गाँव (gaanv)
noun
A single-sense everyday word: village. Also spelled गांव (gaanv) with the anusvara instead of the chandrabindu -- both are common in print.
Sense
1
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village
noun, masculine
Synonyms: देहात (dehaat, rural area, broader than a single village)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: गाँव (gaanv) carries a strong emotional charge in Hindi the way 'hometown' or 'the old country' might in English -- for many urban Indians whose parents or grandparents migrated to cities, गाँव (gaanv) is still 'home' in a deep sense, the place you go back to for weddings and festivals. You will often hear अपना गाँव (apnaa gaanv, 'one's own village') used with real affection, contrasting with शहर (shahar, 'city') as a simpler, more rooted way of life.
Common Mistakes: 1) गाँव (gaanv) is masculine, but learners sometimes mismark adjectives/verbs agreeing with it as feminine, perhaps by association with English 'village.' 2) The postposition से (se) is used for 'from the village' (गाँव से, gaanv se, 'from the village') -- learners sometimes reach for का (kaa) out of habit when describing origin, e.g. wanting to say 'a person of the village' when 'from the village' is meant.
Sample Sentences:
मेरा गाँव दिल्ली से दो सौ किलोमीटर दूर है।
My village is two hundred kilometers from Delhi.
(meraa gaanv dillii se do sau kilomiitar door hai।)
हम हर साल दीवाली पर अपने गाँव जाते हैं।
We go to our village every year for Diwali.
(ham har saal diivaalii par apne gaanv jaate hain।)
पिछले महीने मैं अपने गाँव गया था।
Last month I went to my village.
(pichhle mahiine main apne gaanv gayaa thaa।)
दादी अभी भी गाँव में रहती हैं।
Grandmother still lives in the village.
(daadii abhii bhii gaanv men rahtii hain।)
अगर मुझे मौका मिले तो मैं गाँव में ही बस जाऊँ।
If I got the chance, I would settle in the village.
(agar mujhe maukaa mile to main gaanv men hii bas jaaoon।)
काश हम अपने गाँव में ही बड़े हुए होते, शहर में नहीं।
I wish we had grown up in our own village, not in the city.
(kaash ham apne gaanv men hii bade hue hote, shahar men nahiin।)
गाँव जाओ तो अपने दादा-दादी से मिलना मत भूलना।
If you go to the village, don't forget to visit your grandparents.
(gaanv jaao to apne daadaa-daadii se milnaa mat bhoolnaa।)
गाँव में बिजली अभी भी दिन में कई बार चली जाती है।
In the village, the electricity still goes out several times a day.
(gaanv men bijlii abhii bhii din men kaii baar chalii jaatii hai।)
उस गाँव में नई सड़क बनाई जा रही है।
A new road is being built in that village.
(us gaanv men naii sadak banaaii jaa rahii hai।)
शहर की भागदौड़ से थककर उसे अपना गाँव बहुत याद आता है।
Tired of the hustle of the city, he misses his own village a lot.
(shahar kii bhaagdaud se thakkar use apnaa gaanv bahut yaad aataa hai।)
क्या तुम्हारा गाँव यहाँ से बहुत दूर है?
Is your village very far from here?
(kyaa tumhaaraa gaanv yahaan se bahut door hai?)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
गाँव
(gaanv)
(sg.m.oblique):
गाँव
(gaanv)
(pl.m.direct):
गाँव
(gaanv)
(pl.m.oblique):
गाँवों
(gaanvon)