रूबरू (roobroo)

adverb/noun A Persian-origin word meaning 'face to face'; used both as an adverb/adjective describing direct, in-person encounter and, in modern media usage, as a noun for a face-to-face interview or meeting.
Sense 1 : face to face, in person
adverb Typically used with होना (honaa) or करना (karnaa), e.g. किसी के रूबरू होना (kisii ke roobroo honaa, 'to be face to face with someone'); takes के before it like a postposition-adjective compound.
Synonyms: आमने-सामने (aamne-saamne), सामने (saamne)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This word carries a certain literary or dramatic flavor -- you will hear it in ghazals and film dialogues more than in casual chai-shop chatter, often in lines about standing face to face with fate, love, or truth.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often forget the के (ke) that precedes रूबरू (roobroo) when it means 'in front of/facing someone' -- you say किसी के रूबरू (kisii ke roobroo), not किसी रूबरू (kisii roobroo).
Sample Sentences:
मैं आज उससे रूबरू हुआ। I came face to face with him today.
(main aaj usse roobroo huaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
जब हम रूबरू होते हैं, तो सारी बातें आसान लगती हैं। When we meet face to face, everything feels easier to say.
(jab ham roobroo hote hain, to saarii baaten aasaan lagtii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
किसी दिन तुम अपनी किस्मत से रूबरू होगे। Someday you will come face to face with your own destiny.
(kisii din tum apnii kismat se roobroo hoge।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
काश मैं उस वक्त सच से रूबरू होता। If only I had faced the truth at that moment.
(kaash main us vakt sach se roobroo hotaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
उससे रूबरू हो, फिर बात करना। Meet him face to face first, then talk.
(usse roobroo ho, phir baat karnaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
शायद किसी मोड़ पर वो हमसे रूबरू हो जाए। Perhaps at some turn he might come face to face with us.
(shaayad kisii mod par vo hamse roobroo ho jaae।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
इस गजल में शायर मौत से रूबरू होकर बात करता है। In this ghazal, the poet speaks after coming face to face with death.
(is gajal men shaayar maut se roobroo hokar baat kartaa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
आखिरकार वो अपने डर से रूबरू हुई। Finally, she came face to face with her fear.
(aakhirkaar vo apne dar se roobroo huii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इस फिल्म का हीरो अपने अतीत से रूबरू होता है। The hero of this film comes face to face with his past.
(is philm kaa hiiro apne atiit se roobroo hotaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मंच पर खड़े होकर वो सच्चाई से रूबरू खड़ा था। Standing on the stage, he stood face to face with the truth.
(manch par khade hokar vo sachchaaii se roobroo khadaa thaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : a face-to-face interview or meeting (media/formal usage)
noun, masculine Common in television and journalism as a program title or segment name, e.g. 'आज का रूबरू' (aaj kaa roobroo, 'today's face-to-face'), functioning like a noun for a structured interview segment.
Synonyms: मुलाक़ात (mulaaqaat), साक्षात्कार (saakshaatkaar, formal)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: Indian news channels love naming interview segments रूबरू (roobroo) -- it lends a certain gravitas, suggesting an intimate, candid conversation rather than just a Q-and-A.
Sample Sentences:
आज रात नौ बजे मुख्यमंत्री का ख़ास रूबरू देखिए। Watch the chief minister's special interview tonight at nine o'clock.
(aaj raat nau baje mukhymantrii kaa khaas roobroo dekhie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
चैनल ने अभिनेत्री के साथ एक रूबरू रिकॉर्ड किया है। The channel has recorded an interview with the actress.
(chainal ne abhinetrii ke saath ek roobroo rikord kiyaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह रूबरू पिछले हफ़्ते प्रसारित किया गया था। This interview was broadcast last week.
(yah roobroo pichhle hafte prasaarit kiyaa gayaa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
संपादक हर रविवार किसी नए लेखक का रूबरू छापते हैं। The editor publishes an interview with a new writer every Sunday.
(sampaadak har ravivaar kisii nae lekhak kaa roobroo chhaapte hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर मुझे मौका मिलता, तो मैं उस लेखक का रूबरू ज़रूर करता। If I had gotten the chance, I would definitely have done an interview with that writer.
(agar mujhe maukaa miltaa, to main us lekhak kaa roobroo zaroor kartaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या आप इस हफ़्ते खिलाड़ी का रूबरू ले सकते हैं? Could you do an interview with the player this week?
(kyaa aap is hafte khilaadii kaa roobroo le sakte hain?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
निर्देशक अगले महीने अपनी नई फ़िल्म पर रूबरू देंगे। The director will give an interview about his new film next month.
(nirdeshak agle mahiine apnii naii film par roobroo denge।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
उस पत्रकार का रूबरू पढ़कर दर्शकों को कई नई बातें पता चलीं। After reading that journalist's interview, viewers learned many new things.
(us patrkaar kaa roobroo padhkar darshkon ko kaii naii baaten pataa chaliin।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इस कार्यक्रम में मंत्री जी का विशेष रूबरू प्रस्तुत किया जाएगा। A special interview with the minister will be presented in this program.
(is kaaryakram men mantrii jii kaa vishesh roobroo prastut kiyaa jaaegaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): रूबरू (roobroo)
(sg.m.oblique): रूबरू (roobroo)
(pl.m.direct): रूबरू (roobroo)
(pl.m.oblique): रूबरूों ([[रूबरूों]])