फ़रवरी (faravrii)
noun
The name of the month of February; a single straightforward sense borrowed from English.
Sense
1
:
the month of February
noun, feminine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Hindi simply borrowed the English month names wholesale, unlike the older desi calendar months (चैत्र, वैशाख, etc.) still used for festivals and almanacs. In daily conversation, dates and months in Delhi-NCR are almost always given in this English-derived style -- फ़रवरी (faravrii), मार्च (maarch), and so on -- while the traditional Hindu calendar months live on mainly in religious or rural contexts.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes add an extra vowel sound or drop the nuqta, saying फरवरी (pharavrii) instead of फ़रवरी (faravrii) -- both are seen in writing, but the nuqta-form pronunciation with a soft 'f' sound (as opposed to 'ph') is the standard spoken version in Delhi-NCR. 2) Like other month names, it does not take gender agreement itself; the sentence's verb agrees with whatever noun phrase is really the subject, e.g. फ़रवरी आ गई (faravrii aa gaii, 'February has arrived') -- the feminine agreement here comes from महीना (mahiinaa) being conceptually replaced by the feminine तारीख़/महीने की बात, but in practice most speakers just treat महीना (mahiinaa) itself as the implicit masculine referent and say फ़रवरी आ गया (faravrii aa gayaa); both patterns are heard, so don't be surprised by variation.
Sample Sentences:
फ़रवरी में सर्दी थोड़ी कम हो जाती है।
In February, the cold lessens a bit.
(faravrii men sardii thodii kam ho jaatii hai।)
मेरा जन्मदिन फ़रवरी में आता है।
My birthday falls in February.
(meraa janmdin faravrii men aataa hai।)
पिछली फ़रवरी में बहुत बारिश हुई थी।
There was a lot of rain last February.
(pichhlii faravrii men bahut baarish huii thii।)
अगली फ़रवरी में हम गोवा जाएँगे।
Next February, we will go to Goa.
(aglii faravrii men ham govaa jaaenge।)
कृपया फ़रवरी के अंत तक फ़ॉर्म जमा कर दें।
Please submit the form by the end of February.
(kripyaa faravrii ke ant tak form jamaa kar den।)
अगर फ़रवरी में छुट्टी मिलती तो मैं घर जाता।
If I got leave in February, I would go home.
(agar faravrii men chhuttii miltii to main ghar jaataa।)
शायद फ़रवरी में मौसम बदल जाए।
Maybe the weather will change in February.
(shaayad faravrii men mausam badal jaae।)
वार्षिक रिपोर्ट फ़रवरी में प्रस्तुत की जाती है।
The annual report is presented in February.
(vaarshik riport faravrii men prastut kii jaatii hai।)
फ़रवरी की सुबहें अभी भी काफ़ी ठंडी होती हैं।
February mornings are still quite cold.
(faravrii kii subahen abhii bhii kaafii thandii hotii hain।)
बजट हर साल फ़रवरी में पेश होता है।
The budget is presented every year in February.
(bajat har saal faravrii men pesh hotaa hai।)
फ़रवरी में परीक्षाएँ शुरू हो रही हैं।
The exams are starting in February.
(faravrii men pariikshaaen shuroo ho rahii hain।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
फ़रवरी
(faravrii)
(sg.f.oblique):
फ़रवरी
(faravrii)
(pl.f.direct):
फ़रवरियाँ
(faravriyaan)
(pl.f.oblique):
फ़रवरियों
(faravriyon)