समय-सारणी (samay-saarnii)

noun A compound noun meaning 'timetable' or 'schedule' -- literally 'time' (समय, samay) plus 'list/table' (सारणी, saarnii). Single sense, common in school and travel contexts.
Sense 1 : timetable, schedule
noun, feminine
Synonyms: टाइम-टेबल (taaim-tebal, common in spoken Hindi), कार्यक्रम (kaaryakram, broader sense of 'program/schedule of events')
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll see this word painted on boards at railway stations (रेलवे समय-सारणी, relve samay-saarnii, 'railway timetable') and printed at the back of school notebooks for the weekly class schedule. In everyday conversation, though, most Delhi-NCR speakers just say टाइम-टेबल (taaim-tebal) -- समय-सारणी (samay-saarnii) has a slightly more official, written-register feel to it.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often default to the English loanword टाइम-टेबल (taaim-tebal) in speech, which is perfectly natural and extremely common -- समय-सारणी (samay-saarnii) tends to show up more in writing, school circulars, and railway signage. 2) Don't confuse with कार्यक्रम (kaaryakram), which is used for a program or agenda of events rather than a fixed table of times.
Sample Sentences:
स्टेशन पर नई रेलवे समय-सारणी लगा दी गई है। The new railway timetable has been put up at the station.
(steshan par naii relve samay-saarnii lagaa dii gaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
कृपया समय-सारणी देखकर अपनी ट्रेन का समय जान लें। Please check the timetable and find out your train's time.
(kripyaa samay-saarnii dekhkar apnii tren kaa samay jaan len।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
स्कूल की नोटबुक के पीछे हफ्ते की समय-सारणी छपी होती है। The week's timetable is printed at the back of the school notebook.
(skool kii notbuk ke piichhe haphte kii samay-saarnii chhapii hotii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
प्रशासन ने परीक्षाओं की समय-सारणी जारी कर दी है। The administration has released the exam timetable.
(prashaasan ne pariikshaaon kii samay-saarnii jaarii kar dii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर समय-सारणी पहले से बन जाती तो इतनी अफरा-तफरी न होती। If the timetable had been made in advance, there wouldn't have been so much chaos.
(agar samay-saarnii pahle se ban jaatii to itnii aphraa-taphrii n hotii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Passive
समिति चाहती है कि नई समय-सारणी अगले सप्ताह से लागू हो जाए। The committee wants the new timetable to come into effect from next week.
(samiti chaahtii hai ki naii samay-saarnii agle saptaah se laagoo ho jaae।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
रेलवे समय-सारणी में हर साल कुछ बदलाव किए जाते हैं। Some changes are made in the railway timetable every year.
(relve samay-saarnii men har saal kuchh badlaav kie jaate hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
समय-सारणी के अनुसार सभी कक्षाओं का संचालन सुचारु रूप से हो रहा है। According to the timetable, all classes are being conducted smoothly.
(samay-saarnii ke anusaar sabhii kakshaaon kaa sanchaalan suchaaru roop se ho rahaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अगली बैठक में नई समय-सारणी बनाई जाएगी। A new timetable will be made in the next meeting.
(aglii baithak men naii samay-saarnii banaaii jaaegii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
दीवार पर टंगी समय-सारणी काफी पुरानी लग रही थी। The timetable hanging on the wall looked quite old.
(diivaar par tangii samay-saarnii kaaphii puraanii lag rahii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): समय-सारणी ([[समय-सारणी]])
(sg.f.oblique): समय-सारणी ([[समय-सारणी]])
(pl.f.direct): समय-सारणियाँ ([[समय-सारणियाँ]])
(pl.f.oblique): समय-सारणियों ([[समय-सारणियों]])