सुहावना (suhaavnaa)

adjective A single-sense descriptive adjective meaning 'pleasant/agreeable', used almost exclusively for weather, seasons, and scenery.
Sense 1 : pleasant, agreeable (especially of weather or scenery)
adjective
Synonyms: मनोहर (manohar, literary), रमणीक (ramniik, literary, used for scenic places), खुशगवार (khushagvaar)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This word is the classic companion of the rainy season in Hindi -- सुहावना मौसम (suhaavnaa mausam, 'pleasant weather') is what people sigh happily about the moment the monsoon breaks the summer heat in Delhi. You will hear it constantly in weather chatter, film songs, and poetry about rain-cooled evenings.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners try to use सुहावना (suhaavnaa) for pleasant people or pleasant experiences in general -- it is almost always reserved for weather (mausam), the monsoon season (saavan/barsaat), or a pleasing view/scene (nazaaraa), not for a person's pleasant nature or a nice meal. 2) As a variable adjective it must agree with its noun -- सुहावना मौसम (suhaavnaa mausam, pleasant weather) but सुहावनी शाम (suhaavnii shaam, pleasant evening), which learners sometimes forget to adjust.
Sample Sentences:
आज मौसम कितना सुहावना है। Today the weather is so pleasant.
(aaj mausam kitnaa suhaavnaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बारिश के बाद मौसम बहुत सुहावना हो गया। After the rain, the weather became very pleasant.
(baarish ke baad mausam bahut suhaavnaa ho gayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मानसून में दिल्ली की शामें सुहावनी हो जाती हैं। During the monsoon, Delhi's evenings become pleasant.
(maansoon men dillii kii shaamen suhaavnii ho jaatii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
काश कल भी मौसम इतना ही सुहावना रहता। If only tomorrow's weather stayed just as pleasant.
(kaash kal bhii mausam itnaa hii suhaavnaa rahtaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
पहाड़ों की हवा हमेशा सुहावनी लगती है। The mountain air always feels pleasant.
(pahaadon kii havaa hameshaa suhaavnii lagtii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सुहावने मौसम का पूरा फायदा उठाइए, कल फिर गर्मी लौट सकती है। Please make the most of this pleasant weather -- the heat might return again tomorrow.
(suhaavne mausam kaa pooraa phaaydaa uthaaie, kal phir garmii laut saktii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
उम्मीद है कि सप्ताहांत का मौसम सुहावना रहेगा। Hopefully the weekend weather will be pleasant.
(ummiid hai ki saptaahaant kaa mausam suhaavnaa rahegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
फिल्म के गाने में सुहावने मौसम का ऐसा वर्णन किया गया है कि दिल खुश हो जाए। In the film's song, the pleasant weather has been described in a way that gladdens the heart.
(philm ke gaane men suhaavne mausam kaa aisaa varnan kiyaa gayaa hai ki dil khush ho jaae।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
सावन की सुहावनी बूँदें खिड़की से टकरा रही थीं। The pleasant drops of the Sawan rains were striking against the window.
(saavan kii suhaavnii boonden khidkii se takraa rahii thiin।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इतने सुहावने मौसम में घर में बैठे रहना ठीक नहीं है। It is not right to just sit at home in such pleasant weather.
(itne suhaavne mausam men ghar men baithe rahnaa thiik nahiin hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर मौसम सुहावना होता, तो हम पिकनिक पर चलते। If the weather were pleasant, we would go for a picnic.
(agar mausam suhaavnaa hotaa, to ham piknik par chalte।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (variable)
(sg.m): सुहावना (suhaavnaa)
(pl.m): सुहावने (suhaavne)
(sg.f): सुहावनी (suhaavnii)
(pl.f): सुहावनी (suhaavnii)