पहुँचना (pahunchnaa)
verb
The everyday verb for arriving or reaching a place, and by extension reaching a point, level, or person's hands; also used figuratively for something 'getting through' to someone emotionally. Inline Hindi in this note: पहुँचना (pahunchnaa).
Sense
1
:
to arrive, reach a place
verb, intransitive The destination is usually marked with तक (tak) or की ओर (kii or), or simply stands as a plain location; the person doing the arriving is the subject and takes no ने (ne) since this is an intransitive verb.
Synonyms: आना (aanaa, covers 'coming' more than 'reaching')
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: If you call someone in Delhi to ask when they will get to your place, the answer almost always uses this verb: बस पहुँचने वाला हूँ (bas pahunchne vaalaa hoon, 'I am just about to arrive') is a classic (and often optimistic) thing to say while still getting ready.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for आना (aanaa) when they mean the specific sense of 'reaching a destination after travel' -- पहुँचना (pahunchnaa) is the natural choice for that, especially with time or place phrases like समय पर (samay par, on time). 2) It is very common to hear the compound पहुँच जाना (pahunch jaanaa) instead of the bare verb, adding a sense of completion -- both are correct but the compound is what you will hear most in casual speech.
Sample Sentences:
मैं दस मिनट में पहुँच जाऊँगा।
I will arrive in ten minutes.
(main das minat men pahunch jaaoongaa।)
बस पहुँचने वाला हूँ, दो मिनट रुको।
I am just about to arrive, wait two minutes.
(bas pahunchne vaalaa hoon, do minat ruko।)
हम कल रात दिल्ली पहुँचे।
We arrived in Delhi last night.
(ham kal raat dillii pahunche।)
वह हर दिन ऑफिस समय पर पहुँचता है।
He arrives at the office on time every day.
(vah har din ophis samay par pahunchtaa hai।)
ट्रेन अभी स्टेशन पहुँच रही है।
The train is arriving at the station right now.
(tren abhii steshan pahunch rahii hai।)
जल्दी पहुँचना, वरना खाना ठंडा हो जाएगा।
Arrive quickly, or the food will get cold.
(jaldii pahunchnaa, varnaa khaanaa thandaa ho jaaegaa।)
अगर रास्ता साफ होता तो हम समय पर पहुँच जाते।
If the road had been clear, we would have arrived on time.
(agar raastaa saaph hotaa to ham samay par pahunch jaate।)
हो सकता है कि वे पहले ही पहुँच गए हों।
It's possible they may have already arrived.
(ho saktaa hai ki ve pahle hii pahunch gae hon।)
आप कृपया समय से पहुँचिए, बैठक जल्दी शुरू होगी।
Please arrive on time, the meeting will start early.
(aap kripyaa samay se pahunchie, baithak jaldii shuroo hogii।)
यात्री को हवाई अड्डे पर सुरक्षित पहुँचाया गया।
The passenger was safely brought to the airport.
(yaatrii ko havaaii adde par surakshit pahunchaayaa gayaa।)
काश मैं वहाँ पहुँच पाता।
I wish I could have arrived there.
(kaash main vahaan pahunch paataa।)
तीर्थयात्री थके हुए पर संतुष्ट मन से मंदिर पहुँचे।
The pilgrims, tired but content, arrived at the temple.
(tiirthyaatrii thake hue par santusht man se mandir pahunche।)
Sense
2
:
to reach (a level, amount, stage, or age)
verb, intransitive Used with abstract destinations like किनारे तक (kinaare tak, to the edge) or a numeric/age point, e.g. साठ साल की उम्र तक पहुँचना (saath saal kii umr tak pahunchnaa, 'to reach sixty years of age').
Synonyms: पहुँच जाना (pahunch jaanaa, compound form emphasizing completion)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the natural verb for talking about progress -- a project reaching completion, a price reaching a certain figure, or a person reaching a certain age -- extending the physical 'arriving' sense onto a scale or timeline, the way Hindi often maps space onto abstract progress.
Sample Sentences:
पेट्रोल की कीमत सौ रुपये तक पहुँच गई है।
The price of petrol has reached a hundred rupees.
(petrol kii kiimat sau rupye tak pahunch gaii hai।)
जब वह अठारह साल की उम्र पर पहुँची, तो उसने गाड़ी चलाना सीख लिया।
When she reached the age of eighteen, she learned to drive.
(jab vah athaarah saal kii umr par pahunchii, to usne gaadii chalaanaa siikh liyaa।)
यह प्रोजेक्ट अभी तक पूरा होने तक नहीं पहुँचा है।
This project hasn't reached completion yet.
(yah projekt abhii tak pooraa hone tak nahiin pahunchaa hai।)
अगर बिक्री इसी तरह बढ़ती रही, तो कंपनी जल्द ही करोड़ों के मुनाफे तक पहुँच जाएगी।
If sales keep growing like this, the company will soon reach profits in the crores.
(agar bikrii isii tarah badhtii rahii, to kampnii jald hii karodon ke munaaphe tak pahunch jaaegii।)
बुखार एक सौ चार डिग्री तक पहुँच गया था।
The fever had reached a hundred and four degrees.
(bukhaar ek sau chaar digrii tak pahunch gayaa thaa।)
बातचीत किसी नतीजे पर नहीं पहुँच पाई।
The talks couldn't reach any conclusion.
(baatchiit kisii natiije par nahiin pahunch paaii।)
काश हमारी टीम फाइनल तक पहुँचती।
I wish our team had reached the final.
(kaash hamaarii tiim phaainal tak pahunchtii।)
जनसंख्या हर साल नए आँकड़ों तक पहुँचती रहती है।
The population keeps reaching new figures every year.
