take on so much work every day, you'll get exhausted.
(roz itnaa kaam mat lo, thak jaaoge।)
अगर वह रोज़ पढ़ता तो इतने अच्छे नंबर नहीं आते।
If he had studied every day, he wouldn't have gotten such good marks (this is not what happened -- he studied every day and got good marks).
(agar vah roz padhtaa to itne achchhe nambar nahiin aate।)
इस दुकान पर रोज़ ताज़ी सब्ज़ियाँ बेची जाती हैं।
Fresh vegetables are sold at this shop every day.
(is dukaan par roz taazii sabziyaan bechii jaatii hain।)
काश मैं रोज़ योग कर पाता।
I wish I could do yoga every day.
(kaash main roz yog kar paataa।)
बच्चे रोज़ शाम को पार्क में खेल रहे होंगे।
The children will probably be playing in the park every evening.
(bachche roz shaam ko paark men khel rahe honge।)
रोज़ के झगड़ों से मैं तंग आ गया हूँ।
I'm fed up with the daily quarrels.
(roz ke jhagdon se main tang aa gayaa hoon।)
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि यह दवा रोज़ लो।
The doctor said to take this medicine every day.
(doktar ne kahaa ki yah davaa roz lo।)
Sense
2
:
day (as a repeating unit, in fixed phrases)
noun, masculine Occurs mainly inside fixed time-phrases like आज-कल के रोज़ (aaj-kal ke roz) or दो-चार रोज़ (do-chaar roz, 'a few days'), rather than as a freestanding noun the way दिन (din) is used.
Synonyms: दिन (din)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear this in slightly older or more colloquial speech -- an elder saying दो-चार रोज़ रुक जाओ (do-chaar roz ruk jaao, 'stay a few more days') carries a warmer, more old-fashioned texture than the same line with दिन (din).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners default to दिन (din) for 'day' in every context, but रोज़ (roz) as a noun shows up specifically in expressions of a span of days, e.g. दो रोज़ में (do roz men, 'in a couple of days') -- it doesn't simply substitute for दिन (din) everywhere.
Sample Sentences:
दो-चार रोज़ रुक जाओ, फिर चले जाना।
Stay a few more days, then you can go.
(do-chaar roz ruk jaao, phir chale jaanaa।)
उसे ठीक होने में कुछ रोज़ और लगेंगे।
He'll need a few more days to recover.
(use thiik hone men kuchh roz aur lagenge।)
उन दिनों वह चार रोज़ के लिए गाँव गया था।
In those days he had gone to the village for four days.
(un dinon vah chaar roz ke lie gaanv gayaa thaa।)
काश वह दो रोज़ और रुक पाता।
If only he could have stayed two more days.
(kaash vah do roz aur ruk paataa।)
अगर वह चार रोज़ पहले आ जाता तो सब ठीक हो जाता।
If he had come four days earlier, everything would have been fine.
(agar vah chaar roz pahle aa jaataa to sab thiik ho jaataa।)
बुढ़िया बोली, बेटा, बस दो-चार रोज़ और सह लो।
The old woman said, 'Son, just bear with it a few more days.'
(budhiyaa bolii, betaa, bas do-chaar roz aur sah lo।)
शायद कुछ रोज़ में उसका जवाब आ जाए।
Perhaps his reply will come in a few days.
(shaayad kuchh roz men uskaa javaab aa jaae।)
कृपया अपना जवाब चार रोज़ के भीतर भेज दें।
Please send your reply within four days.
(kripyaa apnaa javaab chaar roz ke bhiitar bhej den।)
उसकी तबीयत बिगड़ने के कुछ रोज़ बाद ही यह खबर आई।
This news came just a few days after his health took a turn for the worse.
(uskii tabiiyat bigadne ke kuchh roz baad hii yah khabar aaii।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
रोज़
(roz)
(sg.m.oblique):
रोज़
(roz)
(pl.m.direct):
रोज़
(roz)
(pl.m.oblique):
रोज़ों
(rozon)