बारिश (baarish)

noun A single-sense everyday noun meaning 'rain'; the common weather word used in ordinary conversation.
Sense 1 : rain
noun, feminine
Synonyms: वर्षा (varshaa, formal/written), वर्षण (varshan, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: बारिश (baarish) is the word you'll hear on the street and on the news alike -- it's not casual-only, just the everyday register, while वर्षा (varshaa) leans toward written or slightly formal contexts like weather reports and poetry. In Delhi, monsoon chatter -- बारिश हो रही है (baarish ho rahii hai, 'it's raining') or बारिश आने वाली है (baarish aane vaalii hai, 'rain is coming') -- is practically a national pastime once the sky clouds over after the summer heat.
Common Mistakes: 1) Rain is talked about with होना (honaa) or आना (aanaa) -- बारिश हो रही है (baarish ho rahii hai, 'it is raining') or बारिश आ रही है (baarish aa rahii hai, 'rain is coming') -- learners sometimes reach for a literal verb 'to rain' that doesn't exist as a separate lexical item. 2) Intensity is usually expressed with तेज़ (tez, 'heavy/fast') rather than 'बड़ी' (badii), which sounds odd applied to rain.
Sample Sentences:
बाहर बारिश हो रही है। It's raining outside.
(baahar baarish ho rahii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
दिल्ली में जुलाई में बहुत बारिश होती है। It rains a lot in Delhi in July.
(dillii men julaaii men bahut baarish hotii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
लगता है बारिश आने वाली है, बादल देखो। Looks like rain is coming, look at the clouds.
(lagtaa hai baarish aane vaalii hai, baadal dekho।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
कल रात भर बारिश हुई थी। It rained all night yesterday.
(kal raat bhar baarish huii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
छाता ले लो, वरना बारिश में भीग जाओगे। Take an umbrella, otherwise you'll get soaked in the rain.
(chhaataa le lo, varnaa baarish men bhiig jaaoge।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
काश आज बारिश न होती तो हम पिकनिक पर जाते। I wish it weren't raining today, then we would have gone on a picnic.
(kaash aaj baarish n hotii to ham piknik par jaate।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अगर बारिश हो जाए तो गर्मी से राहत मिलेगी। If it rains, we'll get relief from the heat.
(agar baarish ho jaae to garmii se raahat milegii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
मौसम विभाग के अनुसार अगले तीन दिनों में भारी बारिश होगी। According to the weather department, there will be heavy rain in the next three days.
(mausam vibhaag ke anusaar agle tiin dinon men bhaarii baarish hogii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
तेज़ बारिश की वजह से सड़कों पर पानी भर गया। Because of the heavy rain, the streets got flooded with water.
(tez baarish kii vajah se sadkon par paanii bhar gayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बारिश से पहले हवा में मिट्टी की खुशबू फैल गई थी। Before the rain, the smell of earth had spread in the air.
(baarish se pahle havaa men mittii kii khushboo phail gaii thii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इस साल बारिश की वजह से फसल बर्बाद हो गई। This year the crop was ruined because of the rain.
(is saal baarish kii vajah se phasal barbaad ho gaii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): बारिश (baarish)
(sg.f.oblique): बारिश (baarish)
(pl.f.direct): बारिशें (baarishen)
(pl.f.oblique): बारिशों (baarishon)