पेड़ (ped)

noun A concrete noun meaning 'tree' -- one straightforward sense, very common in everyday speech.
Sense 1 : tree
noun, masculine
Synonyms: वृक्ष (vriksh, formal), दरख़्त (darakht)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: पेड़ (ped) is everywhere in daily Hindi -- from पेड़ की छाया (ped kii chhaayaa, 'the shade of a tree'), a classic image of rest and relief from Delhi's summer heat, to common phrases like आम का पेड़ (aam kaa ped, 'mango tree'), which every North Indian household seems to reminisce about from childhood summers.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse पेड़ (ped, 'tree') with पौधा (paudhaa, 'plant/small plant') -- पेड़ (ped) implies a full-grown tree with a trunk, while पौधा (paudhaa) is used for smaller potted or young plants.
Sample Sentences:
गाँव के बाहर एक बहुत पुराना पेड़ है। There is a very old tree outside the village.
(gaanv ke baahar ek bahut puraanaa ped hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
गर्मियों में हम पेड़ की छाया में बैठकर आराम करते थे। In summer, we used to sit in the shade of a tree and rest.
(garmiyon men ham ped kii chhaayaa men baithkar aaraam karte the।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मेरी नानी के घर में एक आम का पेड़ था, जिसकी मीठी यादें आज भी हैं। There was a mango tree at my grandmother's house, and its sweet memories are still with me today.
(merii naanii ke ghar men ek aam kaa ped thaa, jiskii miithii yaaden aaj bhii hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मजदूर पेड़ काट रहे हैं। The workers are cutting down the tree.
(majdoor ped kaat rahe hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हर घर के आँगन में एक पेड़ लगाया जाना चाहिए। A tree should be planted in the courtyard of every house.
(har ghar ke aangan men ek ped lagaayaa jaanaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
पेड़ लगाओ, धरती बचाओ। Plant trees, save the earth.
(ped lagaao, dhartii bachaao।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर यह पेड़ न होता, तो इस सड़क पर छाया नहीं मिलती। If this tree didn't exist, there would be no shade on this road.
(agar yah ped n hotaa, to is sadak par chhaayaa nahiin miltii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
तूफान में कई पेड़ गिर गए। Many trees fell in the storm.
(toophaan men kaii ped gir gae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हें लगता है कि यह पेड़ सौ साल पुराना होगा? Do you think this tree might be a hundred years old?
(kyaa tumhen lagtaa hai ki yah ped sau saal puraanaa hogaa?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
बगीचे में नया पेड़ लगाया जाएगा। A new tree will be planted in the garden.
(bagiiche men nayaa ped lagaayaa jaaegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
बंदर पेड़ पर उछल-कूद कर रहे थे। The monkeys were jumping around on the tree.
(bandar ped par uchhal-kood kar rahe the।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): पेड़ (ped)
(sg.m.oblique): पेड़ (ped)
(pl.m.direct): पेड़ (ped)
(pl.m.oblique): पेड़ों (pedon)