शुक्रवार (shukrvaar)

noun The name of the day Friday, made of शुक्र (shukr, 'Venus') plus वार (vaar, 'day') -- see CulturalNote for the pattern shared by all weekday names.
Sense 1 : Friday
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: All seven weekday names follow the same builder pattern: a planet or deity's name plus वार (vaar, 'day') -- so सोमवार (somvaar, Monday) is 'moon-day,' मंगलवार (mangalvaar, Tuesday) is 'Mars-day,' and शुक्रवार (shukrvaar) is 'Venus-day,' शुक्र (shukr) being the planet Venus and its presiding deity. Once you know this pattern, all seven names become easy to remember together rather than as isolated vocabulary.
Common Mistakes: 1) Days of the week in Hindi don't take a gender-matching adjective the way some other nouns do -- treat शुक्रवार (shukrvaar) as simply masculine and don't overthink agreement. 2) To say 'on Friday,' use को (ko) after the word (शुक्रवार को, shukrvaar ko, 'on Friday') rather than trying to translate 'on' with a different postposition.
Sample Sentences:
आज शुक्रवार है। Today is Friday.
(aaj shukrvaar hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कल शुक्रवार था। Yesterday was Friday.
(kal shukrvaar thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
परीक्षा शुक्रवार को होगी। The exam will be on Friday.
(pariikshaa shukrvaar ko hogii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
हम हर शुक्रवार को बाज़ार जाते हैं। We go to the market every Friday.
(ham har shukrvaar ko baazaar jaate hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या मीटिंग शुक्रवार को है या शनिवार को? Is the meeting on Friday or Saturday?
(kyaa miiting shukrvaar ko hai yaa shanivaar ko?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कृपया रिपोर्ट शुक्रवार तक जमा कर दें। Please submit the report by Friday.
(kripyaa riport shukrvaar tak jamaa kar den।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर शुक्रवार को छुट्टी होती, तो हम यात्रा पर चलते। If Friday were a holiday, we would go on a trip.
(agar shukrvaar ko chhuttii hotii, to ham yaatraa par chalte।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
इस शुक्रवार को नई फ़िल्म रिलीज़ हो रही है। The new film is being released this Friday.
(is shukrvaar ko naii film riliiz ho rahii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
दफ़्तर में सारा काम शुक्रवार तक निपटाया जाना चाहिए। All the office work should be finished by Friday.
(daftar men saaraa kaam shukrvaar tak niptaayaa jaanaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
शायद वह शुक्रवार तक वापस आ जाए। Perhaps he will be back by Friday.
(shaayad vah shukrvaar tak vaapas aa jaae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
बच्चे शुक्रवार की शाम का बेसब्री से इंतज़ार करते हैं क्योंकि उसके बाद वीकेंड आता है। The children eagerly wait for Friday evening because the weekend comes right after.
(bachche shukrvaar kii shaam kaa besabrii se intzaar karte hain kyonki uske baad viikend aataa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): शुक्रवार (shukrvaar)
(sg.m.oblique): शुक्रवार (shukrvaar)
(pl.m.direct): शुक्रवार (shukrvaar)
(pl.m.oblique): शुक्रवारों (shukrvaaron)