आराम करना (aaraam karnaa)

verb A compound expression meaning 'to rest, to relax' -- built from the noun आराम (aaraam, 'comfort/rest') plus the light verb करना (karnaa, 'to do'). Only one core sense in everyday speech.
Sense 1 : to rest, to relax, to take it easy
verb, intransitive Functions as a single unit: आराम (aaraam) is the object-like noun and करना (karnaa) is the light verb carrying the tense/agreement; the noun itself does not take ने-marking exceptions beyond the normal transitive pattern.
Synonyms: सुस्ताना (sustaanaa, to take a short rest), विश्राम करना (vishraam karnaa, formal), चैन करना (chain karnaa, colloquial)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the phrase every Indian mother says when you're sick: थोड़ा आराम कर लो (thodaa aaraam kar lo, 'rest a little'). आराम (aaraam) carries a warmer, more holistic sense than just 'sleep' -- it covers lying down, taking a break from work, or simply not exerting yourself, and is often prescribed as the cure-all for everything from a headache to heartbreak.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes say आराम लेना (aaraam lenaa) by analogy with 'take rest' in English -- Hindi speakers say आराम करना (aaraam karnaa) instead. 2) Do not confuse with आराम से (aaraam se, 'comfortably/at ease'), which describes the manner of doing another action rather than resting itself.
Sample Sentences:
थोड़ा आराम कर लो, तबीयत ठीक हो जाएगी। Rest a little, you'll feel better.
(thodaa aaraam kar lo, tabiiyat thiik ho jaaegii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
मैं हफ्ते में एक दिन बस आराम करता हूँ। I just rest one day a week.
(main haphte men ek din bas aaraam kartaa hoon।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह पूरे दिन बिस्तर पर आराम करता रहा। He kept resting in bed the whole day.
(vah poore din bistar par aaraam kartaa rahaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
दादी ने खाना खाने के बाद थोड़ी देर आराम किया। Grandma rested a while after eating.
(daadii ne khaanaa khaane ke baad thodii der aaraam kiyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कल छुट्टी है, तो मैं दिनभर आराम करूँगा। Tomorrow is a holiday, so I'll rest all day.
(kal chhuttii hai, to main dinbhar aaraam karoongaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम बीमार हो, तो आराम करो, दफ्तर मत जाओ। If you're sick, rest, don't go to the office.
(agar tum biimaar ho, to aaraam karo, daphtar mat jaao।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर ने सलाह दी कि मरीज़ पूरी तरह आराम करे। The doctor advised that the patient rest completely.
(doktar ne salaah dii ki mariiz poorii tarah aaraam kare।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
अगर उस दिन थोड़ा आराम करती, तो अब इतना थकी न होती। If she had rested a bit that day, she wouldn't be so tired now.
(agar us din thodaa aaraam kartii, to ab itnaa thakii n hotii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
मरीज़ों को यहाँ पूरी तरह आराम करने दिया जाता है। Patients are allowed to rest completely here.
(mariizon ko yahaan poorii tarah aaraam karne diyaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
इतनी भागदौड़ के बाद अब बस आराम करने का मन है। After all this running around, I just feel like resting now.
(itnii bhaagdaud ke baad ab bas aaraam karne kaa man hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायद छुट्टियों में हम पहाड़ों पर जाकर आराम करें। Maybe we'll go relax in the mountains during the holidays.
(shaayad chhuttiyon men ham pahaadon par jaakar aaraam karen।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Verb (irregular)
infinitive: आराम करना (aaraam karnaa)
infinitive oblique: आराम करने (aaraam karne)
habitual/simple (sg.m): आराम करता (aaraam kartaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m): आराम करते (aaraam karte)
habitual/simple (sg.f): आराम करती (aaraam kartii)
habitual/simple (pl.f): आराम करतीं (aaraam kartiin)
continuous (sg.m): आराम कर रहा (aaraam kar rahaa)
continuous (pl.m): आराम कर रहे (aaraam kar rahe)
continuous (sg.f): आराम कर रही (aaraam kar rahii)
continuous (pl.f): आराम कर रहीं (aaraam kar rahiin)
perfective (sg.m): आराम किया (aaraam kiyaa)
perfective (pl.m): आराम किए (aaraam kie)
perfective (sg.f): आराम की (aaraam kii)
perfective (pl.f): आराम कीं (aaraam kiin)
imperative (informal): आराम कर (aaraam kar)
imperative (neutral): आराम करो (aaraam karo)
imperative (formal): आराम कीजिए (aaraam kiijie)
future (1sg.m): आराम करूँगा (aaraam karoongaa)
future (1sg.f): आराम करूँगी (aaraam karoongii)
future (1pl.m): आराम करेंगे (aaraam karenge)
future (1pl.f): आराम करेंगी (aaraam karengii)
future (2sg.m): आराम करेगा (aaraam karegaa)
future (2sg.f): आराम करेगी (aaraam karegii)
future (2pl.m): आराम करोगे (aaraam karoge)
future (2pl.f): आराम करोगी (aaraam karogii)
future (3sg.m): आराम करेगा (aaraam karegaa)
future (3sg.f): आराम करेगी (aaraam karegii)
future (3pl.m): आराम करेंगे (aaraam karenge)
future (3pl.f): आराम करेंगी (aaraam karengii)
subjunctive (1sg): आराम करूँ (aaraam karoon)
subjunctive (1pl): आराम करें (aaraam karen)
subjunctive (2sg): आराम करे (aaraam kare)
subjunctive (2pl): आराम करो (aaraam karo)
subjunctive (3sg): आराम करे (aaraam kare)
subjunctive (3pl): आराम करें (aaraam karen)