फ़ुरसत (fursat)

noun A single-sense noun meaning free time or leisure -- the spare time you have once your work and obligations are out of the way.
Sense 1 : free time, leisure, spare time
noun, feminine
Synonyms: फुर्सत (phursat, variant form without nuqta), अवकाश (avkaash, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This word carries a lovely wistfulness in everyday Delhi speech -- कहाँ फ़ुरसत है! (kahaan fursat hai!, 'as if I have the time!') is a classic exasperated reply to an invitation, gently implying life is too busy. Note the nuqta under फ़ (a Persian-origin sound); the spelling without it, फुर्सत (phursat), is just as commonly seen and heard.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say मेरे पास फ़ुरसत है (mere paas fursat hai) which is fine, but the more idiomatic negative is मुझे फ़ुरसत नहीं है (mujhe fursat nahiin hai, 'I don't have the time') -- both possessive frames (पास and को) are heard, but को-marked constructions are extremely common with this word and learners tend to overuse पास out of habit. 2) फ़ुरसत से (fursat se) is a fixed phrase meaning 'at leisure, in a relaxed/unhurried way' (e.g. फ़ुरसत से बात करेंगे (fursat se baat karenge, 'we'll talk at leisure')) -- learners sometimes mistranslate it word-for-word instead of recognizing it as a set adverbial expression.
Sample Sentences:
आज मुझे थोड़ी फ़ुरसत मिली है। I got a little free time today.
(aaj mujhe thodii fursat milii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कहाँ फ़ुरसत है! As if I have the time!
(kahaan fursat hai!)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह हमेशा कहता है कि उसे फ़ुरसत नहीं मिलती। He always says that he never gets any free time.
(vah hameshaa kahtaa hai ki use fursat nahiin miltii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर फ़ुरसत हो तो कभी घर आ जाना। If you happen to have some free time, do come home sometime.
(agar fursat ho to kabhii ghar aa jaanaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
काश मुझे थोड़ी फ़ुरसत होती। I wish I had a little free time.
(kaash mujhe thodii fursat hotii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
फ़ुरसत के पल ज़िंदगी में बहुत कम आते हैं। Moments of leisure come very rarely in life.
(fursat ke pal zindgii men bahut kam aate hain।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
रिटायर होने के बाद उन्हें बहुत फ़ुरसत मिल गई है। After retiring, he has gotten a lot of free time.
(ritaayar hone ke baad unhen bahut fursat mil gaii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जब भी फ़ुरसत मिलेगी, मैं तुम्हें फ़ोन करूँगी। Whenever I get free time, I will call you.
(jab bhii fursat milegii, main tumhen fon karoongii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
कृपया अपनी फ़ुरसत के अनुसार दस्तावेज़ भेज दें। Please send the documents at your convenience, whenever you have the time.
(kripyaa apnii fursat ke anusaar dastaavez bhej den।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
इतने काम के बीच फ़ुरसत निकालना मुश्किल था। Amid so much work, it was hard to find any spare time.
(itne kaam ke biich fursat nikaalnaa mushkil thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
उसे फुर्सत के दो पल भी नहीं दिए गए। He wasn't even given two moments of leisure.
(use phursat ke do pal bhii nahiin die gae।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): फ़ुरसत (fursat)
(sg.f.oblique): फ़ुरसत (fursat)
(pl.f.direct): फ़ुरसतें (furasten)
(pl.f.oblique): फ़ुरसतों (furaston)