कम्प्यूटर (kampyootar)

noun A borrowed English word for 'computer'; also commonly spelled कंप्यूटर (kampyootar) with anusvaar instead of the conjunct form. One straightforward sense, used exactly as in English.
Sense 1 : computer (the electronic device)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: संगणक (sangnak, rare, formal Sanskritic term seen mainly in technical/official Hindi)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is a classic post-liberalization loanword -- like मोबाइल (mobaail) or इंटरनेट (intarnet), it walked straight into Hindi from English in the 1990s-2000s without needing a 'Sanskritized' replacement, because Hindi speakers just used the English word alongside the technology itself. You'll hear कम्प्यूटर (kampyootar) far more often in everyday Delhi speech than the formal संगणक (sangnak), which shows up mostly in government forms or textbooks.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes write it as कम्प्युटर (kampyutar) or drop the nasalization entirely; both कम्प्यूटर (kampyootar) and कंप्यूटर (kampyootar) are the accepted everyday spellings, so don't overthink which one is 'correct' -- both are fine. 2) It is grammatically masculine even though the English word has no gender -- so it takes वह (vah) and forms like कम्प्यूटर चल रहा है (kampyootar chal rahaa hai, 'the computer is running'), not चल रही है (chal rahii hai).
Sample Sentences:
मेरे पास एक पुराना कम्प्यूटर है। I have an old computer.
(mere paas ek puraanaa kampyootar hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह रोज़ छह घंटे कम्प्यूटर पर काम करता है। He works on the computer for six hours every day.
(vah roz chhah ghante kampyootar par kaam kartaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मैं अभी कम्प्यूटर पर एक रिपोर्ट बना रही हूँ। I'm making a report on the computer right now.
(main abhii kampyootar par ek riport banaa rahii hoon।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कल रात कम्प्यूटर अचानक बंद हो गया। Last night the computer suddenly shut down.
(kal raat kampyootar achaanak band ho gayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कम्प्यूटर बंद करो, बहुत देर हो गई है। Turn off the computer, it's gotten really late.
(kampyootar band karo, bahut der ho gaii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर मेरे पास कम्प्यूटर होता, तो मैं घर से काम कर पाता। If I had a computer, I would be able to work from home.
(agar mere paas kampyootar hotaa, to main ghar se kaam kar paataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
दफ़्तर में सारे कम्प्यूटर नए सॉफ़्टवेयर से अपडेट किए गए। All the computers in the office were updated with new software.
(daftar men saare kampyootar nae softveyar se apdet kie gae।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
अगली महीने हम ऑफिस के लिए नए कम्प्यूटर खरीदेंगे। Next month we will buy new computers for the office.
(aglii mahiine ham ophis ke lie nae kampyootar khariidenge।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
शायद उसने अपना कम्प्यूटर बेच दिया हो। Maybe he has sold his computer.
(shaayad usne apnaa kampyootar bech diyaa ho।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
कम्प्यूटर की स्क्रीन पर धूल जमी हुई है। Dust has settled on the computer screen.
(kampyootar kii skriin par dhool jamii huii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कृपया मीटिंग शुरू होने से पहले अपना कम्प्यूटर चालू कर लें। Please turn on your computer before the meeting starts.
(kripyaa miiting shuroo hone se pahle apnaa kampyootar chaaloo kar len।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): कम्प्यूटर (kampyootar)
(sg.m.oblique): कम्प्यूटर (kampyootar)
(pl.m.direct): कम्प्यूटर (kampyootar)
(pl.m.oblique): कम्प्यूटरों (kampyootron)