पड़ोस (pados)
noun
A single, straightforward sense: the physical neighborhood or vicinity around a place. Closely related to the more frequently used adjective/noun पड़ोसी (padosii, 'neighbor').
Sense
1
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neighborhood, vicinity
noun, masculine Usually appears with के (ke) as पड़ोस के (pados ke) meaning 'from/of the neighborhood', or with में (men) as पड़ोस में (pados men) meaning 'in the neighborhood'.
Synonyms: आस-पास (aas-paas, nearby area), नज़दीक (nazdiik, vicinity)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In Delhi-NCR life, पड़ोस (pados) carries a warmth beyond the English 'neighborhood' -- it evokes the aunty next door who sends over food during festivals, or the group of neighbors who gather for evening chai. Talking about 'हमारे पड़ोस में' (hamaare pados men, 'in our neighborhood') often implies a small community you know personally, not just a geographic zone.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse पड़ोस (pados, the place/area) with पड़ोसी (padosii, the person who lives there) -- पड़ोस is where you live, पड़ोसी is who lives next to you. 2) पड़ोस में रहना (pados men rahnaa, 'to live in the neighborhood') is the natural phrasing; saying पड़ोस पर (pados par) sounds off since पड़ोस takes में or के, not पर.
Sample Sentences:
हमारे पड़ोस में सब एक-दूसरे को जानते हैं।
In our neighborhood, everyone knows each other.
(hamaare pados men sab ek-doosre ko jaante hain।)
दिवाली पर पड़ोस की आंटी हमारे घर मिठाई भेजती हैं।
On Diwali, the aunty from the neighborhood sends sweets to our house.
(divaalii par pados kii aantii hamaare ghar mithaaii bhejtii hain।)
शाम को पड़ोस के लोग चाय पर इकट्ठा हो रहे हैं।
In the evening, the neighborhood people are gathering for chai.
(shaam ko pados ke log chaay par ikatthaa ho rahe hain।)
जब हम छोटे थे, तो पड़ोस के बच्चों के साथ खेलते थे।
When we were little, we used to play with the neighborhood kids.
(jab ham chhote the, to pados ke bachchon ke saath khelte the।)
अगर पड़ोस में कोई मुसीबत में हो, तो हम मदद करते हैं।
If someone in the neighborhood is in trouble, we help them.
(agar pados men koii musiibat men ho, to ham madad karte hain।)
काश हमारा पड़ोस इतना शांत होता जितना पहले था।
I wish our neighborhood were as peaceful as it used to be.
(kaash hamaaraa pados itnaa shaant hotaa jitnaa pahle thaa।)
नया परिवार पड़ोस में आकर सबसे मिलने आया।
The new family, after arriving in the neighborhood, came to meet everyone.
(nayaa parivaar pados men aakar sabse milne aayaa।)
कृपया अपने पड़ोस के लोगों का सम्मान करें।
Please respect the people in your neighborhood.
(kripyaa apne pados ke logon kaa sammaan karen।)
पड़ोस के बीच झगड़ों से पूरे मोहल्ले का माहौल बिगड़ जाता है।
Quarrels between neighbors spoil the atmosphere of the whole locality.
(pados ke biich jhagdon se poore mohalle kaa maahaul bigad jaataa hai।)
इस पड़ोस में हर त्योहार पर बच्चों के लिए छोटा मेला लगाया जाता है।
In this neighborhood, a small fair is set up for the children on every festival.
(is pados men har tyohaar par bachchon ke lie chhotaa melaa lagaayaa jaataa hai।)
पड़ोस में रहने वाले लोग हमेशा एक-दूसरे का हाल-चाल पूछते रहेंगे।
People living in the neighborhood will always keep asking about each other's wellbeing.
(pados men rahne vaale log hameshaa ek-doosre kaa haal-chaal poochhte rahenge।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
पड़ोस
(pados)
(sg.m.oblique):
पड़ोस
(pados)
(pl.m.direct):
पड़ोस
(pados)
(pl.m.oblique):
पड़ोसों
(padoson)