पेश आना (pesh aanaa)
verb
A compound verb meaning 'to behave/treat (in a certain way)' or 'to happen/occur, come to pass' -- both senses hinge on the borrowed Persian element पेश (pesh, 'forward/before').
Sense
1
:
to behave, treat someone in a certain manner
verb, intransitive Takes the manner adverb plus से (se) marking the person: X ने Y से अच्छा/बुरा पेश आना (pesh aanaa) -- 'X treated Y well/badly.'
Synonyms: व्यवहार करना (vyavahaar karnaa), बरतना (baratnaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This phrase is common in advice about manners and workplace or family conduct -- a parent might say किसी से भी बुरा पेश मत आओ (kisii se bhii buraa pesh mat aao, 'don't behave badly with anyone'). It has a slightly more formal, considered flavor than the everyday व्यवहार करना (vyavahaar karnaa), often used when discussing how one *should* treat others.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often mark the person with को (ko) instead of से (se); the person being treated must take से (se), e.g. उससे अच्छा पेश आओ (usse achchhaa pesh aao, 'behave well with him'), not उसको (usko). 2) The manner word (अच्छा/बुरा/नरमी से, etc.) comes before पेश आना (pesh aanaa) and often looks like a separate adjective rather than part of the verb phrase, which can confuse learners into treating it as a description rather than the manner of the action.
Sample Sentences:
हमें सबसे अच्छे से पेश आना चाहिए।
We should treat everyone well.
(hamen sabse achchhe se pesh aanaa chaahie।)
किसी से भी बुरा पेश मत आओ।
Don't behave badly with anyone.
(kisii se bhii buraa pesh mat aao।)
वह अपने कर्मचारियों से बड़े सम्मान से पेश आता है।
He treats his employees with great respect.
(vah apne karmchaariyon se bade sammaan se pesh aataa hai।)
उस मैनेजर ने मेरे साथ बहुत रूखेपन से पेश आया।
That manager treated me very coldly.
(us mainejar ne mere saath bahut rookhepan se pesh aayaa।)
अगर तुम शालीनता से पेश आओगे तो लोग तुम्हारी इज़्ज़त करेंगे।
If you behave with dignity, people will respect you.
(agar tum shaaliintaa se pesh aaoge to log tumhaarii izzat karenge।)
काश वह ग्राहकों से इतनी बदतमीज़ी से पेश न आता।
I wish he wouldn't treat customers so rudely.
(kaash vah graahkon se itnii badatmiizii se pesh n aataa।)
यदि वह मुझसे विनम्रता से पेश आता, तो मैं भी उसकी मदद करता।
If he had treated me politely, I would have helped him too.
(yadi vah mujhse vinamrtaa se pesh aataa, to main bhii uskii madad kartaa।)
आपसे निवेदन है कि सभी ग्राहकों से समान रूप से पेश आइए।
We request that you treat all customers equally.
(aapse nivedan hai ki sabhii graahkon se samaan roop se pesh aaie।)
संस्था के प्रत्येक सदस्य के साथ निष्पक्षता से पेश आया जाना चाहिए।
Every member of the organization should be treated with fairness.
(sansthaa ke pratyek sadasy ke saath nishpakshtaa se pesh aayaa jaanaa chaahie।)
क्या तुम हमेशा अपने छोटे भाई से इतनी सख्ती से पेश आते हो?
Do you always treat your younger brother so strictly?
(kyaa tum hameshaa apne chhote bhaaii se itnii sakhtii se pesh aate ho?)
Sense
2
:
to happen, occur, come to pass (of a situation, event, difficulty)
verb, intransitive The subject is typically an abstract situation (मुश्किल, समस्या, हालात), often with a को (ko)-marked experiencer: जो मुश्किलें उसे पेश आईं (jo mushkilen use pesh aaiin, 'the difficulties that came his way').
