चिल्लाना (chillaanaa)

verb A single-sense verb meaning 'to shout, yell, scream' -- covers both raising one's voice in anger/urgency and simply calling out loudly.
Sense 1 : to shout, yell, scream
verb, intransitive Often used with पर (par) to mark the person being shouted at, e.g. किसी पर चिल्लाना (kisii par chillaanaa, to yell at someone).
Synonyms: चीखना (chiikhnaa, sharper/more panicked, as in fear or pain), शोर मचाना (shor machaanaa, to make noise/commotion), गरजना (garajnaa, literary, to roar/thunder)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word every Indian parent, vendor, and traffic-stressed uncle reaches for -- चिल्लाओ मत! (chillaao mat, 'don't shout!') is a classic household line. It sits a notch below चीखना (chiikhnaa), which leans toward a scream of pain or fear, while चिल्लाना (chillaanaa) is just plain loud talking, often out of frustration or to be heard over noise.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often mark the target of shouting with को (ko) by analogy with 'telling someone,' but Hindi uses पर (par): माँ बच्चे पर चिल्लाई (maan bachche par chillaaii, 'the mother yelled at the child'), not बच्चे को (bachche ko). 2) चिल्लाना (chillaanaa) is intransitive despite feeling like it should take ने (ne) in the past because the action feels 'done to' someone -- it does not take ने (ne): वह चिल्लाया (vah chillaayaa, 'he shouted'), not उसने चिल्लाया (usne chillaayaa).
Sample Sentences:
माँ रोज़ सुबह मुझ पर चिल्लाती है। Mom shouts at me every morning.
(maan roz subah mujh par chillaatii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह इतना ज़ोर से चिल्ला रहा था कि पूरी गली सुन सकती थी। He was shouting so loudly that the whole street could hear.
(vah itnaa zor se chillaa rahaa thaa ki poorii galii sun saktii thii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
चिल्लाओ मत, मैं सुन रहा हूँ! Don't shout, I'm listening!
(chillaao mat, main sun rahaa hoon!)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम इतना चिल्लाओगे तो बच्चा डर जाएगा। If you shout this much, the child will get scared.
(agar tum itnaa chillaaoge to bachchaa dar jaaegaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
दुकानदार ग्राहकों को बुलाने के लिए चिल्लाता रहता है। The shopkeeper keeps shouting to call out to customers.
(dukaandaar graahkon ko bulaane ke lie chillaataa rahtaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
काश वह इतना न चिल्लाता। I wish he wouldn't shout so much.
(kaash vah itnaa n chillaataa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
टीचर ने क्लास में इतनी बार चिल्लाया कि उसकी आवाज़ बैठ गई। The teacher shouted so many times in class that his voice went hoarse.
(tiichar ne klaas men itnii baar chillaayaa ki uskii aavaaz baith gaii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
शायद वह गुस्से में चिल्लाए, पर मतलब बुरा नहीं होता उसका। He might yell in anger, but he doesn't mean any harm by it.
(shaayad vah gusse men chillaae, par matlab buraa nahiin hotaa uskaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
मीटिंग में इतना चिल्लाना ठीक नहीं है, शांति से बात करो। Shouting this much in a meeting isn't right, speak calmly.
(miiting men itnaa chillaanaa thiik nahiin hai, shaanti se baat karo।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
बच्चे पार्क में खेलते हुए खुशी से चिल्ला रहे हैं। The kids are shouting happily while playing in the park.
(bachche paark men khelte hue khushii se chillaa rahe hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उस पर इतना चिल्लाया गया कि वह चुप ही हो गया। He was shouted at so much that he just fell silent.
(us par itnaa chillaayaa gayaa ki vah chup hii ho gayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Verb
infinitive: चिल्लाना (chillaanaa)
infinitive oblique: चिल्लाने (chillaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m): चिल्लाता (chillaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m): चिल्लाते (chillaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f): चिल्लाती (chillaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f): चिल्लातीं (chillaatiin)
continuous (sg.m): चिल्ला रहा (chillaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m): चिल्ला रहे (chillaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f): चिल्ला रही (chillaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f): चिल्ला रहीं (chillaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m): चिल्लाया (chillaayaa)
perfective (pl.m): चिल्लाए (chillaae)
perfective (sg.f): चिल्लाई (chillaaii)
perfective (pl.f): चिल्लाईं (chillaaiin)
imperative (informal): चिल्ला (chillaa)
imperative (neutral): चिल्लाओ (chillaao)
imperative (formal): चिल्लाइए (chillaaie)
future (1sg.m): चिल्लाऊँगा (chillaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f): चिल्लाऊँगी (chillaaoongii)
future (1pl.m): चिल्लाएँगे (chillaaenge)
future (1pl.f): चिल्लाएँगी (chillaaengii)
future (2sg.m): चिल्लाएगा (chillaaegaa)
future (2sg.f): चिल्लाएगी (chillaaegii)
future (2pl.m): चिल्लाओगे (chillaaoge)
future (2pl.f): चिल्लाओगी (chillaaogii)
future (3sg.m): चिल्लाएगा (chillaaegaa)
future (3sg.f): चिल्लाएगी (chillaaegii)
future (3pl.m): चिल्लाएँगे (chillaaenge)
future (3pl.f): चिल्लाएँगी (chillaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg): चिल्लाऊँ (chillaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl): चिल्लाएँ (chillaaen)
subjunctive (2sg): चिल्लाए (chillaae)
subjunctive (2pl): चिल्लाओ (chillaao)
subjunctive (3sg): चिल्लाए (chillaae)
subjunctive (3pl): चिल्लाएँ (chillaaen)