के पार (ke paar)

postposition A postpositional phrase meaning 'across' or 'beyond' -- literally 'of the far side of.' Built from the oblique-marking postposition के (ke) plus पार (paar, 'far side/across'). One core spatial/figurative sense.
Sense 1 : across, to the other side of / beyond (spatial or figurative)
postposition Governs the oblique case on the preceding noun, like other के-based postpositions (के पास (ke paas), के लिए (ke lie)). Used both literally (नदी के पार (nadii ke paar, 'across the river')) and figuratively (मुश्किलों के पार (mushkilon ke paar, 'beyond the difficulties')).
Synonyms: उस पार (us paar, 'that side of', points at a specific far side rather than the general relation), आगे (aage, 'ahead/beyond', covers only the figurative sense)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear यह नदी के पार है (yah nadii ke paar hai, 'it is across the river') used very naturally for giving directions in towns built along rivers or highways. पार (paar) by itself also shows up in the common verb पार करना (paar karnaa, 'to cross'), so the two are worth mentally linking even though they're different lemmas.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes drop के (ke) and just say पार (paar) alone when a noun is present -- but with a specified noun you need the full के पार (ke paar), e.g. सड़क के पार (sadak ke paar, 'across the road'), not सड़क पार (sadak paar) (though the latter is heard colloquially, it's not the safe default for learners). 2) Confusing के पार (ke paar) with पार करना (paar karnaa, 'to cross') -- के पार (ke paar) describes location/position ('on the other side of'), while पार करना (paar karnaa) is the verb for the act of crossing.
Sample Sentences:
हमारा घर नदी के पार है। Our house is across the river.
(hamaaraa ghar nadii ke paar hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बाजार सड़क के पार है, बस थोड़ा आगे चलिए। The market is across the road, just walk a little further.
(baajaar sadak ke paar hai, bas thodaa aage chalie।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हम पुल के पार चले गए और वहाँ चाय पी। We went across the bridge and had tea there.
(ham pul ke paar chale gae aur vahaan chaay pii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
सीमा के पार जो गाँव है, वहाँ मेरे रिश्तेदार रहते हैं। The village that is across the border, my relatives live there.
(siimaa ke paar jo gaanv hai, vahaan mere rishtedaar rahte hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर वह बाँध टूट जाए तो पानी पूरे मैदान के पार फैल जाएगा। If that dam breaks, the water will spread out across the whole field.
(agar vah baandh toot jaae to paanii poore maidaan ke paar phail jaaegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
उसका दुःख शब्दों के पार है, इसे बयान नहीं किया जा सकता। His grief is beyond words, it cannot be expressed.
(uskaa duhkh shabdon ke paar hai, ise bayaan nahiin kiyaa jaa saktaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
जीवन-मृत्यु के पार जो सत्य है, वही साधक खोजता है। The truth that lies beyond life and death, that is what the seeker searches for.
(jiivan-mrityu ke paar jo saty hai, vahii saadhak khojtaa hai।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
काश हमारा खेत भी इस नाले के पार होता, तो सिंचाई आसान होती। If only our field were also across this drain, irrigation would be easier.
(kaash hamaaraa khet bhii is naale ke paar hotaa, to sinchaaii aasaan hotii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या आपका दफ्तर इस चौराहे के पार पड़ता है? Does your office lie across this crossing?
(kyaa aapkaa daphtar is chauraahe ke paar padtaa hai?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इस पहाड़ी के पार एक पुराना मंदिर है, जिसकी कहानी सदियों पुरानी है। Across this hill there is an old temple, whose story is centuries old.
(is pahaadii ke paar ek puraanaa mandir hai, jiskii kahaanii sadiyon puraanii hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active