शोर मचाना (shor machaanaa)

verb A compound verb built from शोर (shor, 'noise') plus मचाना (machaanaa, 'to create/kick up'), used for making a racket or a commotion -- both literal noise and a figurative 'kicking up a fuss'.
Sense 1 : to make noise, be loud/rowdy
verb, transitive
Synonyms: शोर करना (shor karnaa), चिल्लाना (chillaanaa, to shout/yell), हल्ला मचाना (hallaa machaanaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Picture a classroom the moment the teacher steps out, or kids on a school bus -- बच्चे शोर मचा रहे हैं (bachche shor machaa rahe hain, 'the kids are making a racket') is something every Indian parent or teacher has said a hundred times. मचाना (machaanaa) itself rarely stands alone; it pairs with a handful of nouns like शोर (shor), हल्ला (hallaa), and तूफ़ान (toofaan) to mean 'to kick up' or 'stir up'.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say शोर करना (shor karnaa) instead, which is also correct but sounds flatter -- मचाना (machaanaa) adds a sense of chaos or excitement that करना (karnaa) lacks. 2) The subject is the one making noise and takes ने (ne) in the perfective, e.g. बच्चों ने शोर मचाया (bachchon ne shor machaayaa, 'the kids made a racket') -- easy to forget since शोर (shor) itself feels like the 'object' but the verb is still transitive.
Sample Sentences:
बच्चे क्लास में शोर मचा रहे हैं। The kids are making a racket in class.
(bachche klaas men shor machaa rahe hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शोर मत मचाओ, मम्मी सो रही हैं। Don't make noise, mom is sleeping.
(shor mat machaao, mammii so rahii hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
स्कूल बस में बच्चे रोज़ शोर मचाते हैं। The kids make a racket on the school bus every day.
(skool bas men bachche roz shor machaate hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जब टीचर बाहर गई, पूरी क्लास ने शोर मचा दिया। When the teacher stepped out, the whole class kicked up a racket.
(jab tiichar baahar gaii, poorii klaas ne shor machaa diyaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम शोर मचाओगे तो पड़ोसी शिकायत करेंगे। If you make a racket, the neighbors will complain.
(agar tum shor machaaoge to padosii shikaayat karenge।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
इतना शोर मत मचाओ, पापा फ़ोन पर बात कर रहे हैं। Don't make so much noise, dad is on the phone.
(itnaa shor mat machaao, paapaa fon par baat kar rahe hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर वो शोर न मचाता तो चौकीदार को पता ही न चलता। If he hadn't made a racket, the watchman would never have found out.
(agar vo shor n machaataa to chaukiidaar ko pataa hii n chaltaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
बंदरों ने छत पर इतना शोर मचाया कि सब बाहर आ गए। The monkeys made such a racket on the roof that everyone came outside.
(bandron ne chhat par itnaa shor machaayaa ki sab baahar aa gae।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्लास में इतना शोर मचाया जा रहा था कि प्रिंसिपल खुद आ गए। Such a racket was being made in class that the principal himself came.
(klaas men itnaa shor machaayaa jaa rahaa thaa ki prinsipal khud aa gae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
शादी वाले घर में बच्चे शोर मचा-मचा कर खेल रहे थे। At the wedding house, the kids were playing while kicking up a real racket.
(shaadii vaale ghar men bachche shor machaa-machaa kar khel rahe the।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मैं चाहता हूँ कि बच्चे इतना शोर न मचाएँ कि पड़ोसी परेशान हो जाएँ। I want the kids not to make so much racket that the neighbors get troubled.
(main chaahtaa hoon ki bachche itnaa shor n machaaen ki padosii pareshaan ho jaaen।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : to make a fuss, create an uproar (figurative)
verb, transitive Used for a public or social commotion -- protest, scandal, complaint -- rather than literal sound.
Synonyms: हंगामा करना (hangaamaa karnaa), बवाल मचाना (bavaal machaanaa, colloquial), हल्ला मचाना (hallaa machaanaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the phrase you'll hear on the news when some controversy 'creates an uproar' -- सोशल मीडिया पर शोर मचा दिया (soshal miidiyaa par shor machaa diyaa, 'it caused an uproar on social media') is a very live, current usage.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use this only for literal sound and miss that it is the natural choice for a news headline or gossip about a controversy, e.g. इस खबर ने शोर मचा दिया (is khabar ne shor machaa diyaa, 'this news created an uproar'). 2) The compound often takes दिया (diyaa) as a completive helper (शोर मचा दिया, shor machaa diyaa) to stress suddenness -- omitting it isn't wrong, but changes the flavor slightly.
