चिढ़ाना (chidhaanaa)
verb
A transitive verb meaning 'to tease' or 'to annoy/irritate someone deliberately' -- it is the causative counterpart of चिढ़ना (chidhnaa, 'to get irritated/annoyed').
Sense
1
:
to tease (playfully)
verb, transitive
Synonyms: सताना (sataanaa, can mean tease or torment more broadly), खिझाना (khijhaanaa, less common variant)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the classic sibling-and-schoolyard verb -- kids चिढ़ाना (chidhaanaa) each other over nicknames, crushes, or losing a game, often in a singsong tone. It sits alongside चिढ़ना (chidhnaa) ('to get irritated') as its causative partner: चिढ़ना (chidhnaa) is what happens to the victim, चिढ़ाना (chidhaanaa) is what the teaser does to cause it.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for सताना (sataanaa) for all teasing, but चिढ़ाना (chidhaanaa) specifically evokes provoking a reaction (annoyance, embarrassment) rather than general troubling or harassing. 2) The person being teased takes को (ko): उसे चिढ़ाना (use chidhaanaa, 'to tease him/her') -- do not mark them with से (se).
Sample Sentences:
बच्चे उसे उसके नाम को लेकर चिढ़ाते हैं।
The kids tease him about his name.
(bachche use uske naam ko lekar chidhaate hain।)
मेरी बड़ी बहन मुझे मेरे क्रश को लेकर चिढ़ा रही है।
My older sister is teasing me about my crush.
(merii badii bahan mujhe mere krash ko lekar chidhaa rahii hai।)
उसने मुझे हारने पर इतना चिढ़ाया कि मैं शरमा गया।
He teased me so much about losing that I got embarrassed.
(usne mujhe haarne par itnaa chidhaayaa ki main sharmaa gayaa।)
उसे मत चिढ़ाओ, वो रो देगी।
Don't tease her, she'll cry.
(use mat chidhaao, vo ro degii।)
स्कूल में उसे उसकी हाइट को लेकर बहुत चिढ़ाया जाता था।
In school, he used to be teased a lot about his height.
(skool men use uskii haait ko lekar bahut chidhaayaa jaataa thaa।)
अगर तुम उसे चिढ़ाओगे तो वो तुमसे बात नहीं करेगी।
If you tease her, she won't talk to you.
(agar tum use chidhaaoge to vo tumse baat nahiin karegii।)
काश तुम उसे इस तरह न चिढ़ाते।
I wish you hadn't teased her like that.
(kaash tum use is tarah n chidhaate।)
भाई-बहन एक-दूसरे को चिढ़ाते हुए बड़े होते हैं।
Siblings grow up teasing each other.
(bhaaii-bahan ek-doosre ko chidhaate hue bade hote hain।)
टीचर ने उसे उसकी हैंडराइटिंग को लेकर चिढ़ाया, पर हल्के-फुल्के अंदाज़ में।
The teacher teased him about his handwriting, but in a light-hearted way.
(tiichar ne use uskii haindraaiting ko lekar chidhaayaa, par halke-phulke andaaz men।)
यार, मैं तो मज़े में चिढ़ा रहा था, बुरा मत मानो।
Dude, I was just teasing for fun, don't take it to heart.
(yaar, main to maze men chidhaa rahaa thaa, buraa mat maano।)
क्या तुम मुझे चिढ़ाने के लिए यह कह रहे हो?
Are you saying this to tease me?
(kyaa tum mujhe chidhaane ke lie yah kah rahe ho?)
Sense
2
:
to annoy, provoke, irritate (deliberately)
verb, transitive
Synonyms: तंग करना (tang karnaa), खिझाना (khijhaanaa, less common variant)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Same verb, harder edge: a neighbor deliberately blasting music to चिढ़ाना (chidhaanaa) the family next door, or a kid needling a sibling until they lose their temper, both use this word -- the line between 'playful tease' and 'deliberately provoke' is drawn by tone and relationship, not by a different verb.
Common Mistakes: 1) This sense carries a sharper edge than the playful-tease sense -- context (tone, relationship, situation) tells the learner whether चिढ़ाना (chidhaanaa) here means harmless fun or genuine provocation meant to upset someone.
Sample Sentences:
वो जानबूझकर तेज़ म्यूज़िक बजाकर पड़ोसियों को चिढ़ाता है।
He deliberately plays loud music to annoy the neighbors.
