पैदा करना (paidaa karnaa)
verb
A compound verb built on the borrowed element पैदा (paidaa, 'produced/born') plus करना (karnaa, 'to do'); it means 'to produce, create, or generate' in a broad sense covering everything from farming to feelings to problems.
Sense
1
:
to create, cause, generate (an abstract effect, problem, feeling)
verb, transitive Takes an abstract noun as object -- मुश्किल (mushkil, 'difficulty'), शक (shak, 'doubt'), जागरूकता (jaagrooktaa, 'awareness') -- and frames the subject as the source that brings the abstract thing into being.
Synonyms: उत्पन्न करना (utpann karnaa, formal), उपजाना (upjaanaa, for feelings/situations), खड़ा करना (khadaa karnaa, to set up/cause, informal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the sense you'll hear in news and everyday complaints alike: समस्या पैदा करना (samasyaa paidaa karnaa, 'to create a problem'), भ्रम पैदा करना (bhram paidaa karnaa, 'to create confusion'). It has a slightly formal, reportage-like flavor compared to casual verbs like बनाना (banaanaa).
Common Mistakes: 1) English speakers often default to बनाना (banaanaa) for 'create a problem,' but पैदा करना (paidaa karnaa) is the idiomatic choice for causing an abstract effect -- मुसीबत पैदा करना (musiibat paidaa karnaa, 'to create trouble') sounds natural, मुसीबत बनाना (musiibat banaanaa) does not.
Sample Sentences:
इस फैसले ने कर्मचारियों में काफी असंतोष पैदा कर दिया।
This decision created a lot of discontent among the employees.
(is phaisle ne karmchaariyon men kaaphii asantosh paidaa kar diyaa।)
अफवाहें अक्सर लोगों के बीच भ्रम पैदा करती हैं।
Rumors often create confusion among people.
(aphvaahen aksar logon ke biich bhram paidaa kartii hain।)
सरकार की नई नीति नए सवाल पैदा कर रही है।
The government's new policy is creating new questions.
(sarkaar kii naii niiti nae savaal paidaa kar rahii hai।)
अगर तुम ऐसे बोलते रहे तो झगड़ा पैदा हो जाएगा।
If you keep talking like that, it will create a fight.
(agar tum aise bolte rahe to jhagdaa paidaa ho jaaegaa।)
कृपया ऐसी टिप्पणी न करें जिससे विवाद पैदा हो।
Please do not make such a comment that it creates controversy.
(kripyaa aisii tippnii n karen jisse vivaad paidaa ho।)
अगर वह समय पर जवाब देता तो यह समस्या पैदा न होती।
If he had answered on time, this problem would not have been created.
(agar vah samay par javaab detaa to yah samasyaa paidaa n hotii।)
इस खबर से बाजार में घबराहट पैदा हो गई।
This news created panic in the market.
(is khabar se baajaar men ghabraahat paidaa ho gaii।)
उसकी लापरवाही से ऑफिस में गलतफहमी पैदा हुई।
His carelessness created a misunderstanding in the office.
(uskii laaparvaahii se ophis men galatphahmii paidaa huii।)
यह जरूरी है कि नई तकनीक से रोजगार के अवसर पैदा किए जाएँ।
It is necessary that employment opportunities be created through new technology.
(yah jaroorii hai ki naii takniik se rojgaar ke avsar paidaa kie jaaen।)
उसकी बातों से मन में शक पैदा हो गया।
His words created doubt in my mind.
(uskii baaton se man men shak paidaa ho gayaa।)
इस तरह की भाषा से नफरत पैदा होती है, प्यार नहीं।
This kind of language creates hatred, not love.
(is tarah kii bhaashaa se naphrat paidaa hotii hai, pyaar nahiin।)
Sense
2
:
to produce, grow (crops, goods)
verb, transitive
Synonyms: उपजाना (upjaanaa, for crops), उगाना (ugaanaa, to grow/cultivate), बनाना (banaanaa, to make/manufacture)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In everyday talk about agriculture -- so central to Indian life -- पैदा करना (paidaa karnaa) is the default verb: you'll hear it constantly in news about फ़सल (fasal, 'crop') production and in mandi (grain market) talk about how much a field yielded.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for उगाना (ugaanaa) or उपजाना (upjaanaa) for farming contexts and forget पैदा करना (paidaa karnaa) works just as naturally there -- किसान गेहूँ पैदा करते हैं (kisaan gehoon paidaa karte hain, 'farmers grow wheat') is completely standard.
Sample Sentences:
यह ज़मीन हर साल बहुत अच्छा गेहूँ पैदा करती है।
This land produces very good wheat every year.