Sample Sentences:
इस मुद्दे ने सोशल मीडिया पर शोर मचा दिया। This issue caused an uproar on social media.
(is mudde ne soshal miidiyaa par shor machaa diyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
विपक्ष संसद में हर छोटी बात पर शोर मचाता है। The opposition kicks up a fuss over every little thing in Parliament.
(vipaksh sansad men har chhotii baat par shor machaataa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह खबर आते ही पूरे देश में शोर मच जाएगा। As soon as this news comes out, there will be an uproar across the whole country.
(yah khabar aate hii poore desh men shor mach jaaegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
बिना बात के शोर मत मचाओ, पहले पूरी बात सुनो। Don't kick up a fuss over nothing, listen to the whole thing first.
(binaa baat ke shor mat machaao, pahle poorii baat suno।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर उसे सच पता चलता तो वह बहुत शोर मचाता। If he had found out the truth, he would have kicked up a huge fuss.
(agar use sach pataa chaltaa to vah bahut shor machaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कंपनी की नई पॉलिसी को लेकर कर्मचारियों ने खूब शोर मचाया। The employees kicked up quite a fuss over the company's new policy.
(kampnii kii naii polisii ko lekar karmchaariyon ne khoob shor machaayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मीडिया में इस घोटाले को लेकर शोर मचाया जा रहा है। An uproar is being created in the media over this scandal.
(miidiyaa men is ghotaale ko lekar shor machaayaa jaa rahaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
शायद वह जानबूझकर इतना शोर मचा रही हो ताकि सबका ध्यान उधर चला जाए। Maybe she is deliberately kicking up such a fuss so that everyone's attention gets diverted there.
(shaayad vah jaanboojhkar itnaa shor machaa rahii ho taaki sabkaa dhyaan udhar chalaa jaae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Continuous -- Voice: Active
एक छोटी सी गलती पर इतना शोर मचाने की क्या ज़रूरत थी? What was the need to kick up such a fuss over one small mistake?
(ek chhotii sii galtii par itnaa shor machaane kii kyaa zaroorat thii?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Verb
infinitive: शोर मचाना (shor machaanaa)
infinitive oblique: शोर मचाने (shor machaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m): शोर मचाता (shor machaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m): शोर मचाते (shor machaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f): शोर मचाती (shor machaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f): शोर मचातीं (shor machaatiin)
continuous (sg.m): शोर मचा रहा (shor machaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m): शोर मचा रहे (shor machaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f): शोर मचा रही (shor machaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f): शोर मचा रहीं (shor machaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m): शोर मचाया (shor machaayaa)
perfective (pl.m): शोर मचाए (shor machaae)
perfective (sg.f): शोर मचाई (shor machaaii)
perfective (pl.f): शोर मचाईं (shor machaaiin)
imperative (informal): शोर मचा (shor machaa)
imperative (neutral): शोर मचाओ (shor machaao)
imperative (formal): शोर मचाइए (shor machaaie)
future (1sg.m): शोर मचाऊँगा (shor machaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f): शोर मचाऊँगी (shor machaaoongii)
future (1pl.m): शोर मचाएँगे (shor machaaenge)
future (1pl.f): शोर मचाएँगी (shor machaaengii)
future (2sg.m): शोर मचाएगा (shor machaaegaa)
future (2sg.f): शोर मचाएगी (shor machaaegii)
future (2pl.m): शोर मचाओगे (shor machaaoge)
future (2pl.f): शोर मचाओगी (shor machaaogii)
future (3sg.m): शोर मचाएगा (shor machaaegaa)
future (3sg.f): शोर मचाएगी (shor machaaegii)
future (3pl.m): शोर मचाएँगे (shor machaaenge)
future (3pl.f): शोर मचाएँगी (shor machaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg): शोर मचाऊँ (shor machaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl): शोर मचाएँ (shor machaaen)
subjunctive (2sg): शोर मचाए (shor machaae)
subjunctive (2pl): शोर मचाओ (shor machaao)
subjunctive (3sg): शोर मचाए (shor machaae)
subjunctive (3pl): शोर मचाएँ (shor machaaen)