-पर्यंत

Until or as Far as

Level 2Sounds Like paryanta

A time word can change a little before -पर्यंत: सात वाजता becomes सात वाजेपर्यंत.

How It Works

Use -पर्यंत when something goes on up to a point, or when a path stops at a point.

WordWith -पर्यंतMeaning
सात वाजेसात वाजेपर्यंतuntil seven o'clock
रविवाररविवारपर्यंतuntil Sunday
उद्याउद्यापर्यंतuntil tomorrow
स्टेशनस्टेशनपर्यंतas far as the station
शाळाशाळेपर्यंतas far as the school

कधी (when) becomes कधीपर्यंत, which asks until when.

To give both the start and the end, put -पासून on the first word: सकाळपासून संध्याकाळपर्यंत.

A count of days or a date also takes it: दोन दिवसांपर्यंत (for up to two days), पंधरा तारखेपर्यंत (until the fifteenth).

Ask the place with कुठपर्यंत? (as far as where?) and the time with कधीपर्यंत? (until when?). Answer with the same ending: स्टेशनपर्यंत, उद्यापर्यंत.

Examples (5)

  1. मी सात वाजेपर्यंत ऑफिसमध्ये असतो.

    I am at the office until seven. A man is speaking.

    सात वाजेपर्यंत gives the end of the time.

  2. बस स्टेशनपर्यंत जाते.

    The bus goes as far as the station.

    स्टेशनपर्यंत gives the end of the route.

  3. तुम्ही कधीपर्यंत इथे आहात?

    Until when are you here?

    कधीपर्यंत asks for the end time.

  4. आम्ही घरापर्यंत चालत गेलो.

    We walked as far as home.

    घरापर्यंत is घर in its joining shape plus -पर्यंत.

  5. मी रविवारपर्यंत गावाकडे राहते.

    I am staying in the village until Sunday. A woman is speaking.

    रविवारपर्यंत gives the last day.

Common Mistakes

  • Keeping वाजता before -पर्यंत.

    मी सात वाजतापर्यंत थांबतो.
    मी सात वाजेपर्यंत थांबतो.

    Before -पर्यंत, वाजता becomes वाजे.

  • Writing -पर्यंत as a separate word.

    बस स्टेशन पर्यंत जाते.
    बस स्टेशनपर्यंत जाते.

    -पर्यंत joins the word.

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