घर पर (ghar par)
adverb
A postpositional phrase meaning 'at home'; built from घर (ghar, 'house/home') plus पर (par, 'on/at'). Functions as a fixed locative expression in everyday speech.
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at home, in one's home
adverb Functions as a locative adverbial modifying the whole clause (e.g. मैं घर पर हूँ (main ghar par hoon, 'I am at home')), not as a postposition governing a separate noun -- घर is fixed as part of the expression.
Synonyms: घर में (ghar men, slightly more 'inside the house' than 'at home as a base')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is one of the most-used location phrases in daily Hindi -- you'll hear it constantly in questions like क्या तुम घर पर हो? (kyaa tum ghar par ho?, 'are you home?') when someone calls to check if you're free to talk or receive guests. It carries a warm, domestic-life register, evoking the idea of home as a base you return to, distinct from being out (बाहर, baahar) or at work (दफ़्तर में, daftar men).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say घर में (ghar men) when they mean 'at home' in the general sense of being present/available -- घर पर (ghar par) is the more natural default for 'at home' (e.g. on the phone, in plans), while घर में (ghar men) suggests literally inside the house's four walls. 2) Some learners drop पर (par) entirely and just say घर हूँ (ghar hoon), which sounds incomplete or non-native.
Sample Sentences:
क्या तुम घर पर हो?
Are you home?
(kyaa tum ghar par ho?)
मैं आज घर पर हूँ, बाहर नहीं जा रहा।
I'm at home today, not going out.
(main aaj ghar par hoon, baahar nahiin jaa rahaa।)
वह रोज़ शाम को घर पर रहती है।
She stays at home every evening.
(vah roz shaam ko ghar par rahtii hai।)
कल मैं घर पर ही था, दफ़्तर नहीं गया था।
Yesterday I was at home, I hadn't gone to the office.
(kal main ghar par hii thaa, daftar nahiin gayaa thaa।)
अगर बारिश हुई तो हम घर पर ही रहेंगे।
If it rains, we'll just stay at home.
(agar baarish huii to ham ghar par hii rahenge।)
घर पर रहो, बाहर बहुत ठंड है।
Stay home, it's very cold outside.
(ghar par raho, baahar bahut thand hai।)
अगर वह घर पर होता, तो मैं उससे मिल लेती।
If he had been home, I would have met him.
(agar vah ghar par hotaa, to main usse mil letii।)
हो सकता है वे अभी घर पर हों।
It's possible they're at home right now.
(ho saktaa hai ve abhii ghar par hon।)
आप घर पर आराम से बैठे रहिए, हम सब संभाल लेंगे।
Please just relax at home, we'll take care of everything.
(aap ghar par aaraam se baithe rahie, ham sab sambhaal lenge।)
जब मैंने फ़ोन किया, तो पता चला कि वह घर पर नहीं है।
When I called, I found out that he's not at home.
(jab mainne fon kiyaa, to pataa chalaa ki vah ghar par nahiin hai।)
बच्चे सारा दिन घर पर बैठे थे क्योंकि स्कूल बंद था।
The kids sat at home all day because school was closed.
(bachche saaraa din ghar par baithe the kyonki skool band thaa।)