मंगलवार (mangalvaar)

noun The day name Tuesday, formed from मंगल (mangal, the planet Mars/the god Mars) plus वार (vaar, 'day'). One straightforward sense.
Sense 1 : Tuesday
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: मंगल (mangal) is both the planet Mars and the god associated with it, so मंगलवार (mangalvaar) literally means 'Mars-day' -- the same logic English uses with Tuesday going back to the Norse god Tiw. Many Hindus consider मंगलवार (mangalvaar) auspicious for visiting a Hanuman temple, since Tuesday is traditionally linked to Hanuman (hanumaan) worship in North India.
Common Mistakes: 1) Day names like मंगलवार (mangalvaar) take को (ko) when marking 'on Tuesday' -- मंगलवार को (mangalvaar ko, 'on Tuesday') -- rather than any other postposition a learner might reach for by analogy with English 'on'. 2) Learners sometimes try to make it agree or inflect like an adjective; it stays the same form regardless of what surrounds it, aside from the regular oblique-for-postposition pattern shared by all masculine nouns of this shape.
Sample Sentences:
आज मंगलवार है। Today is Tuesday.
(aaj mangalvaar hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कल मंगलवार था। Yesterday was Tuesday.
(kal mangalvaar thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगला मंगलवार छुट्टी का दिन होगा। Next Tuesday will be a holiday.
(aglaa mangalvaar chhuttii kaa din hogaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
मैं हर मंगलवार हनुमान मंदिर जाता हूँ। I go to the Hanuman temple every Tuesday.
(main har mangalvaar hanumaan mandir jaataa hoon।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह मंगलवार को व्रत रखती है। She keeps a fast on Tuesdays.
(vah mangalvaar ko vrat rakhtii hai।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम मंगलवार को खाली हो? Are you free on Tuesday?
(kyaa tum mangalvaar ko khaalii ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बैठक मंगलवार तक स्थगित कर दी गई है। The meeting has been postponed until Tuesday.
(baithak mangalvaar tak sthagit kar dii gaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
मंगलवार को बाज़ार जल्दी बंद हो जाता है। The market closes early on Tuesdays.
(mangalvaar ko baazaar jaldii band ho jaataa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर मंगलवार की छुट्टी होती, तो हम पहाड़ों पर चले जाते। If Tuesday had been a holiday, we would have gone to the mountains.
(agar mangalvaar kii chhuttii hotii, to ham pahaadon par chale jaate।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया मंगलवार से पहले जवाब दे दीजिए। Please give your reply before Tuesday.
(kripyaa mangalvaar se pahle javaab de diijie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
शायद डॉक्टर की अपॉइंटमेंट मंगलवार को मिल जाए। Maybe the doctor's appointment will be available on Tuesday.
(shaayad doktar kii apointment mangalvaar ko mil jaae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): मंगलवार (mangalvaar)
(sg.m.oblique): मंगलवार (mangalvaar)
(pl.m.direct): मंगलवार (mangalvaar)
(pl.m.oblique): मंगलवारों (mangalvaaron)