जानेवाले (jaanevaale)

adjective/noun This is the oblique/plural masculine form of जानेवाला (jaanevaalaa), the agentive participle meaning 'one who is going / about to go' or 'the one who goes,' built from जाना (jaanaa, 'to go') plus the habitual/agentive suffix वाला (vaalaa).
Sense 1 : about to go / departing (modifying a plural or oblique noun)
adjective Functions as the plural/oblique form of जानेवाला (jaanevaalaa), agreeing with a plural or oblique masculine noun it modifies, e.g. जानेवाले मेहमान (jaanevaale mehmaan, 'the departing guests') or जानेवालों को (jaanevaalon ko, 'to those who are going').
Synonyms: जा रहे (jaa rahe, less fixed, more literally 'going right now')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear this constantly at railway stations and airports, in announcements or in a family's own chatter as guests prepare to leave -- जानेवाले (jaanevaale, 'those who are leaving') versus आनेवाले (aanevaale, 'those who are coming') is a very natural pair Hindi speakers use to sort people by direction of travel. It also carries a gentle idiomatic weight in phrases about life and death or partings, as in जानेवाले कभी नहीं लौटते (jaanevaale kabhii nahiin lautte, 'those who go/depart never return'), so don't be surprised to meet it in slightly wistful or philosophical contexts too.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often treat जानेवाले (jaanevaale) as a single frozen word rather than recognizing it as जाने (jaane, oblique infinitive 'to go') + वाले (vaale, plural/oblique agentive marker) -- so it helps to mentally split it when parsing new combinations like पढ़नेवाले (padhnevaale, 'those who study/read'). 2) It is easy to forget that this specific form is used both as a plural adjective ('the departing guests') and as a plural noun on its own ('those who are leaving'), depending on whether a noun follows it.
Sample Sentences:
जानेवाले मेहमानों को स्टेशन तक छोड़ आओ। Go drop the departing guests off at the station.
(jaanevaale mehmaanon ko steshan tak chhod aao।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
जानेवाली ट्रेन प्लेटफार्म नंबर तीन से छूटेगी। The departing train will leave from platform number three.
(jaanevaalii tren pletphaarm nambar tiin se chhootegii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
जानेवाले यात्रियों से अनुरोध है कि वे अपना सामान साथ रखें। Departing passengers are requested to keep their luggage with them.
(jaanevaale yaatriyon se anurodh hai ki ve apnaa saamaan saath rakhen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जानेवाले बच्चों को गले लगाकर उसने विदा किया। She hugged the departing children and bid them farewell.
(jaanevaale bachchon ko gale lagaakar usne vidaa kiyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
जानेवाली उड़ानों की सूची स्क्रीन पर दिखाई जा रही है। The list of departing flights is being shown on the screen.
(jaanevaalii udaanon kii soochii skriin par dikhaaii jaa rahii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अगर जानेवाली बस छूट जाती, तो हम फँस जाते। If we had missed the departing bus, we would have been stuck.
(agar jaanevaalii bas chhoot jaatii, to ham phans jaate।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
काश जानेवाले लोग थोड़ी देर और रुक पाते। I wish the departing people could have stayed a little longer.
(kaash jaanevaale log thodii der aur ruk paate।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
जानेवाले कभी नहीं लौटते, यह सोचकर उसकी आँखें भर आईं। Those who go never return -- thinking this, her eyes welled up.
(jaanevaale kabhii nahiin lautte, yah sochkar uskii aankhen bhar aaiin।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जानेवाली गाड़ी की सीटी बज चुकी थी। The departing train's whistle had already sounded.
(jaanevaalii gaadii kii siitii baj chukii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
जानेवाले दोस्तों को हवाई अड्डे पर छोड़ने के लिए हम जल्दी निकले। We left early to drop the departing friends at the airport.
(jaanevaale doston ko havaaii adde par chhodne ke lie ham jaldii nikle।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
जानेवाले कर्मचारियों के लिए कंपनी ने एक विदाई समारोह रखा। The company organized a farewell ceremony for the departing employees.
(jaanevaale karmchaariyon ke lie kampnii ne ek vidaaii samaaroh rakhaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : those who are going/leaving (people, as a group)
noun, masculine Used without a following noun, this form stands on its own as 'the people who are going,' agreeing in gender/number with the (often unstated) group referred to; a feminine group would instead use जानेवालियाँ (jaanevaaliyaan).
Synonyms: प्रस्थान करनेवाले (prasthaan karnevaale, formal)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This noun use is common in farewells and see-offs -- someone might say जानेवालों को रोकना नहीं चाहिए (jaanevaalon ko roknaa nahiin chaahie, 'one shouldn't stop those who are leaving'), a line that carries a bit of philosophical resignation about partings, much loved in Hindi film dialogue and everyday consolation alike.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for a longer relative-clause construction like जो लोग जा रहे हैं (jo log jaa rahe hain, 'the people who are going') when जानेवाले (jaanevaale) alone would sound more natural and idiomatic in everyday speech.
Sample Sentences:
जानेवालों को रोकना नहीं चाहिए। One shouldn't stop those who are leaving.
(jaanevaalon ko roknaa nahiin chaahie।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जानेवाले चले गए, अब पीछे मुड़कर देखने से क्या फ़ायदा। Those who left have gone, what's the use of looking back now.
(jaanevaale chale gae, ab piichhe mudkar dekhne se kyaa faaydaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
स्टेशन पर जानेवालों की भीड़ लगी थी। There was a crowd of those departing at the station.
(steshan par jaanevaalon kii bhiid lagii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
जानेवालों को गले लगाकर हमने विदा किया। We embraced those who were leaving and bid them farewell.
(jaanevaalon ko gale lagaakar hamne vidaa kiyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर जानेवाले खुश हैं, तो हमें भी खुश रहना चाहिए। If those who are leaving are happy, then we should be happy too.
(agar jaanevaale khush hain, to hamen bhii khush rahnaa chaahie।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जानेवालों को याद रखा जाता है, भुलाया नहीं जाता। Those who have gone are remembered, not forgotten.
(jaanevaalon ko yaad rakhaa jaataa hai, bhulaayaa nahiin jaataa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
काश जानेवाले कभी न जाते। If only those who left had never gone.
(kaash jaanevaale kabhii n jaate।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
जानेवालों की यादें हमेशा दिल में रहती हैं। The memories of those who have departed always stay in the heart.
(jaanevaalon kii yaaden hameshaa dil men rahtii hain।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जानेवालों के लिए दुआएँ कीजिए, उनका रास्ता आसान हो। Pray for those who are departing, may their path be easy.
(jaanevaalon ke lie duaaen kiijie, unkaa raastaa aasaan ho।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (variable)
(sg.m): जानेवाले (jaanevaale)
(pl.m): जानेवालेे ([[जानेवालेे]])
(sg.f): जानेवालेी ([[जानेवालेी]])
(pl.f): जानेवालेी ([[जानेवालेी]])
Noun
(sg.m.direct): जानेवाले (jaanevaale)
(sg.m.oblique): जानेवाले (jaanevaale)
(pl.m.direct): जानेवाले (jaanevaale)
(pl.m.oblique): जानेवालेों ([[जानेवालेों]])