मनोरंजन (manoranjan)

noun A single-sense noun meaning 'entertainment' or 'amusement' -- the general activity or feeling of being amused, not a specific show or performance.
Sense 1 : entertainment, amusement
noun, masculine
Synonyms: मनबहलाव (manbahlaav, rare), दिल्लगी (dillgii, colloquial)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: मनोरंजन (manoranjan) literally breaks down as मन: (man, 'mind') + रंजन (ranjan, 'coloring/delighting'), so the word paints entertainment as something that 'colors the mind' -- a lovely example of Hindi's poetic bureaucratic vocabulary, since it's also the formal word you'll see on TV channel names and government ministry titles like सूचना और प्रसारण मंत्रालय (soochnaa aur prasaaran mantraalay) alongside मनोरंजन (manoranjan).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to use मनोरंजन (manoranjan) as a verb directly; it needs a light verb, usually करना (karnaa) or होना (honaa) -- मनोरंजन करना (manoranjan karnaa, 'to entertain/amuse oneself') or मनोरंजन होना (manoranjan honaa, 'to be entertained'). 2) मनोरंजन (manoranjan) refers to the general concept of entertainment (as in मनोरंजन उद्योग (manoranjan udyog, 'entertainment industry')), not a single show or program, which would be कार्यक्रम (kaaryakram) or शो (sho).
Sample Sentences:
फिल्में देखना मेरे लिए सबसे बड़ा मनोरंजन है। Watching movies is the biggest entertainment for me.
(philmen dekhnaa mere lie sabse badaa manoranjan hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बच्चों के मनोरंजन के लिए पार्क में एक नया झूला लगाया गया है। A new swing has been installed in the park for the children's entertainment.
(bachchon ke manoranjan ke lie paark men ek nayaa jhoolaa lagaayaa gayaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
यह चैनल सिर्फ मनोरंजन दिखाता है, कोई खबर नहीं। This channel shows only entertainment, no news.
(yah chainal sirph manoranjan dikhaataa hai, koii khabar nahiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर टीवी न होता, तो हमारे मनोरंजन का साधन क्या होता? If there were no TV, what would our means of entertainment be?
(agar tiivii n hotaa, to hamaare manoranjan kaa saadhan kyaa hotaa?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
सरकार ने सूचना और प्रसारण मंत्रालय के अंतर्गत मनोरंजन उद्योग के लिए नई नीति बनाई है। The government has framed a new policy for the entertainment industry under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
(sarkaar ne soochnaa aur prasaaran mantraalay ke antargat manoranjan udyog ke lie naii niiti banaaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
थोड़ा मनोरंजन कर लो, इतनी मेहनत मत करो। Have a little entertainment, don't work so hard.
(thodaa manoranjan kar lo, itnii mehnat mat karo।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
काश हमारे गाँव में भी कुछ मनोरंजन के साधन होते। I wish our village also had some means of entertainment.
(kaash hamaare gaanv men bhii kuchh manoranjan ke saadhan hote।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
आजकल मनोरंजन के इतने साधन हो गए हैं कि किताबें पढ़ना कम हो गया है। These days there are so many means of entertainment that reading books has decreased.
(aajkal manoranjan ke itne saadhan ho gae hain ki kitaaben padhnaa kam ho gayaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या यह फिल्म वाकई मनोरंजन प्रदान करेगी, या सिर्फ समय बर्बाद करेगी? Will this film really provide entertainment, or will it just waste time?
(kyaa yah philm vaakaii manoranjan pradaan karegii, yaa sirph samay barbaad karegii?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
उस ज़माने में मनोरंजन का साम्राज्य लोकगीतों और नाट्य-कलाओं के हाथ में था। In that era, the domain of entertainment lay in the hands of folk songs and theatrical arts.
(us zamaane men manoranjan kaa saamraajy lokgiiton aur naaty-kalaaon ke haath men thaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मनोरंजन कर रहे हैं या समय की बर्बादी, यह सोचना ज़रूरी है। Whether we are entertaining ourselves or wasting time, it's important to think about that.
(manoranjan kar rahe hain yaa samay kii barbaadii, yah sochnaa zaroorii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): मनोरंजन (manoranjan)
(sg.m.oblique): मनोरंजन (manoranjan)
(pl.m.direct): मनोरंजन (manoranjan)
(pl.m.oblique): मनोरंजनों (manoranjnon)