Synonyms: होना (honaa), घटित होना (ghatit honaa, formal)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: You will hear this in slightly more literary or formal spoken registers, such as news reports or serious conversation: जो समस्याएँ पेश आई हैं (jo samasyaaen pesh aaii hain, 'the problems that have arisen'). It pairs naturally with words like मुश्किल (mushkil) and परिस्थिति (paristhiti).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners may reach for होना (honaa) in every context, missing that पेश आना (pesh aanaa) specifically frames a difficulty or circumstance as something that 'presents itself' to a person, giving a more vivid, almost personified sense of the event confronting someone.
Sample Sentences:
यात्रा के दौरान कई मुश्किलें पेश आईं।
Many difficulties arose during the journey.
(yaatraa ke dauraan kaii mushkilen pesh aaiin।)
जो समस्याएँ पेश आई हैं, उन्हें जल्द सुलझाना होगा।
The problems that have arisen will need to be resolved soon.
(jo samasyaaen pesh aaii hain, unhen jald suljhaanaa hogaa।)
अगर कोई परिस्थिति अचानक पेश आए, तो घबराना मत।
If some situation should suddenly arise, don't panic.
(agar koii paristhiti achaanak pesh aae, to ghabraanaa mat।)
सरकार को कई तरह की चुनौतियाँ पेश आती रहती हैं।
The government keeps having to face all kinds of challenges.
(sarkaar ko kaii tarah kii chunautiyaan pesh aatii rahtii hain।)
इस परियोजना में जो दिक्कतें पेश आ रही हैं, उनकी रिपोर्ट तैयार की जा रही है।
A report is being prepared on the difficulties that are coming up in this project.
(is pariyojnaa men jo dikkten pesh aa rahii hain, unkii riport taiyaar kii jaa rahii hai।)
अगर उस वक़्त कोई मुश्किल पेश आती, तो हम तैयार नहीं थे।
If some difficulty had arisen at that time, we were not prepared for it.
(agar us vaqt koii mushkil pesh aatii, to ham taiyaar nahiin the।)
युद्ध के दौरान सैनिकों को अनेक परिस्थितियाँ पेश आईं जिनकी उन्हें उम्मीद नहीं थी।
During the war, the soldiers faced many situations they had not expected.
(yuddh ke dauraan sainikon ko anek paristhitiyaan pesh aaiin jinkii unhen ummiid nahiin thii।)
आगे चलकर और भी मुश्किलें पेश आएँगी।
Further ahead, even more difficulties will arise.
(aage chalkar aur bhii mushkilen pesh aaengii।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
पेश आना
(pesh aanaa)
infinitive oblique:
पेश आने
(pesh aane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
पेश आता
(pesh aataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
पेश आते
(pesh aate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
पेश आती
(pesh aatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
पेश आतीं
(pesh aatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
पेश आ रहा
(pesh aa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
पेश आ रहे
(pesh aa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
पेश आ रही
(pesh aa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
पेश आ रहीं
(pesh aa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
पेश आया
(pesh aayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
पेश आए
(pesh aae)
perfective (sg.f):
पेश आई
(pesh aaii)
perfective (pl.f):
पेश आईं
(pesh aaiin)
imperative (informal):
पेश आ
(pesh aa)
imperative (neutral):
पेश आओ
(pesh aao)
imperative (formal):
पेश आइए
(pesh aaie)
future (1sg.m):
पेश आऊँगा
(pesh aaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
पेश आऊँगी
(pesh aaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
पेश आएँगे
(pesh aaenge)
future (1pl.f):
पेश आएँगी
(pesh aaengii)
future (2sg.m):
पेश आएगा
(pesh aaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
पेश आएगी
(pesh aaegii)
future (2pl.m):
पेश आओगे
(pesh aaoge)
future (2pl.f):
पेश आओगी
(pesh aaogii)
future (3sg.m):
पेश आएगा
(pesh aaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
पेश आएगी
(pesh aaegii)
future (3pl.m):
पेश आएँगे
(pesh aaenge)
future (3pl.f):
पेश आएँगी
(pesh aaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
पेश आऊँ
(pesh aaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
पेश आएँ
(pesh aaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
पेश आए
(pesh aae)
subjunctive (2pl):
पेश आओ
(pesh aao)
subjunctive (3sg):
पेश आए
(pesh aae)
subjunctive (3pl):
पेश आएँ
(pesh aaen)