सोमवार (somvaar)

noun A single-sense word meaning 'Monday', the day named for the moon (सोम, som) and used exactly like the other weekday names.
Sense 1 : Monday
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Days of the week in Hindi are built from older astrological/planetary names -- सोम (som) refers to the moon, so सोमवार (somvaar) literally means 'moon-day', just like English Monday. Many Hindus also treat सोमवार (somvaar) as an auspicious day for fasting or worshipping Shiva, so you will often hear सोमवार का व्रत (somvaar kaa vrat, 'Monday fast') in everyday conversation about religious observance.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try को (ko) with every day name out of habit; सोमवार (somvaar) does take को (somvaar ko, 'on Monday') when marking the day an event happens, but it also appears bare in phrases like हर सोमवार (har somvaar, 'every Monday') -- watch which frame the sentence needs. 2) Gender is masculine, so adjectives and verb agreement referring to सोमवार (somvaar) itself go masculine, which can trip up learners used to feminine day-related words in other contexts.
Sample Sentences:
आज सोमवार है। Today is Monday.
(aaj somvaar hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मेरी क्लास सोमवार को शुरू होती है। My class starts on Monday.
(merii klaas somvaar ko shuroo hotii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हम सोमवार को मिलेंगे। We will meet on Monday.
(ham somvaar ko milenge।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
पिछले सोमवार को बहुत बारिश हुई थी। It rained a lot last Monday.
(pichhle somvaar ko bahut baarish huii thii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
वह सोमवार का व्रत रखती है। She keeps the Monday fast.
(vah somvaar kaa vrat rakhtii hai।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कृपया सोमवार तक रिपोर्ट जमा कर दें। Please submit the report by Monday.
(kripyaa somvaar tak riport jamaa kar den।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर सोमवार को छुट्टी होती, तो हम बाहर घूमने जाते। If Monday were a holiday, we would have gone out.
(agar somvaar ko chhuttii hotii, to ham baahar ghoomne jaate।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
बैठक सोमवार को दोपहर तीन बजे रखी गई है। The meeting has been scheduled for three o'clock on Monday afternoon.
(baithak somvaar ko dopahar tiin baje rakhii gaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
शायद सोमवार तक मौसम ठीक हो जाए। Perhaps the weather will get better by Monday.
(shaayad somvaar tak mausam thiik ho jaae।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
वह हर सोमवार शिव मंदिर जाता है। He goes to the Shiva temple every Monday.
(vah har somvaar shiv mandir jaataa hai।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सोमवार को दफ्तर बंद रहता है क्या? Is the office closed on Mondays?
(somvaar ko daphtar band rahtaa hai kyaa?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): सोमवार (somvaar)
(sg.m.oblique): सोमवार (somvaar)
(pl.m.direct): सोमवार (somvaar)
(pl.m.oblique): सोमवारों (somvaaron)