ख़ुशियाँ मनाना (khushiyaan manaanaa)

verb A set phrase meaning 'to celebrate' or 'to rejoice' -- literally 'to observe/mark happinesses.' Built from the plural of ख़ुशी (khushii, 'happiness') plus मनाना (manaanaa, here meaning 'to celebrate/observe' rather than its other sense 'to persuade/coax').
Sense 1 : to celebrate, to rejoice, to make merry
verb, transitive The noun ख़ुशियाँ (khushiyaan) is almost always plural in this phrase even when celebrating one specific happy event, giving a sense of 'celebrations' in general rather than one single joy.
Synonyms: जश्न मनाना (jashn manaanaa), उत्सव मनाना (utsav manaanaa, formal), खुशी मनाना (khushii manaanaa, singular variant)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this phrase everywhere around Diwali, weddings, and cricket wins -- लोग ख़ुशियाँ मनाते हैं (log khushiyaan manaate hain, 'people celebrate') captures that communal, almost festive energy better than a flat 'to celebrate' does in English. It pairs naturally with होली, दिवाली, or जीत (jiit, 'victory') as the occasion being marked.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse this मनाना (manaanaa) with the other common मनाना (manaanaa) meaning 'to persuade/coax' or 'to appease' (as in किसी को मनाना (kisii ko manaanaa, 'to persuade someone')) -- the two are unrelated in meaning despite being spelled identically. 2) The verb agrees with ख़ुशियाँ (khushiyaan) in the perfective, so watch for the feminine plural agreement: उन्होंने ख़ुशियाँ मनाईं (unhonne khushiyaan manaaiin, 'they celebrated'), not the default masculine form.
Sample Sentences:
हर साल हम दिवाली पर पूरे परिवार के साथ ख़ुशियाँ मनाते हैं। Every year we celebrate with the whole family on Diwali.
(har saal ham divaalii par poore parivaar ke saath khushiyaan manaate hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कल टीम की जीत के बाद पूरा मोहल्ला ख़ुशियाँ मना रहा था। Yesterday, after the team's win, the whole neighborhood was celebrating.
(kal tiim kii jiit ke baad pooraa mohallaa khushiyaan manaa rahaa thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
जब नतीजा आया, तो सबने मिलकर ख़ुशियाँ मनाईं। When the result came, everyone celebrated together.
(jab natiijaa aayaa, to sabne milkar khushiyaan manaaiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इस होली पर चलो जमकर ख़ुशियाँ मनाएँ! Let's really celebrate this Holi!
(is holii par chalo jamkar khushiyaan manaaen!)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
बच्चों, आज इम्तिहान ख़त्म हुए हैं, ख़ुशियाँ मनाओ! Kids, the exams are over today, celebrate!
(bachchon, aaj imtihaan khatm hue hain, khushiyaan manaao!)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर हम फ़ाइनल जीत जाते, तो शहर में जमकर ख़ुशियाँ मनाई जातीं। If we had won the final, celebrations would have been held all over the city.
(agar ham faainal jiit jaate, to shahar men jamkar khushiyaan manaaii jaatiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Passive
शादी में हर रस्म के साथ ख़ुशियाँ मनाई जाती हैं। At weddings, celebrations accompany every ritual.
(shaadii men har rasm ke saath khushiyaan manaaii jaatii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
देश की आज़ादी की सालगिरह पर हर शहर में ख़ुशियाँ मनाई जाएँगी। On the anniversary of the country's independence, celebrations will be held in every city.
(desh kii aazaadii kii saalgirah par har shahar men khushiyaan manaaii jaaengii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
लोग ख़ुशियाँ मनाते हैं, गाते हैं, नाचते हैं -- यही तो त्योहार का असली रंग है। People celebrate, sing, dance -- this is the real color of a festival.
(log khushiyaan manaate hain, gaate hain, naachte hain -- yahii to tyohaar kaa aslii rang hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या आपको यक़ीन है कि इस बार भी वे इतनी धूमधाम से ख़ुशियाँ मनाएँगे? Are you sure they will celebrate with such fanfare this time too?
(kyaa aapko yaqiin hai ki is baar bhii ve itnii dhoomdhaam se khushiyaan manaaenge?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
आपकी सफलता की ख़बर सुनकर हम सब बहुत ख़ुशियाँ मनाना चाहते हैं। Hearing the news of your success, we all want to celebrate a great deal.
(aapkii saphaltaa kii khabar sunkar ham sab bahut khushiyaan manaanaa chaahte hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Verb
infinitive: ख़ुशियाँ मनाना (khushiyaan manaanaa)
infinitive oblique: ख़ुशियाँ मनाने (khushiyaan manaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m): ख़ुशियाँ मनाता (khushiyaan manaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m): ख़ुशियाँ मनाते (khushiyaan manaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f): ख़ुशियाँ मनाती (khushiyaan manaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f): ख़ुशियाँ मनातीं (khushiyaan manaatiin)
continuous (sg.m): ख़ुशियाँ मना रहा (khushiyaan manaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m): ख़ुशियाँ मना रहे (khushiyaan manaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f): ख़ुशियाँ मना रही (khushiyaan manaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f): ख़ुशियाँ मना रहीं (khushiyaan manaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m): ख़ुशियाँ मनाया (khushiyaan manaayaa)
perfective (pl.m): ख़ुशियाँ मनाए (khushiyaan manaae)
perfective (sg.f): ख़ुशियाँ मनाई (khushiyaan manaaii)
perfective (pl.f): ख़ुशियाँ मनाईं (khushiyaan manaaiin)
imperative (informal): ख़ुशियाँ मना (khushiyaan manaa)
imperative (neutral): ख़ुशियाँ मनाओ (khushiyaan manaao)
imperative (formal): ख़ुशियाँ मनाइए (khushiyaan manaaie)
future (1sg.m): ख़ुशियाँ मनाऊँगा (khushiyaan manaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f): ख़ुशियाँ मनाऊँगी (khushiyaan manaaoongii)
future (1pl.m): ख़ुशियाँ मनाएँगे (khushiyaan manaaenge)
future (1pl.f): ख़ुशियाँ मनाएँगी (khushiyaan manaaengii)
future (2sg.m): ख़ुशियाँ मनाएगा (khushiyaan manaaegaa)
future (2sg.f): ख़ुशियाँ मनाएगी (khushiyaan manaaegii)
future (2pl.m): ख़ुशियाँ मनाओगे (khushiyaan manaaoge)
future (2pl.f): ख़ुशियाँ मनाओगी (khushiyaan manaaogii)
future (3sg.m): ख़ुशियाँ मनाएगा (khushiyaan manaaegaa)
future (3sg.f): ख़ुशियाँ मनाएगी (khushiyaan manaaegii)
future (3pl.m): ख़ुशियाँ मनाएँगे (khushiyaan manaaenge)
future (3pl.f): ख़ुशियाँ मनाएँगी (khushiyaan manaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg): ख़ुशियाँ मनाऊँ (khushiyaan manaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl): ख़ुशियाँ मनाएँ (khushiyaan manaaen)
subjunctive (2sg): ख़ुशियाँ मनाए (khushiyaan manaae)
subjunctive (2pl): ख़ुशियाँ मनाओ (khushiyaan manaao)
subjunctive (3sg): ख़ुशियाँ मनाए (khushiyaan manaae)
subjunctive (3pl): ख़ुशियाँ मनाएँ (khushiyaan manaaen)