किसान (kisaan)

noun A single, straightforward sense: a person who farms the land. No hidden complexity here -- the richness is in seeing it used across everyday and civic contexts.
Sense 1 : farmer
noun, masculine
Synonyms: कृषक (krishak, formal), खेतिहर (khetihar, rare)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: किसान (kisaan) is a word loaded with civic and political weight in India, not just an agricultural label -- you hear it constantly in news about किसान आंदोलन (kisaan aandolan, 'farmers' movement'), government schemes, and मंडी (mandii, 'market') prices. In everyday village or small-town talk, it carries real respect, evoking the person who feeds the nation -- अन्नदाता (anndaataa, 'giver of grain') is a poetic near-synonym you will meet in this same emotional register.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे दादा जी किसान थे। My grandfather was a farmer.
(mere daadaa jii kisaan the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
यह किसान हर साल गेहूँ उगाता है। This farmer grows wheat every year.
(yah kisaan har saal gehoon ugaataa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
किसान अपनी फसल मंडी में बेच रहा है। The farmer is selling his crop in the market.
(kisaan apnii phasal mandii men bech rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पिछले महीने किसानों ने दिल्ली में आंदोलन किया। Last month, the farmers held a movement/protest in Delhi.
(pichhle mahiine kisaanon ne dillii men aandolan kiyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
सरकार ने किसानों के लिए नई योजना बनाई है। The government has made a new scheme for farmers.
(sarkaar ne kisaanon ke lie naii yojnaa banaaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
किसानों को अन्नदाता कहा जाता है। Farmers are called 'annadata' -- the giver of grain.
(kisaanon ko anndaataa kahaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
काश सरकार किसानों की फसल का सही दाम देती। If only the government gave farmers a fair price for their crop.
(kaash sarkaar kisaanon kii phasal kaa sahii daam detii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
किसान भाइयों, अपनी फसल का बीमा जरूर कराएँ। Farmer brothers, please be sure to insure your crop.
(kisaan bhaaiyon, apnii phasal kaa biimaa jaroor karaaen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर बारिश समय पर हो, तो किसान खुश हो जाएँ। If the rain comes on time, the farmers would be happy.
(agar baarish samay par ho, to kisaan khush ho jaaen।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
देश के अन्नदाता किसान की मेहनत को कभी मत भूलो। Never forget the hard work of the farmer, the nation's giver of grain.
(desh ke anndaataa kisaan kii mehnat ko kabhii mat bhoolo।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगले साल तक किसान अपनी उपज सीधे शहर में बेच सकेंगे। By next year, farmers will be able to sell their produce directly in the city.
(agle saal tak kisaan apnii upaj siidhe shahar men bech sakenge।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): किसान (kisaan)
(sg.m.oblique): किसान (kisaan)
(pl.m.direct): किसान (kisaan)
(pl.m.oblique): किसानों (kisaanon)