अंदर (andar)
adverb/postposition/noun
One core meaning of physical or figurative interiority, splitting into an adverb of place ('inside'), a postposition governing a following noun ('inside of'), and a noun sense ('the inside/interior').
Sense
1
:
inside, indoors
adverb
Synonyms: भीतर (bhiitar), भीतर (bhiitar, slightly more formal/literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Said on its own, अंदर आओ (andar aao, 'come inside') or अंदर जाओ (andar jaao, 'go inside') is what you hear constantly at doorways and gates across Delhi homes and offices -- it is the everyday command form, much more common than any fancier synonym.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often add a postposition after अंदर (andar) when it is used alone as an adverb, e.g. saying घर के अंदर के अंदर (ghar ke andar ke andar) by mistake -- as a standalone adverb it needs no के (ke) before it: अंदर आओ (andar aao, 'come inside').
Sample Sentences:
अंदर आओ।
Come inside.
(andar aao।)
बाहर मत खड़े रहो, अंदर जाओ।
Don't stand outside, go inside.
(baahar mat khade raho, andar jaao।)
वह अंदर बैठा है।
He is sitting inside.
(vah andar baithaa hai।)
मैं अंदर जा रहा हूँ, तुम भी आ जाओ।
I'm going inside, you come too.
(main andar jaa rahaa hoon, tum bhii aa jaao।)
सर्दियों में हम ज़्यादातर अंदर ही रहते हैं।
In winter we mostly stay inside.
(sardiyon men ham zyaadaatar andar hii rahte hain।)
बारिश शुरू हो गई थी, इसलिए वे जल्दी अंदर चले गए।
It had started raining, so they quickly went inside.
(baarish shuroo ho gaii thii, islie ve jaldii andar chale gae।)
कृपया अंदर आकर बैठिए।
Please come inside and sit down.
(kripyaa andar aakar baithie।)
अगर बाहर इतनी गर्मी न होती, तो हम अंदर न आते।
If it hadn't been so hot outside, we wouldn't have come inside.
(agar baahar itnii garmii n hotii, to ham andar n aate।)
क्या मैं अंदर आ सकता हूँ?
May I come inside?
(kyaa main andar aa saktaa hoon?)
दरवाज़ा खुला था, फिर भी कोई अंदर नहीं आया।
The door was open, yet no one came inside.
(darvaazaa khulaa thaa, phir bhii koii andar nahiin aayaa।)
सामान अंदर रख दिया गया है।
The luggage has been kept inside.
(saamaan andar rakh diyaa gayaa hai।)
Sense
2
:
inside (of), within
postposition Takes a preceding noun in the oblique marked by के (ke): घर के अंदर (ghar ke andar, 'inside the house').
Synonyms: भीतर (bhiitar)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will see यहाँ थूकना मना है, अंदर सफाई रखें (yahaan thooknaa manaa hai, andar saphaaii rakhen, 'spitting here is forbidden, keep it clean inside')-style signage using अंदर (andar) this way in shops and offices -- it is the default word for 'inside X' in everyday directions and warnings.
Sample Sentences:
कमरे के अंदर मत जाओ।
Don't go inside the room.
(kamre ke andar mat jaao।)
बैग के अंदर तुम्हारा फ़ोन रखा है।
Your phone is kept inside the bag.
(baig ke andar tumhaaraa fon rakhaa hai।)
यहाँ थूकना मना है, अंदर सफाई रखें।
Spitting here is forbidden, keep it clean inside.
(yahaan thooknaa manaa hai, andar saphaaii rakhen।)
दुकान के अंदर बहुत सामान भरा हुआ था।
A lot of goods were stuffed inside the shop.
(dukaan ke andar bahut saamaan bharaa huaa thaa।)
अगर बारिश हो रही होती, तो हम गाड़ी के अंदर बैठे रहते।
If it had been raining, we would have stayed sitting inside the car.
(agar baarish ho rahii hotii, to ham gaadii ke andar baithe rahte।)
दीवार के अंदर तार बिछाए जाते हैं।
Wires are laid inside the wall.
(diivaar ke andar taar bichhaae jaate hain।)
क्या तुम्हें पता है कि तिजोरी के अंदर क्या रखा है?
Do you know what is kept inside the safe?