(jansankhyaa har saal nae aankdon tak pahunchtii rahtii hai।)
उम्मीद है कि यह मुद्दा जल्द ही किसी हल तक पहुँचे।
Hopefully this issue reaches some solution soon.
(ummiid hai ki yah muddaa jald hii kisii hal tak pahunche।)
देखते ही देखते उसकी उम्र साठ के पार पहुँच गई।
Before we knew it, his age had crossed sixty.
(dekhte hii dekhte uskii umr saath ke paar pahunch gaii।)
शेयर बाज़ार आज एक नई ऊँचाई तक पहुँच गया।
The stock market reached a new high today.
(sheyar baazaar aaj ek naii oonchaaii tak pahunch gayaa।)
Sense
3
:
to reach someone (a message, object, or effect reaching a person)
verb, intransitive Common frame is X को Y पहुँचना (X ko Y pahunchnaa) -- the recipient is marked with को (ko) while the thing that arrives (a letter, news, help, or even hurt/nuकसान (nuksaan)) is the grammatical subject.
Synonyms: मिलना (milnaa, focuses on the receiving end rather than the journey)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This sense covers both literal delivery (a parcel reaching you) and emotional impact -- Hindi speakers say a hurtful remark or a kindness 'reaches' (पहुँचना (pahunchnaa)) someone, much like English 'that really got to me,' treating feelings as things that travel and arrive.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try को (ko) on the wrong noun -- remember it goes on the *recipient*, not the thing that is arriving: खबर उसे पहुँची (khabar use pahunchii, 'the news reached him'), not the reverse.
Sample Sentences:
उसकी बात मुझे बहुत गहरे तक पहुँची।
His words really got to me, deep down.
(uskii baat mujhe bahut gahre tak pahunchii।)
तुम्हारा तोहफ़ा उन्हें कल पहुँच जाएगा।
Your gift will reach them tomorrow.
(tumhaaraa tohfaa unhen kal pahunch jaaegaa।)
मेरी चिट्ठी उस तक पहुँचती है या नहीं, मुझे नहीं पता।
I don't know whether my letter reaches him or not.
(merii chitthii us tak pahunchtii hai yaa nahiin, mujhe nahiin pataa।)
उसकी बेरुख़ी मुझ तक पहुँच रही है, अब बर्दाश्त नहीं होता।
His coldness is getting to me now, I can't bear it anymore.
(uskii berukhii mujh tak pahunch rahii hai, ab bardaasht nahiin hotaa।)
यह ख़बर उन तक पहुँचाई जाए, इससे पहले कि कोई और बता दे।
May this news reach them before someone else tells them.
(yah khabar un tak pahunchaaii jaae, isse pahle ki koii aur bataa de।)
काश उसकी माफ़ी मुझ तक वक़्त पर पहुँच जाती।
If only his apology had reached me in time.
(kaash uskii maafii mujh tak vaqt par pahunch jaatii।)
यह पत्र सीधे राष्ट्रपति महोदय तक पहुँचाया गया।
This letter was delivered directly to the President.
(yah patr siidhe raashtrapti mahoday tak pahunchaayaa gayaa।)
उसकी तारीफ़ें सुनकर लगा जैसे मेरी मेहनत आख़िरकार सबको पहुँच गई हो।
Hearing his praise, it felt as if my hard work had finally reached everyone.
(uskii taariifen sunkar lagaa jaise merii mehnat aakhirkaar sabko pahunch gaii ho।)
मेरी दुआएँ हमेशा तुम तक पहुँचती रहेंगी।
My prayers will always keep reaching you.
(merii duaaen hameshaa tum tak pahunchtii rahengii।)
ये बात उस तक पहुँचा दो, वरना गलतफ़हमी बढ़ जाएगी।
Get this word to him, or the misunderstanding will grow.
(ye baat us tak pahunchaa do, varnaa galatfahmii badh jaaegii।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
पहुँचना
(pahunchnaa)
infinitive oblique:
पहुँचने
(pahunchne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
पहुँचता
(pahunchtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
पहुँचते
(pahunchte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
पहुँचती
(pahunchtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
पहुँचतीं
(pahunchtiin)
continuous (sg.m):
पहुँच रहा
(pahunch rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
पहुँच रहे
(pahunch rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
पहुँच रही
(pahunch rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
पहुँच रहीं
(pahunch rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
पहुँचा
(pahunchaa)
perfective (pl.m):
पहुँचे
(pahunche)
perfective (sg.f):
पहुँची
(pahunchii)
perfective (pl.f):
पहुँचीं
(pahunchiin)
imperative (informal):
पहुँच
(pahunch)
imperative (neutral):
पहुँचो
(pahuncho)
imperative (formal):
पहुँचिए
(pahunchie)
future (1sg.m):
पहुँचूँगा
(pahunchoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
पहुँचूँगी
(pahunchoongii)
future (1pl.m):
पहुँचेंगे
(pahunchenge)
future (1pl.f):
पहुँचेंगी
(pahunchengii)
future (2sg.m):
पहुँचेगा
(pahunchegaa)
future (2sg.f):
पहुँचेगी
(pahunchegii)
future (2pl.m):
पहुँचोगे
(pahunchoge)
future (2pl.f):
पहुँचोगी
(pahunchogii)
future (3sg.m):
पहुँचेगा
(pahunchegaa)
future (3sg.f):
पहुँचेगी
(pahunchegii)
future (3pl.m):
पहुँचेंगे
(pahunchenge)
future (3pl.f):
पहुँचेंगी
(pahunchengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
पहुँचूँ
(pahunchoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
पहुँचें
(pahunchen)
subjunctive (2sg):
पहुँचे
(pahunche)
subjunctive (2pl):
पहुँचो
(pahuncho)
subjunctive (3sg):
पहुँचे
(pahunche)
subjunctive (3pl):
पहुँचें
(pahunchen)