शनिवार (shanivaar)

noun This is the name of the day Saturday, named after the planet/deity Shani (shani). It has a single straightforward sense used constantly in daily scheduling talk.
Sense 1 : the day Saturday
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: All the Hindi weekday names are built the same way: a planet or deity's name plus वार (vaar, 'day'), so once you know सोमवार (somvaar, Monday, moon-day) and मंगलवार (mangalvaar, Tuesday, Mars-day), शनिवार (shanivaar) slots right into the pattern. In Delhi-NCR daily life, शनिवार (shanivaar) is closely tied to the weekend rhythm -- many offices and schools now treat it as a half-day or off-day, and it's the day people commonly do temple visits related to Shani, especially at Hanuman or Shani temples, since Saturday is considered his day.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes add को (ko) inconsistently -- शनिवार को (shanivaar ko, 'on Saturday') is the natural way to say 'on Saturday,' but शनिवार (shanivaar) alone works fine as a subject or in time expressions like शनिवार से (shanivaar se, 'from Saturday'). 2) Don't confuse with शनि (shani), the planet/deity Saturn itself -- शनिवार (shanivaar) is specifically 'Saturn's day,' the weekday.
Sample Sentences:
आज शनिवार है। Today is Saturday.
(aaj shanivaar hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हम शनिवार को बाज़ार जाते हैं। We go to the market on Saturdays.
(ham shanivaar ko baazaar jaate hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पिछले शनिवार को बहुत बारिश हुई थी। It rained a lot last Saturday.
(pichhle shanivaar ko bahut baarish huii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगले शनिवार को मेरी बहन की शादी है। My sister's wedding is next Saturday.
(agle shanivaar ko merii bahan kii shaadii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हमारे स्कूल में शनिवार को छुट्टी रहती है। In our school, Saturday is a holiday.
(hamaare skool men shanivaar ko chhuttii rahtii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शनिवार को दफ़्तर मत जाओ, आराम करो। Don't go to the office on Saturday, rest.
(shanivaar ko daftar mat jaao, aaraam karo।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर शनिवार को छुट्टी होती, तो हम पहाड़ों पर घूमने जाते। If Saturday had been a holiday, we would have gone to the mountains.
(agar shanivaar ko chhuttii hotii, to ham pahaadon par ghoomne jaate।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
शनिवार के दिन लोग शनि मंदिर में दर्शन करने जाते हैं। On Saturdays, people go to visit the Shani temple.
(shanivaar ke din log shani mandir men darshan karne jaate hain।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या हम शनिवार को मिल सकते हैं? Can we meet on Saturday?
(kyaa ham shanivaar ko mil sakte hain?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बैठक शनिवार को सुबह ग्यारह बजे रखी गई है। The meeting has been scheduled for eleven in the morning on Saturday.
(baithak shanivaar ko subah gyaarah baje rakhii gaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
शायद वह प्रस्तुति शनिवार तक पूरी हो जाए। Perhaps that presentation will be finished by Saturday.
(shaayad vah prastuti shanivaar tak poorii ho jaae।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): शनिवार (shanivaar)
(sg.m.oblique): शनिवार (shanivaar)
(pl.m.direct): शनिवार (shanivaar)
(pl.m.oblique): शनिवारों (shanivaaron)