(vo jaanboojhkar tez myoozik bajaakar padosiyon ko chidhaataa hai।)
मुझे मत चिढ़ाओ, वरना मैं सच में गुस्सा हो जाऊँगा।
Don't provoke me, or I'll really get angry.
(mujhe mat chidhaao, varnaa main sach men gussaa ho jaaoongaa।)
उसने अपने भाई को इतना चिढ़ाया कि वह रोने लगा।
He provoked his brother so much that he started crying.
(usne apne bhaaii ko itnaa chidhaayaa ki vah rone lagaa।)
बच्चे स्कूल में उस लड़के को उसके नाम को लेकर चिढ़ा रहे थे।
The kids at school were provoking that boy about his name.
(bachche skool men us ladke ko uske naam ko lekar chidhaa rahe the।)
अगर तुम उसे बार-बार चिढ़ाओगे, तो एक दिन वह लड़ाई कर बैठेगा।
If you keep provoking him again and again, one day he'll end up fighting.
(agar tum use baar-baar chidhaaoge, to ek din vah ladaaii kar baithegaa।)
क्या तुम मुझे जानबूझकर चिढ़ाने की कोशिश कर रहे हो?
Are you deliberately trying to provoke me?
(kyaa tum mujhe jaanboojhkar chidhaane kii koshish kar rahe ho?)
अगर वह मुझे उस तरह चिढ़ाता, तो मैं भी चुप नहीं रहती।
If he had provoked me like that, I wouldn't have stayed quiet either.
(agar vah mujhe us tarah chidhaataa, to main bhii chup nahiin rahtii।)
पड़ोसी जानबूझकर हमें चिढ़ाने के लिए हर रात कुत्ते को छत पर भौंकने देते हैं।
The neighbors deliberately let the dog bark on the roof every night just to provoke us.
(padosii jaanboojhkar hamen chidhaane ke lie har raat kutte ko chhat par bhaunkne dete hain।)
उसे शक है कि सहकर्मी जानबूझकर उसे मीटिंग में चिढ़ाने के लिए ऐसी बातें कहता है।
She suspects that the colleague says such things in the meeting deliberately to provoke her.
(use shak hai ki sahkarmii jaanboojhkar use miiting men chidhaane ke lie aisii baaten kahtaa hai।)
लगता है कोई जानबूझकर उन्हें चिढ़ाने की नीयत से यह अफ़वाह फैला रहा है।
It seems someone is deliberately spreading this rumor with the intention of provoking them.
(lagtaa hai koii jaanboojhkar unhen chidhaane kii niiyat se yah afvaah phailaa rahaa hai।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
चिढ़ाना
(chidhaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
चिढ़ाने
(chidhaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
चिढ़ाता
(chidhaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
चिढ़ाते
(chidhaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
चिढ़ाती
(chidhaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
चिढ़ातीं
(chidhaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
चिढ़ा रहा
(chidhaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
चिढ़ा रहे
(chidhaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
चिढ़ा रही
(chidhaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
चिढ़ा रहीं
(chidhaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
चिढ़ाया
(chidhaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
चिढ़ाए
(chidhaae)
perfective (sg.f):
चिढ़ाई
(chidhaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
चिढ़ाईं
(chidhaaiin)
imperative (informal):
चिढ़ा
(chidhaa)
imperative (neutral):
चिढ़ाओ
(chidhaao)
imperative (formal):
चिढ़ाइए
(chidhaaie)
future (1sg.m):
चिढ़ाऊँगा
(chidhaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
चिढ़ाऊँगी
(chidhaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
चिढ़ाएँगे
(chidhaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
चिढ़ाएँगी
(chidhaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
चिढ़ाएगा
(chidhaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
चिढ़ाएगी
(chidhaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
चिढ़ाओगे
(chidhaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
चिढ़ाओगी
(chidhaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
चिढ़ाएगा
(chidhaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
चिढ़ाएगी
(chidhaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
चिढ़ाएँगे
(chidhaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
चिढ़ाएँगी
(chidhaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
चिढ़ाऊँ
(chidhaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
चिढ़ाएँ
(chidhaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
चिढ़ाए
(chidhaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
चिढ़ाओ
(chidhaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
चिढ़ाए
(chidhaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
चिढ़ाएँ
(chidhaaen)