पर्यावरण (paryaavran)
noun
A single-sense word meaning 'environment' or 'surroundings', almost always in the ecological/nature sense rather than a general social 'environment.'
Sense
1
:
environment, ecology
noun, masculine
Synonyms: वातावरण (vaataavran, often interchangeable, but leans slightly more toward 'atmosphere/ambience')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word you will see on government posters, school textbooks, and NGO campaigns about pollution and conservation -- पर्यावरण बचाओ (paryaavran bachaao, 'save the environment') is a very common civic slogan in Delhi, especially around Diwali firecracker debates and the yearly smog crisis. It is a Sanskrit-derived compound (pari- 'around' + aavaran 'covering'), which is why it feels a notch more formal/technical than the everyday माहौल (maahaul).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use पर्यावरण (paryaavran) to mean a social or emotional 'environment' (as in 'a supportive work environment') -- for that sense, वातावरण (vaataavran) or माहौल (maahaul) is the natural native choice; पर्यावरण (paryaavran) is reserved for the physical, ecological environment. 2) It is grammatically singular and does not take a plural form the way English 'environments' might, even when talking about multiple ecosystems.
Sample Sentences:
दिल्ली का पर्यावरण हर सर्दी में बहुत खराब हो जाता है।
Delhi's environment gets very bad every winter.
(dillii kaa paryaavran har sardii men bahut kharaab ho jaataa hai।)
पर्यावरण बचाओ, यही इस साल का नारा है।
Save the environment -- that's this year's slogan.
(paryaavran bachaao, yahii is saal kaa naaraa hai।)
स्कूल में हमें पर्यावरण पर एक निबंध लिखना था।
In school we had to write an essay on the environment.
(skool men hamen paryaavran par ek nibandh likhnaa thaa।)
पटाखे जलाने से पर्यावरण को बहुत नुकसान पहुँचता है।
Burning firecrackers causes a lot of damage to the environment.
(pataakhe jalaane se paryaavran ko bahut nuksaan pahunchtaa hai।)
अगर हम पेड़ नहीं काटते तो पर्यावरण इतना प्रदूषित नहीं होता।
If we didn't cut trees, the environment wouldn't be so polluted.
(agar ham ped nahiin kaatte to paryaavran itnaa pradooshit nahiin hotaa।)
यह एनजीओ पर्यावरण की सुरक्षा के लिए काम करता है।
This NGO works for the protection of the environment.
(yah enjiio paryaavran kii surakshaa ke lie kaam kartaa hai।)
सरकार ने पर्यावरण मंत्रालय को नई नीति बनाने का आदेश दिया।
The government ordered the Ministry of Environment to formulate a new policy.
(sarkaar ne paryaavran mantraalay ko naii niiti banaane kaa aadesh diyaa।)
क्या तुम्हें लगता है कि हमारा पर्यावरण ठीक हो पाएगा?
Do you think our environment will be able to recover?
(kyaa tumhen lagtaa hai ki hamaaraa paryaavran thiik ho paaegaa?)
पर्यावरण को स्वच्छ रखने के लिए हर व्यक्ति की ज़िम्मेदारी बनती है।
It becomes every person's responsibility to keep the environment clean.
(paryaavran ko svachchh rakhne ke lie har vyakti kii zimmedaarii bantii hai।)
कारखानों से निकलने वाले धुएँ के कारण पर्यावरण को भारी क्षति पहुँचाई गई है।
Heavy damage has been caused to the environment because of the smoke coming from factories.
(kaarkhaanon se nikalne vaale dhuen ke kaaran paryaavran ko bhaarii kshati pahunchaaii gaii hai।)
काश हम सब मिलकर पर्यावरण की रक्षा करें।
I wish we would all come together to protect the environment.
(kaash ham sab milkar paryaavran kii rakshaa karen।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
पर्यावरण
(paryaavran)
(sg.m.oblique):
पर्यावरण
(paryaavran)
(pl.m.direct):
पर्यावरण
(paryaavran)
(pl.m.oblique):
पर्यावरणों
(paryaavarnon)