छिपाना (chhipaanaa)
verb
A transitive verb meaning 'to hide/conceal' something -- an object, a fact, an emotion. Causative partner of the intransitive छिपना (chhipnaa, 'to hide oneself/become hidden').
Sense
1
:
to hide or conceal (an object)
verb, transitive
Synonyms: छुपाना (chhupaanaa, common variant spelling)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Think of छिपाना (chhipaanaa) alongside its intransitive twin छिपना (chhipnaa): the आ (aa) ending is doing causative work here, turning 'to become hidden' into 'to make hidden.' You'll hear this verb in every context from hiding Eid-ii sweets from siblings to a politician accused of छिपाना (chhipaanaa) the truth.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use the intransitive छिपना (chhipnaa) when they mean to hide something -- चाबी छिप गई (chaabii chhip gaii, 'the key got hidden') describes the key's own state, while चाबी छिपाई (chaabii chhipaaii, 'hid the key') is the deliberate act; keep the pair straight, since mixing them is the classic error with this verb. 2) Also commonly spelled छुपाना (chhupaanaa) -- both are heard constantly in speech and are not a mistake.
Sample Sentences:
माँ ने मिठाई अलमारी में छिपा दी।
Mom hid the sweets in the cupboard.
(maan ne mithaaii almaarii men chhipaa dii।)
बच्चे अपने खिलौने बिस्तर के नीचे छिपाते हैं।
Children hide their toys under the bed.
(bachche apne khilaune bistar ke niiche chhipaate hain।)
वह चोरी का सामान गैरेज में छिपा रहा था।
He was hiding the stolen goods in the garage.
(vah chorii kaa saamaan gairej men chhipaa rahaa thaa।)
अपनी चाबियाँ इतनी दूर मत छिपाओ, वरना मैं ढूँढ नहीं पाऊँगा।
Don't hide your keys so far away, or I won't be able to find them.
(apnii chaabiyaan itnii door mat chhipaao, varnaa main dhoondh nahiin paaoongaa।)
अगर तुमने पैसे छिपाए होते तो चोर उन्हें नहीं लूट पाता।
If you had hidden the money, the thief wouldn't have been able to steal it.
(agar tumne paise chhipaae hote to chor unhen nahiin loot paataa।)
पुलिस को डर है कि तस्कर हथियार समंदर में छिपा सकते हैं।
The police fear that the smugglers might hide the weapons in the sea.
(pulis ko dar hai ki taskar hathiyaar samandar men chhipaa sakte hain।)
ईद पर बच्चे सेवइयाँ छिपा देते हैं ताकि बाद में चुपके से खा सकें।
On Eid, kids hide the sevaiyan so they can secretly eat them later.
(iid par bachche sevaiyaan chhipaa dete hain taaki baad men chupke se khaa saken।)
सबूत को इतनी सफ़ाई से छिपाया गया कि जाँच टीम को हफ़्तों लग गए।
The evidence was hidden so cleanly that the investigation team took weeks.
(saboot ko itnii safaaii se chhipaayaa gayaa ki jaanch tiim ko hafton lag gae।)
कृपया गहने तिजोरी में छिपाकर रखें, यह मकान कल खाली रहेगा।
Please keep the jewelry hidden in the safe -- this house will be empty tomorrow.
(kripyaa gahne tijorii men chhipaakar rakhen, yah makaan kal khaalii rahegaa।)
कवि ने प्रेम-पत्र इस तरह छिपाया मानो कोई खज़ाना हो।
The poet hid the love letter as though it were some treasure.
(kavi ne prem-patr is tarah chhipaayaa maano koii khazaanaa ho।)
जब तक तुम पर्चियाँ नहीं छिपाओगे, खेल शुरू नहीं होगा।
Until you hide the slips of paper, the game won't start.
(jab tak tum parchiyaan nahiin chhipaaoge, khel shuroo nahiin hogaa।)
Sense
2
:
to conceal, keep secret (a fact, feeling, or information)
verb, transitive Commonly takes an abstract object like बात (baat, 'matter'), राज़ (raaz, 'secret'), or दर्द (dard, 'pain'), and often appears with से (se) marking the person being kept in the dark: मुझसे कुछ छिपाना (mujhse kuchh chhipaanaa, 'to hide something from me').
