नरसों (narson)

adverb A time adverb meaning either 'the day before yesterday' or 'the day after tomorrow' (two days from the reference point, in either direction) -- context and tense tell you which.

Sense 1 : two days from now (day after tomorrow)

adverb

Frequency: low

Cultural Note: Think of नरसों (narson) as a local cousin of परसों (parson) -- you will hear it from older speakers or in Haryanvi-inflected Delhi speech, but if you say परसों (parson) instead, everyone will understand you and you will sound more textbook-standard.

Common Mistakes: 1) नरसों (narson) covers both directions in time -- 'day after tomorrow' and 'day before yesterday' -- unlike English, which uses two different phrases. Only the surrounding verb tense tells you which one is meant, so learners often reach for a separate word when none exists. 2) Do not confuse with परसों (parson), which is the far more common word for the same two meanings; नरसों (narson) is a regional/colloquial variant heard in and around Delhi-NCR and Haryana, not the standard form taught in most textbooks.

Sample Sentences:

नरसों मेरे भाई की शादी है। The day after tomorrow is my brother's wedding.

(narson mere bhaaii kii shaadii hai।)

नरसों तक सारा काम खत्म कर लेना। Finish all the work by the day after tomorrow.

(narson tak saaraa kaam khatm kar lenaa।)

नरसों हम गाँव जाएँगे। We will go to the village the day after tomorrow.

(narson ham gaanv jaaenge।)

अगर नरसों बारिश होती, तो हम नहीं जा पाते। If it were to rain the day after tomorrow, we would not be able to go.

(agar narson baarish hotii, to ham nahiin jaa paate।)

क्या तू नरसों आ सकता है? Can you come the day after tomorrow?

(kyaa too narson aa saktaa hai?)

हो सकता है नरसों मौसम ठीक हो जाए। It's possible the weather might improve the day after tomorrow.

(ho saktaa hai narson mausam thiik ho jaae।)

नरसों तक चिट्ठी भेज दी जाएगी। The letter will be sent by the day after tomorrow.

(narson tak chitthii bhej dii jaaegii।)

बुढ़िया कहती थी कि नरसों मेला लगेगा। The old woman used to say that a fair would be held the day after tomorrow.

(budhiyaa kahtii thii ki narson melaa lagegaa।)

Sense 2 : two days ago (day before yesterday)

adverb

Frequency: low

Cultural Note: This is the same word as the future-facing sense; Hindi (like several other South Asian languages) often lets one word do double duty for 'two days away' in either direction, leaning entirely on the verb tense to disambiguate.

Common Mistakes: 1) The past-tense reading only becomes clear from the verb in the sentence -- नरसों (narson) itself gives no signal of direction, so learners should listen for the tense rather than the word.

Sample Sentences:

नरसों मेरी उससे बात हुई थी। The day before yesterday, I had a conversation with him.

(narson merii usse baat huii thii।)

नरसों मैं बाज़ार गया था। I went to the market the day before yesterday.

(narson main baazaar gayaa thaa।)

नरसों तो बहुत तेज़ बारिश हो रही थी। It was raining really hard the day before yesterday.

(narson to bahut tez baarish ho rahii thii।)

क्या नरसों वाली मीटिंग रद्द कर दी गई थी? Was the meeting from the day before yesterday cancelled?

(kyaa narson vaalii miiting radd kar dii gaii thii?)

नरसों मैं अपने दोस्त से मिलने गया था, तब उसने ये बात बताई। The day before yesterday I went to meet my friend, and that's when he told me this.

(narson main apne dost se milne gayaa thaa, tab usne ye baat bataaii।)

काश नरसों मैं वहाँ होता तो सब ठीक से समझ पाता। If only I had been there the day before yesterday, I would have understood everything properly.

(kaash narson main vahaan hotaa to sab thiik se samajh paataa।)

नरसों से ही उसकी तबीयत ठीक नहीं है। He hasn't been well since the day before yesterday.

(narson se hii uskii tabiiyat thiik nahiin hai।)

नरसों वाला वो झगड़ा अभी तक याद है मुझे। I still remember that argument from the day before yesterday.

(narson vaalaa vo jhagdaa abhii tak yaad hai mujhe।)