भविष्य (bhavishy)

noun A single-sense noun meaning 'the future' -- the time yet to come. Contrasts with भूत (bhoot, 'past') and वर्तमान (vartmaan, 'present').
Sense 1 : the future
noun, masculine
Synonyms: आगे का समय (aage kaa samay, descriptive phrase, not a single word)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear भविष्य (bhavishy) in serious or reflective contexts -- planning a career, talking about a child's भविष्य (bhavishy, 'future'), or in astrology, where भविष्य बताना (bhavishy bataanaa, 'to tell the future') is what a ज्योतिषी (jyotishii, 'astrologer') claims to do. It sits naturally in the trio भूत, वर्तमान, भविष्य (bhoot, vartmaan, bhavishy, 'past, present, future') that every Hindi-medium schoolchild learns.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse भविष्य (bhavishy, 'the future' as a concept/time period) with the future tense of a verb -- there is no direct grammatical link; the future tense is built with verb endings like -गा (gaa), not this word. 2) भविष्य (bhavishy) is used with में (men) to mean 'in the future' -- भविष्य में (bhavishy men, 'in the future') -- learners sometimes try को (ko) instead.
Sample Sentences:
बच्चों का भविष्य उनकी शिक्षा पर निर्भर करता है। Children's future depends on their education.
(bachchon kaa bhavishy unkii shikshaa par nirbhar kartaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हमें अपने देश के भविष्य के बारे में सोचना चाहिए। We should think about our country's future.
(hamen apne desh ke bhavishy ke baare men sochnaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
ज्योतिषी ने उसका भविष्य बता दिया। The astrologer told her fortune.
(jyotishii ne uskaa bhavishy bataa diyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम अभी से मेहनत करते तो तुम्हारा भविष्य कुछ और होता। If you had worked hard from now, your future would have been something else.
(agar tum abhii se mehnat karte to tumhaaraa bhavishy kuchh aur hotaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
स्कूल में हमें भूत, वर्तमान और भविष्य काल पढ़ाया जाता है। In school we are taught the past, present, and future tenses.
(skool men hamen bhoot, vartmaan aur bhavishy kaal padhaayaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
क्या कोई सच में अपना भविष्य जान सकता है? Can anyone really know their own future?
(kyaa koii sach men apnaa bhavishy jaan saktaa hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह फ़ैसला उसके भविष्य के लिए बहुत ज़रूरी होगा। This decision will be very important for his future.
(yah faislaa uske bhavishy ke lie bahut zaroorii hogaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
अपना भविष्य सुरक्षित रखने के लिए बचत करो। Save money in order to secure your future.
(apnaa bhavishy surakshit rakhne ke lie bachat karo।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
उस पीढ़ी को राष्ट्र के भविष्य का निर्माता कहा जाता है। That generation is called the builder of the nation's future.
(us piidhii ko raashtr ke bhavishy kaa nirmaataa kahaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
भविष्य किसी की मुट्ठी में नहीं होता। The future is not in anyone's fist -- no one can grasp it fully.
(bhavishy kisii kii mutthii men nahiin hotaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
काश मुझे अपना भविष्य पहले से पता होता। I wish I had known my future beforehand.
(kaash mujhe apnaa bhavishy pahle se pataa hotaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): भविष्य (bhavishy)
(sg.m.oblique): भविष्य (bhavishy)
(pl.m.direct): भविष्य (bhavishy)
(pl.m.oblique): भविष्यों (bhavishyon)