परिवार (parivaar)

noun A single, straightforward sense: the family unit, whether nuclear or extended.
Sense 1 : family
noun, masculine
Synonyms: कुनबा (kunbaa, colloquial, especially large extended family), खानदान (khaandaan, lineage/family name emphasis)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In India, परिवार (parivaar) usually conjures the joint family ideal -- grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins all under one roof or at least in close daily contact -- rather than the nuclear unit that comes to mind for most English speakers. You will hear it constantly in the compound परिवार नियोजन (parivaar niyojan, 'family planning') and in the government's long-running slogan 'छोटा परिवार, सुखी परिवार' (chhotaa parivaar, sukhii parivaar, 'small family, happy family').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use परिवार (parivaar) when they mean only 'parents,' but it defaults to the whole household -- often the joint family (grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins) rather than just parents and siblings. 2) घर (ghar) is often used interchangeably with परिवार (parivaar) in casual speech to mean 'family' (e.g. घर वाले, ghar vaale, 'the people at home'), which can confuse learners expecting घर (ghar) to mean only 'house.'
Sample Sentences:
मेरा परिवार दिल्ली में रहता है। My family lives in Delhi.
(meraa parivaar dillii men rahtaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हमारा पूरा परिवार एक साथ एक ही घर में रहता है। Our whole family lives together in the same house.
(hamaaraa pooraa parivaar ek saath ek hii ghar men rahtaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सरकार सालों से परिवार नियोजन को बढ़ावा दे रही है। The government has been promoting family planning for years.
(sarkaar saalon se parivaar niyojan ko badhaavaa de rahii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
छोटा परिवार, सुखी परिवार। Small family, happy family.
(chhotaa parivaar, sukhii parivaar।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Voice: Active
पिछले साल हमारा परिवार बहुत बड़ा हो गया था। Last year our family grew a lot bigger.
(pichhle saal hamaaraa parivaar bahut badaa ho gayaa thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर मैं शादी करूँगा, तो अपने परिवार से पूछूँगा। If I get married, I will ask my family.
(agar main shaadii karoongaa, to apne parivaar se poochhoongaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
काश मेरा परिवार भी मेरे पास रहता। I wish my family also lived near me.
(kaash meraa parivaar bhii mere paas rahtaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया अपने परिवार का पूरा विवरण इस फॉर्म में भरें। Please fill in your complete family details in this form.
(kripyaa apne parivaar kaa pooraa vivran is phorm men bharen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
इस योजना के तहत हर परिवार को राशन दिया जाता है। Under this scheme, ration is given to every family.
(is yojnaa ke tahat har parivaar ko raashan diyaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
उसके परिवार में कोई नहीं समझता कि वह क्यों इतनी परेशान है। No one in her family understands why she is so upset.
(uske parivaar men koii nahiin samajhtaa ki vah kyon itnii pareshaan hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायद उसका परिवार अगले महीने यहाँ आ जाए। Perhaps his family will come here next month.
(shaayad uskaa parivaar agle mahiine yahaan aa jaae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): परिवार (parivaar)
(sg.m.oblique): परिवार (parivaar)
(pl.m.direct): परिवार (parivaar)
(pl.m.oblique): परिवारों (parivaaron)