(kyaa tumhen pataa hai ki tijorii ke andar kyaa rakhaa hai?)
मुझे शक है कि इस डिब्बे के अंदर कुछ टूटा हुआ है।
I suspect that something is broken inside this box.
(mujhe shak hai ki is dibbe ke andar kuchh tootaa huaa hai।)
पार्क के अंदर खाना ले जाना मना है।
Taking food inside the park is forbidden.
(paark ke andar khaanaa le jaanaa manaa hai।)
किले के अंदर एक पुराना मंदिर छिपा हुआ है।
An old temple lies hidden inside the fort.
(kile ke andar ek puraanaa mandir chhipaa huaa hai।)
वह अलमारी के अंदर से एक पुरानी डायरी निकाल लाया।
He brought out an old diary from inside the cupboard.
(vah almaarii ke andar se ek puraanii daayrii nikaal laayaa।)
Sense
3
:
the inside, interior (often figurative, as in one's inner self)
noun, masculine Used with possessive/oblique markers, e.g. मेरे अंदर (mere andar, 'inside me') to talk about inner feelings or states, distinct from physical location.
Synonyms: भीतर (bhiitar), अंतर्मन (antarman, literary, 'inner mind')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This figurative use -- मेरे अंदर (mere andar, 'inside me') -- is very common in songs, self-help talk, and everyday emotional speech, treating feelings as things located within a person, which fits the broader Hindi habit of framing emotions and sensations as arriving or residing rather than being actively done.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners translate 'I feel...inside' too literally with भीतर (bhiitar) or 'inside' word order from English; the natural Hindi frame is X के अंदर + feeling verb, as in मेरे अंदर डर है (mere andar dar hai, 'there is fear inside me'), putting the feeling as the grammatical subject rather than 'I'.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे अंदर एक अजीब सा डर बैठा है।
There's a strange fear sitting inside me.
(mere andar ek ajiib saa dar baithaa hai।)
उसके अंदर बहुत गुस्सा भरा हुआ था।
There was a lot of anger built up inside him.
(uske andar bahut gussaa bharaa huaa thaa।)
अपने अंदर झाँककर देखो, जवाब वहीं मिलेगा।
Look inside yourself, you'll find the answer right there.
(apne andar jhaankkar dekho, javaab vahiin milegaa।)
मुझे लगता है मेरे अंदर अभी भी वह बच्चा जिंदा है।
I feel that child is still alive inside me.
(mujhe lagtaa hai mere andar abhii bhii vah bachchaa jindaa hai।)
इस गाने ने मेरे अंदर कुछ जगा दिया।
This song awakened something inside me.
(is gaane ne mere andar kuchh jagaa diyaa।)
काश मैं अपने अंदर की उलझनों को इतनी आसानी से सुलझा पाता।
I wish I could untangle the confusions inside me so easily.
(kaash main apne andar kii ulajhnon ko itnii aasaanii se suljhaa paataa।)
अगर तुम्हारे अंदर सच में हिम्मत होती, तो तुम यह बात उससे कह देते।
If you really had courage inside you, you would have told him this.
(agar tumhaare andar sach men himmat hotii, to tum yah baat usse kah dete।)
कभी-कभी हमारे अंदर ऐसी भावनाएँ उठती हैं जिन्हें समझना मुश्किल होता है।
Sometimes such feelings rise inside us that are difficult to understand.
(kabhii-kabhii hamaare andar aisii bhaavnaaen uthtii hain jinhen samajhnaa mushkil hotaa hai।)
मेरे अंदर से आवाज़ आती है कि यह सही फैसला नहीं है।
A voice comes from inside me saying this isn't the right decision.
(mere andar se aavaaz aatii hai ki yah sahii phaislaa nahiin hai।)
उसके अंदर का दर्द उसकी आँखों में साफ झलक रहा था।
The pain inside him was clearly visible in his eyes.
(uske andar kaa dard uskii aankhon men saaph jhalak rahaa thaa।)
हर इंसान के अंदर एक कलाकार छिपा होता है।
There's an artist hidden inside every person.
(har insaan ke andar ek kalaakaar chhipaa hotaa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
अंदर
(andar)
(sg.m.oblique):
अंदर
(andar)
(pl.m.direct):
अंदर
(andar)
(pl.m.oblique):
अंदरों
(andron)