ऊपर
ūpar/uː.pəɾ/
The English word "up" is translated into Hindi as ऊपर (ūpar).
ऊपर is an adverb used to describe something being away from the earth's surface.
Meaning: away from earth’s surface (adv)
Which one should you use?
The word नीचे (nīche) is the direct antonym of ऊपर (ūpar) and means "down" or "below".
How does it change in a sentence?
When used as a postposition, ऊपर can mean "on" or "upon" to indicate position on a surface.
How do you pronounce it?
ऊपर is pronounced as /uː.pəɾ/ (ūpar). It has two syllables.
Did you know?
- The Hindi word ऊपर shares a deep ancestral root with the English word 'up', as both descend from the Proto-Indo-European root *úp.
- The word ऊपर can be used metaphorically in Hindi to mean 'more' or 'extra', such as in the phrase ऊपर से (ūpar se), which can mean 'on top of that' or 'besides'.
- Because Hindi uses postpositions instead of prepositions, ऊपर follows the noun it modifies, effectively turning 'on the table' into 'table on'.
Examples in context
- यह यहाँ तो ठीक चल रहा है पर वहाँ ऊपर नहीं।It's working properly here but not up there.This sentence demonstrates the use of ऊपर.Tatoeba #1005688 by thevikas, translation #933945 by thevikas
- वहाँ ऊपर क्या है?What's up there?This sentence uses ऊपर.Tatoeba #3639022 by sabretou, translation #3363710 by CK
- टॉम यहाँ ऊपर नहीं है।Tom isn't up here.Tatoeba #3617273 by sabretou, translation #2648337 by CK
- ताला धीरे से ऊपर को घुमाएं।Turn the lock slowly upwards.
- 5 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Rahul and Priya are looking at a plane in the sky.
- राहुल Rahulदेखो, विमान बहुत ऊपर उड़ रहा है।Dekho, vimaan bahut oopar ud raha hai.Look, the plane is flying very high up.
- प्रिया Priyaहाँ, वह बादलों के ऊपर है।Haan, vah baadlon ke oopar hai.Yes, it is above the clouds.
- राहुल Rahulक्या वह ऊपर से छोटा दिख रहा है?Kya vah oopar se chhota dikh raha hai?Does it look small from up there?
- प्रिया Priyaहाँ, राहुल, बहुत छोटा।Haan, Rahul, bahut chhota.Yes, Rahul, very small.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “up” translations and entries ऊपर, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ऊपर, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
