There are 3 types of adverbs in Hindi. In this post, I will tell you about the adverbs of time in Hindi.

Adverb of Time is called कालवाचक क्रिया विषेशण (Kaalvaachak Kriya Vishesan) in Hindi. These adverbs are those words which give us the information about the time of an action.

Examples :

माता जी अभी गई हैं। (Mata ji abhi gayi hain – Mother has just gone.)
मैं कल तुम्हारे घर गया था। (Main tumhare ghar kal gaya tha – I went to your house yesterday.)

Adverb of time are divided into 3 types, according to what they indicate about the time of action as:

1. कालबिन्दु वाचक (Kaalbindu Vaachak – Time Point): These words give the indication of point of time of action.

Examples:

आज (Aaj – Today)
आज रात (Aaj raat – Tonight)
कल (Kal – Tomorrow or Yesterday)
परसों (Parson – Day before yesterday or after after tomorrow)
अब (Ab – Now)
जब (Jab – Then)
कब (Kab – When)
तब (Tab – Then)
अभी (Abhi – Now)

2. अवधि वाचक (Avadhi Vaachak – Duration) : These words give the indication of duration of action.

Examples:

आजकल (Aajkal – nowdays)
सदैव (Sadav – always)
रातभर (Raatbhar – all through night)
दिनभर (Dinbhar – all through day)
सप्ताहभर (Saptaah – all through day)

3. बारम्बारता वाचक (Baarambaarata Vaachak – Frequency) : These words give the indication of frequency of action.

Examples:

हर दिन (Har din – each day)
रोज (Roj – daily)
साप्ताहिक (Saaptaahik – weekly)
मासिक (Masik – monthly)
प्रतिदिन (Prati din – everyday)
प्रतिवर्ष (Prativarsh – yearly)
सदैव (Sadav – always)
निरंतर (Nirantar – constantly)
कभी (Kabhi – ever)
अक्सर (Aksar – frequently)
कभी-कभी (Kabhi-kabhi – infrequently)
कभी नहीं (Kabhi nahi – never)