Pastness

/ˈpæst.nəs/

अतीतपन; अतीत-भावना; भूतकालिकता

Origin & History

Formed in English from past + -ness (a suffix making abstract nouns), meaning “the state/quality of being past.”

यह अंग्रेज़ी में past + -ness (अमूर्त संज्ञा बनाने वाला प्रत्यय) से बना है, अर्थ: “अतीत होने की अवस्था/गुण।”

Definition

Pastness is the condition of being in the past or having already happened, often discussed in grammar (past tense) and philosophy of time.

pastness वह अवस्था या गुण है जिसमें कोई चीज़ अतीत में हो या पहले ही घट चुकी हो; इसका प्रयोग अक्सर व्याकरण (भूतकाल) और समय-दर्शन में होता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
The novel’s pastness is emphasized through its historical details and archaic language.
उपन्यास की अतीत-भावना (अतीतपन) उसके ऐतिहासिक विवरणों और पुरातन भाषा के माध्यम से उभारी गई है।

Usage Examples

In linguistics, pastness can be expressed by tense, aspect, or time adverbials.
The museum’s exhibits give visitors a strong sense of pastness.
Philosophers debate whether pastness is an objective feature of events or a human perspective.
Without a date, the letter’s pastness is hard to determine.

Synonyms

The quality of being past Past time Pastness (in grammatical discussion: past reference)

Related Forms

Noun
Past / Pastness / Past time
Adjective
Adverb

Idioms & Phrases

Live in the past
अतीत में जीना
A thing of the past
बीती बात/अतीत की चीज़