बुधवार (budhvaar)

noun Means 'Wednesday' -- a single-sense day-of-the-week noun, named after the planet/deity Budh (budh, Mercury).
Sense 1 : Wednesday
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: बुधवार (budhvaar) is named for बुध (budh), the planet Mercury and its associated deity in the Hindu navagraha (navagrah) system, just as the other days (सोमवार somvaar for the Moon, मंगलवार mangalvaar for Mars, and so on) are. Many north Indian shopkeepers and vendors still informally associate certain days with certain deities or activities, though बुधवार (budhvaar) itself carries no strong ritual association the way मंगलवार (mangalvaar) or शनिवार (shanivaar) do.
Common Mistakes: 1) Days of the week don't take ने (ne) or object postpositions; they combine with को (ko) to mean 'on [day]', e.g. बुधवार को (budhvaar ko, 'on Wednesday'). 2) Learners sometimes try to make it agree like an adjective with the verb; it stays fixed regardless of the sentence's gender/number.
Sample Sentences:
आज बुधवार है। Today is Wednesday.
(aaj budhvaar hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कल बुधवार था। Yesterday was Wednesday.
(kal budhvaar thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
परीक्षा बुधवार को होगी। The exam will be on Wednesday.
(pariikshaa budhvaar ko hogii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
हम हर बुधवार को बाज़ार जाते हैं। We go to the market every Wednesday.
(ham har budhvaar ko baazaar jaate hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर बुधवार को छुट्टी होती, तो हम पहाड़ों पर चले जाते। If Wednesday were a holiday, we would have gone to the mountains.
(agar budhvaar ko chhuttii hotii, to ham pahaadon par chale jaate।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया मीटिंग बुधवार तक टाल दें। Please postpone the meeting until Wednesday.
(kripyaa miiting budhvaar tak taal den।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
शायद बुधवार तक बारिश रुक जाए। Maybe the rain will stop by Wednesday.
(shaayad budhvaar tak baarish ruk jaae।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
नई फ़िल्म बुधवार को रिलीज़ की जाएगी। The new film will be released on Wednesday.
(naii film budhvaar ko riliiz kii jaaegii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
दुकान बुधवार को बंद रहती है। The shop stays closed on Wednesdays.
(dukaan budhvaar ko band rahtii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बुधवार आते ही ऑफ़िस में काम का बोझ बढ़ जाता है। As soon as Wednesday arrives, the workload at the office increases.
(budhvaar aate hii ofis men kaam kaa bojh badh jaataa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मैं बुधवार से छुट्टी पर जा रहा हूँ। I am going on leave starting Wednesday.
(main budhvaar se chhuttii par jaa rahaa hoon।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): बुधवार (budhvaar)
(sg.m.oblique): बुधवार (budhvaar)
(pl.m.direct): बुधवार (budhvaar)
(pl.m.oblique): बुधवारों (budhvaaron)