पैदा होना (paidaa honaa)
verb
A compound expression meaning 'to be born' -- literally 'to become produced/manifest.' पैदा (paidaa) is an invariant Persian-origin adjective that never appears alone in modern speech except in this and a few related fixed frames; होना (honaa) carries all the conjugation.
Sense
1
:
to be born
verb, intransitive पैदा (paidaa) stays fixed; only होना (honaa) conjugates and agrees with the subject, e.g. मैं पैदा हुआ (main paidaa huaa, 'I was born' - male speaker), वह पैदा हुई (vah paidaa huii, 'she was born'). The place or time is usually marked with में (men) and the birth-giver with के घर (ke ghar) or से (se), not से alone.
Synonyms: जन्म लेना (janm lenaa)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the phrase you will hear constantly when people talk about their hometown or birth year: मेरा जन्म (meraa janm) sounds like a form filled out for officialdom, while मैं दिल्ली में पैदा हुआ (main dillii men paidaa huaa, 'I was born in Delhi') is what actually comes out in conversation over chai. Note how होना (honaa) here works much like passive English 'to be born' -- the subject doesn't act, the event simply happens to them, which fits the broader Hindi pattern of framing life events (नींद आना (niind aanaa), भूख लगना (bhookh lagnaa)) as things that arrive or occur rather than things one actively does.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners try to conjugate पैदा (paidaa) itself as if it were the main verb -- it never changes form; all tense/agreement happens on होना (honaa). 2) To say 'born to' a certain family, native speakers say किसी के घर पैदा होना (kisii ke ghar paidaa honaa, 'to be born into someone's home/family'), not a direct translation with 'to.' 3) Learners sometimes reach for जन्म होना (janm honaa) or जन्म लेना (janm lenaa) interchangeably with पैदा होना (paidaa honaa) -- all are correct, but पैदा होना (paidaa honaa) is the most everyday, spoken choice, while जन्म लेना (janm lenaa) feels a shade more formal or written.
Sample Sentences:
मैं दिल्ली में पैदा हुआ था।
I was born in Delhi.
(main dillii men paidaa huaa thaa।)
मेरी बहन का बच्चा पिछले महीने पैदा हुआ।
My sister's baby was born last month.
(merii bahan kaa bachchaa pichhle mahiine paidaa huaa।)
तुम कहाँ पैदा हुए थे?
Where were you born?
(tum kahaan paidaa hue the?)
हर इंसान बराबर पैदा होता है।
Every human is born equal.
(har insaan baraabar paidaa hotaa hai।)
अगर मैं गाँव में पैदा होता तो मेरी ज़िंदगी बिलकुल अलग होती।
If I had been born in a village, my life would have been completely different.
(agar main gaanv men paidaa hotaa to merii zindgii bilkul alag hotii।)
अगली बेटी अगर पैदा हो तो हम उसका नाम माया रखेंगे।
If our next daughter is born, we'll name her Maya.
(aglii betii agar paidaa ho to ham uskaa naam maayaa rakhenge।)
इस हफ्ते हस्पताल में तीन बच्चे पैदा हुए हैं।
Three babies have been born in the hospital this week.
(is haphte hasptaal men tiin bachche paidaa hue hain।)
उसे इस साल पैदा हुआ माना जाता है, हालाँकि सही तारीख़ किसी को नहीं पता।
He is believed to have been born this year, though nobody knows the exact date.
(use is saal paidaa huaa maanaa jaataa hai, haalaanki sahii taariikh kisii ko nahiin pataa।)
गांधी जी का पैदा होना भारत के इतिहास की एक बड़ी घटना थी।
Gandhi's being born was a major event in India's history.
(gaandhii jii kaa paidaa honaa bhaarat ke itihaas kii ek badii ghatnaa thii।)
जब मैं पैदा हुआ, तब मेरे पिता विदेश में थे।
When I was born, my father was abroad.
(jab main paidaa huaa, tab mere pitaa videsh men the।)
क्या तुम मुंबई में पैदा हुए हो या यहीं दिल्ली में?
Were you born in Mumbai or right here in Delhi?
(kyaa tum mumbaii men paidaa hue ho yaa yahiin dillii men?)
Sense
2
:
to arise, come into existence (of situations, feelings, problems)
verb, intransitive Used with abstract subjects like समस्या (samasyaa, 'problem'), शक (shak, 'doubt'), or फ़र्क़ (farq, 'difference') to say a situation or feeling has come about, e.g. दोनों में झगड़ा पैदा हो गया (donon men jhagdaa paidaa ho gayaa, 'a quarrel arose between the two').
