पार (paar)

noun/adjective Mainly used with होना (honaa) and करना (karnaa) to mean 'across/over' physically, and idiomatically for getting through a difficulty or ordeal.
Sense 1 : the far side, across
noun, masculine Functions almost like a postposition-noun hybrid: नदी के पार (nadii ke paar, 'across the river') uses के (ke) before it, showing its noun-like oblique behavior.
Synonyms: उस पार (us paar, the far side specifically), दूसरी तरफ़ (doosrii taraf)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Think of a boatman shouting पार (paar) le चलो (le chalo, 'take me across') at a ghat -- the word's core sense is physically crossing a river, road, or border, and everything else grows from that image.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to use पार (paar) alone like a postposition without के (ke) -- नदी पार (nadii paar) sounds incomplete/clipped compared to the standard नदी के पार (nadii ke paar).
Sample Sentences:
नदी के पार एक छोटा सा गाँव है। There is a small village on the other side of the river.
(nadii ke paar ek chhotaa saa gaanv hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
नाव वाले भैया, हमें पार ले चलो। Boatman, take us across.
(naav vaale bhaiyaa, hamen paar le chalo।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
सड़क के पार एक बड़ा मॉल खुल गया है। A big mall has opened on the other side of the road.
(sadak ke paar ek badaa mol khul gayaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हम रोज़ नदी पार जाकर सब्ज़ी लाते थे। We used to go across the river every day to bring vegetables.
(ham roz nadii paar jaakar sabzii laate the।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
सीमा के पार का इलाका अभी भी अशांत है। The area across the border is still unsettled.
(siimaa ke paar kaa ilaakaa abhii bhii ashaant hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर पुल टूट जाए तो पार जाना नामुमकिन हो जाएगा। If the bridge breaks, going across will become impossible.
(agar pul toot jaae to paar jaanaa naamumkin ho jaaegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
काश हम भी पार वाले घर में रह सकते। If only we could also live in the house on the other side.
(kaash ham bhii paar vaale ghar men rah sakte।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
समुद्र के पार बसे लोग अब भी अपनी भाषा बोलते हैं। The people settled across the sea still speak their own language.
(samudr ke paar base log ab bhii apnii bhaashaa bolte hain।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पहाड़ के पार सूरज डूबते ही अंधेरा छा जाता है। As soon as the sun sets beyond the mountain, darkness spreads.
(pahaad ke paar sooraj doobte hii andheraa chhaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम मुझे इस गली के पार वाले बाज़ार तक ले जा सकते हो? Can you take me to the market on the other side of this lane?
(kyaa tum mujhe is galii ke paar vaale baazaar tak le jaa sakte ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : having crossed over, gotten through
adjective Used predicatively with होना (honaa) or करना (karnaa) -- पार होना (paar honaa, 'to get through/across') and पार करना (paar karnaa, 'to cross/get past') are the two core compound-verb frames built on this sense.
Synonyms: सफल (saphal, successful outcome, narrower)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the metaphorical extension of the 'far side' sense: मुसीबत पार होना (musiibat paar honaa, 'the trouble is over') pictures hardship as a river you finally get across -- a very natural way Hindi speakers talk about surviving exams, illness, or tough times.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes conjugate पार (paar) itself like a regular adjective (पारा, पारी) -- it stays invariant; only होना (honaa) or करना (karnaa) inflects.
Sample Sentences:
बड़ी मुश्किल से यह साल पार हुआ। This year got through only with great difficulty.
(badii mushkil se yah saal paar huaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मुझे उम्मीद है कि परीक्षा का यह मुश्किल दौर जल्दी पार हो जाएगा। I hope this difficult phase of exams will be over soon.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki pariikshaa kaa yah mushkil daur jaldii paar ho jaaegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम धैर्य रखते तो यह मुसीबत भी पार हो जाती। If you had been patient, this trouble too would have been over.
(agar tum dhairy rakhte to yah musiibat bhii paar ho jaatii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि खतरा पार हो चुका है। The doctor said the danger has passed.
(doktar ne kahaa ki khatraa paar ho chukaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जब तक बीमारी पार नहीं होती, वह घर से बाहर नहीं निकलेगी। Until the illness is over, she won't step out of the house.
(jab tak biimaarii paar nahiin hotii, vah ghar se baahar nahiin niklegii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
भगवान करे तुम्हारी यह मुसीबत जल्दी पार हो जाए। May God grant that this trouble of yours gets over quickly.
(bhagvaan kare tumhaarii yah musiibat jaldii paar ho jaae।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
आखिरकार वह बुरा वक़्त पार हो ही गया। Finally that bad time got over after all.
(aakhirkaar vah buraa vaqt paar ho hii gayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
पहले संकट पार करो, फिर बाकी बातें सोचना। First get through the crisis, then think about the rest.
(pahle sankat paar karo, phir baakii baaten sochnaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
जब सारी अड़चनें पार हो जाती हैं, तब जाकर सुकून मिलता है। It is only when all the obstacles are behind us that peace of mind comes.
(jab saarii adachnen paar ho jaatii hain, tab jaakar sukoon miltaa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कंपनी का सबसे बुरा दौर अब पार हो चुका है, ऐसा प्रबंधन का मानना है। The management believes the company's worst phase is now over.
(kampnii kaa sabse buraa daur ab paar ho chukaa hai, aisaa prabandhan kaa maannaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सर्जरी के बाद डॉक्टरों ने बताया कि खतरे की घड़ी पार हो गई है। After the surgery, the doctors informed that the critical hour had passed.
(sarjrii ke baad doktron ne bataayaa ki khatre kii ghadii paar ho gaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): पार (paar)
(sg.m.oblique): पार (paar)
(pl.m.direct): पार (paar)
(pl.m.oblique): पारों (paaron)
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: पार (paar)