सात (saat)

numeral The number seven; a straightforward cardinal numeral with no other senses in everyday use.
Sense 1 : the number seven
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Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Seven shows up often in Hindi idiom and daily life, from सात फेरे (saat phere, 'seven ritual circles') taken around the fire at a Hindu wedding, to the common phrase सातों दिन (saaton din, 'all seven days') meaning every day of the week. If you hear सात जन्मों का साथ (saat janmon kaa saath, 'companionship for seven lifetimes'), that is a romantic vow of eternal partnership rooted in this same number.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse सात (saat, 'seven') with साथ (saath, 'together, with'), which sound almost identical but differ in meaning and spelling (single vs. conjunct consonant). 2) When counting objects, सात (saat) itself does not change form regardless of the noun's gender or number, unlike adjectives.
Sample Sentences:
एक हफ्ते में सात दिन होते हैं। There are seven days in a week.
(ek haphte men saat din hote hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शादी में दुल्हा-दुल्हन ने सात फेरे लिए। The bride and groom took seven ritual circles around the fire at the wedding.
(shaadii men dulhaa-dulhan ne saat phere lie।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
वह सातों दिन दुकान खोलता है, छुट्टी कभी नहीं लेता। He opens the shop all seven days; he never takes a holiday.
(vah saaton din dukaan kholtaa hai, chhuttii kabhii nahiin letaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मेरे पास सात किताबें हैं जो मैंने अभी तक नहीं पढ़ी हैं। I have seven books that I haven't read yet.
(mere paas saat kitaaben hain jo mainne abhii tak nahiin padhii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पंडित जी ने कहा कि यह सात जन्मों का साथ है। The priest said that this is a companionship for seven lifetimes.
(pandit jii ne kahaa ki yah saat janmon kaa saath hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश मेरे पास सात दिन की छुट्टी होती! I wish I had seven days of vacation!
(kaash mere paas saat din kii chhuttii hotii!)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अगर सात लोग और आ जाएँ, तो हॉल पूरा भर जाएगा। If seven more people show up, the hall will be completely full.
(agar saat log aur aa jaaen, to hol pooraa bhar jaaegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
कृपया सात बजे तक पहुँच जाइए। Please arrive by seven o'clock.
(kripyaa saat baje tak pahunch jaaie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
इस इमारत में सात मंज़िलें बनाई गई हैं। Seven floors have been built in this building.
(is imaarat men saat manzilen banaaii gaii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
बचपन में हम सातों भाई-बहन एक ही कमरे में सोते थे। In childhood, all seven of us siblings used to sleep in the same room.
(bachpan men ham saaton bhaaii-bahan ek hii kamre men sote the।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
पुराणों में सात समुद्रों का उल्लेख मिलता है। The Puranas mention the seven seas.
(puraanon men saat samudron kaa ullekh miltaa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active