Synonyms: उत्पन्न होना (utpann honaa, formal), उभरना (ubharnaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This extended, abstract sense shows how पैदा (paidaa) carries its literal 'produced' meaning into the world of feelings and problems -- a doubt or a rift is talked about as something 'produced,' almost as if emotions have a birth of their own, echoing the same conceptual frame as the literal sense above.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes default to होना (honaa) alone (शक हुआ) where native speakers prefer the fuller पैदा हुआ (paidaa huaa) for emphasis that something newly came into being rather than simply existed.
Sample Sentences:
उसकी बात सुनकर मेरे मन में शक पैदा हो गया।
Hearing what he said, doubt arose in my mind.
(uskii baat sunkar mere man men shak paidaa ho gayaa।)
दोनों भाइयों के बीच पैसों को लेकर दूरियाँ पैदा हो गई हैं।
A rift has arisen between the two brothers over money.
(donon bhaaiyon ke biich paison ko lekar dooriyaan paidaa ho gaii hain।)
अगर हम समय पर नहीं पहुँचे, तो मुश्किलें पैदा हो सकती हैं।
If we don't arrive on time, difficulties may arise.
(agar ham samay par nahiin pahunche, to mushkilen paidaa ho saktii hain।)
नई नीति से बाज़ार में अस्थिरता पैदा होने की आशंका है।
There is a fear that the new policy will generate instability in the market.
(naii niiti se baazaar men asthirtaa paidaa hone kii aashankaa hai।)
काश उसके मन में इतनी नफ़रत पैदा न होती।
If only so much hatred hadn't arisen in his heart.
(kaash uske man men itnii nafrat paidaa n hotii।)
बेवजह विवाद पैदा मत कीजिए।
Please don't create needless controversy.
(bevjah vivaad paidaa mat kiijie।)
जब भी वे मिलते हैं, कोई न कोई बहस पैदा हो जाती है।
Whenever they meet, some argument or other arises.
(jab bhii ve milte hain, koii n koii bahas paidaa ho jaatii hai।)
उस हादसे से लोगों के मन में डर पैदा हो गया था।
That accident had generated fear in people's minds.
(us haadse se logon ke man men dar paidaa ho gayaa thaa।)
यह समस्या अचानक पैदा नहीं हुई, इसकी जड़ें पुरानी हैं।
This problem didn't arise suddenly; its roots are old.
(yah samasyaa achaanak paidaa nahiin huii, iskii jaden puraanii hain।)
जब भरोसा टूटता है, तो रिश्तों में दरार पैदा होती है।
When trust breaks, cracks arise in relationships.
(jab bharosaa toottaa hai, to rishton men daraar paidaa hotii hai।)
Morphology
Verb (irregular)
infinitive:
पैदा होना
(paidaa honaa)
infinitive oblique:
पैदा होने
(paidaa hone)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
पैदा होता
(paidaa hotaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
पैदा होते
(paidaa hote)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
पैदा होती
(paidaa hotii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
पैदा होतीं
(paidaa hotiin)
continuous (sg.m):
पैदा हो रहा
(paidaa ho rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
पैदा हो रहे
(paidaa ho rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
पैदा हो रही
(paidaa ho rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
पैदा हो रहीं
(paidaa ho rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
पैदा हुआ
(paidaa huaa)
perfective (pl.m):
पैदा हुए
(paidaa hue)
perfective (sg.f):
पैदा हुई
(paidaa huii)
perfective (pl.f):
पैदा हुईं
(paidaa huiin)
imperative (informal):
पैदा हो
(paidaa ho)
imperative (neutral):
पैदा होओ
(paidaa hoo)
imperative (formal):
पैदा होइए
(paidaa hoie)
future (1sg.m):
पैदा होऊँगा
(paidaa hooongaa)
future (1sg.f):
पैदा होऊँगी
(paidaa hooongii)
future (1pl.m):
पैदा होंगे
(paidaa honge)
future (1pl.f):
पैदा होंगी
(paidaa hongii)
future (2sg.m):
पैदा होगा
(paidaa hogaa)
future (2sg.f):
पैदा होगी
(paidaa hogii)
future (2pl.m):
पैदा होओगे
(paidaa hooge)
future (2pl.f):
पैदा होओगी
(paidaa hoogii)
future (3sg.m):
पैदा होगा
(paidaa hogaa)
future (3sg.f):
पैदा होगी
(paidaa hogii)
future (3pl.m):
पैदा होंगे
(paidaa honge)
future (3pl.f):
पैदा होंगी
(paidaa hongii)
subjunctive (1sg):
पैदा होऊँ
(paidaa hooon)
subjunctive (1pl):
पैदा हों
(paidaa hon)
subjunctive (2sg):
पैदा हो
(paidaa ho)
subjunctive (2pl):
पैदा होओ
(paidaa hoo)
subjunctive (3sg):
पैदा हो
(paidaa ho)
subjunctive (3pl):
पैदा हों
(paidaa hon)