Synonyms: छुपाना (chhupaanaa, common variant spelling), दबाना (dabaanaa, to suppress/keep down, narrower)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the sense behind common life-advice lines like दिल की बात मत छिपाओ (dil kii baat mat chhipaao, 'don't hide what's in your heart') -- Hindi treats concealing a feeling and concealing an object with the exact same verb, which says something about how directly emotions are talked about in the language.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for छिपाना (chhipaanaa) with को (ko) for the person kept in the dark; native speakers use से (se) instead -- उससे सच छिपाना (usse sach chhipaanaa, 'to hide the truth from him/her'), not उसे। 2) This sense extends naturally from the physical-hiding sense above; the same verb covers both a hidden object and a hidden fact, so don't expect a separate word for 'lie by omission.'
Sample Sentences:
दिल की बात मत छिपाओ।
Don't hide what's in your heart.
(dil kii baat mat chhipaao।)
वह हमेशा अपना दर्द छिपाती है।
She always conceals her pain.
(vah hameshaa apnaa dard chhipaatii hai।)
उसने अपनी नाराज़गी छिपा ली।
He concealed his annoyance.
(usne apnii naaraazgii chhipaa lii।)
क्या आप कुछ छिपा रहे हैं?
Are you hiding something?
(kyaa aap kuchh chhipaa rahe hain?)
अगर तुम सच छिपाओगे, तो बात और बिगड़ जाएगी।
If you hide the truth, things will only get worse.
(agar tum sach chhipaaoge, to baat aur bigad jaaegii।)
सच तो यह है कि अपराधी ने अपनी पहचान छिपाई थी।
The truth is, the culprit had concealed his identity.
(sach to yah hai ki apraadhii ne apnii pahchaan chhipaaii thii।)
जानकारी छिपाई गई, जिससे जनता गुमराह हुई।
The information was concealed, which misled the public.
(jaankaarii chhipaaii gaii, jisse jantaa gumraah huii।)
काश तुम मुझसे अपनी परेशानी न छिपाते।
I wish you hadn't hidden your troubles from me.
(kaash tum mujhse apnii pareshaanii n chhipaate।)
अगर वह अपनी बीमारी न छिपाता, तो समय पर इलाज हो जाता।
If he hadn't hidden his illness, treatment would have happened in time.
(agar vah apnii biimaarii n chhipaataa, to samay par ilaaj ho jaataa।)
बेहतर है कि तुम अपनी भावनाएँ न छिपाओ।
It's better that you don't hide your feelings.
(behtar hai ki tum apnii bhaavnaaen n chhipaao।)
मैं चाहता हूँ कि तुम अपनी परेशानी मुझसे न छिपाओ।
I want you not to hide your troubles from me.
(main chaahtaa hoon ki tum apnii pareshaanii mujhse n chhipaao।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
छिपाना
(chhipaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
छिपाने
(chhipaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
छिपाता
(chhipaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
छिपाते
(chhipaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
छिपाती
(chhipaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
छिपातीं
(chhipaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
छिपा रहा
(chhipaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
छिपा रहे
(chhipaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
छिपा रही
(chhipaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
छिपा रहीं
(chhipaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
छिपाया
(chhipaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
छिपाए
(chhipaae)
perfective (sg.f):
छिपाई
(chhipaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
छिपाईं
(chhipaaiin)
imperative (informal):
छिपा
(chhipaa)
imperative (neutral):
छिपाओ
(chhipaao)
imperative (formal):
छिपाइए
(chhipaaie)
future (1sg.m):
छिपाऊँगा
(chhipaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
छिपाऊँगी
(chhipaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
छिपाएँगे
(chhipaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
छिपाएँगी
(chhipaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
छिपाएगा
(chhipaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
छिपाएगी
(chhipaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
छिपाओगे
(chhipaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
छिपाओगी
(chhipaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
छिपाएगा
(chhipaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
छिपाएगी
(chhipaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
छिपाएँगे
(chhipaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
छिपाएँगी
(chhipaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
छिपाऊँ
(chhipaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
छिपाएँ
(chhipaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
छिपाए
(chhipaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
छिपाओ
(chhipaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
छिपाए
(chhipaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
छिपाएँ
(chhipaaen)