अप्रैल (aprail)

noun The month of April; a loanword from English, used exactly like the other month names in Hindi's Gregorian calendar vocabulary.
Sense 1 : the month of April
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: अप्रैल (aprail) is a straightforward English loanword, just like जनवरी (janavrii) and बाकी महीने (baakii mahiine, 'the rest of the months'); Hindi speakers in Delhi-NCR use the English-derived Gregorian month names in daily life (school years, office calendars, bills) far more than the traditional Hindu calendar months, which show up mainly in festival contexts.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes add a postposition where none is needed, saying अप्रैल में (aprail men) for 'in April' -- that part is correct -- but then try to inflect अप्रैल (aprail) itself like a native Hindi noun; it stays invariant regardless of case. 2) The date-plus-month word order can trip learners up: Hindi says पहली अप्रैल (pahlii aprail, 'the first of April'), ordinal number before the month name, not after.
Sample Sentences:
अप्रैल में गर्मी शुरू हो जाती है। Summer starts in April.
(aprail men garmii shuroo ho jaatii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हमारा नया स्कूल साल अप्रैल से शुरू होता है। Our new school year starts from April.
(hamaaraa nayaa skool saal aprail se shuroo hotaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पिछले अप्रैल में हम शिमला गए थे। Last April we went to Shimla.
(pichhle aprail men ham shimlaa gae the।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगले अप्रैल में मेरी बहन की शादी होगी। My sister's wedding will be next April.
(agle aprail men merii bahan kii shaadii hogii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
क्या आप अप्रैल तक रिपोर्ट जमा कर देंगे? Will you submit the report by April?
(kyaa aap aprail tak riport jamaa kar denge?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
अप्रैल में टैक्स रिटर्न भरना ज़रूरी है। It's necessary to file the tax return in April.
(aprail men taiks ritarn bharnaa zaroorii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अप्रैल की छुट्टियों में हम नानी के घर जा रहे हैं। During the April holidays, we're going to grandma's house.
(aprail kii chhuttiyon men ham naanii ke ghar jaa rahe hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर अप्रैल में बारिश होती तो गर्मी कम लगती। If it had rained in April, the heat would have felt less.
(agar aprail men baarish hotii to garmii kam lagtii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया अप्रैल का बिल तुरंत जमा करें। Please deposit the April bill immediately.
(kripyaa aprail kaa bil turant jamaa karen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यह इमारत अप्रैल में बनकर तैयार हुई थी। This building was completed and ready in April.
(yah imaarat aprail men bankar taiyaar huii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
अप्रैल के मध्य तक परीक्षाएँ खत्म हो जाएँ, तो अच्छा रहेगा। It would be good if the exams get over by mid-April.
(aprail ke madhy tak pariikshaaen khatm ho jaaen, to achchhaa rahegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): अप्रैल (aprail)
(sg.m.oblique): अप्रैल (aprail)
(pl.m.direct): अप्रैल (aprail)
(pl.m.oblique): अप्रैलों (aprailon)