(yah zamiin har saal bahut achchhaa gehoon paidaa kartii hai।)
पंजाब में किसानों ने इस साल रिकॉर्ड मात्रा में चावल पैदा किया।
Farmers in Punjab produced a record amount of rice this year.
(panjaab men kisaanon ne is saal rikord maatraa men chaaval paidaa kiyaa।)
अगर बारिश समय पर हो तो यह खेत ज़्यादा गन्ना पैदा कर सकता है।
If the rain comes on time, this field can produce more sugarcane.
(agar baarish samay par ho to yah khet zyaadaa gannaa paidaa kar saktaa hai।)
अगले साल यह इलाका और भी ज़्यादा कपास पैदा करेगा।
Next year this region will produce even more cotton.
(agle saal yah ilaakaa aur bhii zyaadaa kapaas paidaa karegaa।)
किसान अभी नई किस्म की सब्ज़ियाँ पैदा कर रहे हैं।
The farmers are currently growing a new variety of vegetables.
(kisaan abhii naii kism kii sabziyaan paidaa kar rahe hain।)
अगर मिट्टी अच्छी होती तो यह खेत ज़्यादा फ़सल पैदा करता।
If the soil were good, this field would produce more crops.
(agar mittii achchhii hotii to yah khet zyaadaa fasal paidaa kartaa।)
देश में हर साल कितना अनाज पैदा होता है?
How much grain is produced in the country every year?
(desh men har saal kitnaa anaaj paidaa hotaa hai?)
मंडी में सुनने में आया कि इस बार इस इलाके में बहुत अच्छी सरसों पैदा हुई है।
It was heard at the mandi that this time very good mustard has been produced in this area.
(mandii men sunne men aayaa ki is baar is ilaake men bahut achchhii sarson paidaa huii hai।)
सरकार चाहती है कि किसान ज़्यादा दालें पैदा करें।
The government wants farmers to produce more pulses.
(sarkaar chaahtii hai ki kisaan zyaadaa daalen paidaa karen।)
इस बंजर ज़मीन पर कुछ भी पैदा करना बहुत मुश्किल है।
It is very difficult to produce anything on this barren land.
(is banjar zamiin par kuchh bhii paidaa karnaa bahut mushkil hai।)
इस साल अच्छी बारिश के कारण ज़्यादा गेहूँ पैदा हुआ है।
Because of good rain this year, more wheat has been produced.
(is saal achchhii baarish ke kaaran zyaadaa gehoon paidaa huaa hai।)
Sense
3
:
to give birth to, bring into being (a child, life)
verb, transitive
Synonyms: जन्म देना (janm denaa, more common for childbirth)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll meet the related intransitive पैदा होना (paidaa honaa, 'to be born') far more often in daily conversation -- लोग कहाँ पैदा हुए (log kahaan paidaa hue, 'where were people born') -- than this transitive causative form, which leans slightly formal or literary when applied to human birth.
Common Mistakes: 1) This sense exists but is far less common in everyday speech than जन्म देना (janm denaa); learners should recognize पैदा करना (paidaa karnaa) in this meaning (often passive, as in पैदा होना (paidaa honaa), 'to be born') more than actively produce it themselves.
Sample Sentences:
उसने दो बच्चों को पैदा किया।
She gave birth to two children.
(usne do bachchon ko paidaa kiyaa।)
भगवान ने इंसान को पैदा किया।
God created mankind.
(bhagvaan ne insaan ko paidaa kiyaa।)
प्रकृति नए जीवन को पैदा करती है।
Nature gives birth to new life.
(prakriti nae jiivan ko paidaa kartii hai।)
काश वह अपने ही हाथों अपने वारिस को पैदा कर पाता।
If only he could have brought his own heir into being with his own hands.
(kaash vah apne hii haathon apne vaaris ko paidaa kar paataa।)
इस उपन्यास में देवी एक नए संसार को पैदा करती हैं।
In this novel, the goddess brings a new world into being.
(is upanyaas men devii ek nae sansaar ko paidaa kartii hain।)
यह संतान भविष्य में पैदा की जाएगी, ऐसा ज्योतिषी ने कहा।
This child will be brought into being in the future, so said the astrologer.
(yah santaan bhavishy men paidaa kii jaaegii, aisaa jyotishii ne kahaa।)
क्या सृष्टिकर्ता ने सारे प्राणियों को एक साथ पैदा किया था?
Did the Creator bring all beings into existence at the same time?
(kyaa srishtikartaa ne saare praaniyon ko ek saath paidaa kiyaa thaa?)
पुराणों में कहा गया है कि ब्रह्मा ने सृष्टि को पैदा किया।
It is said in the Puranas that Brahma brought creation into being.
(puraanon men kahaa gayaa hai ki brahmaa ne srishti ko paidaa kiyaa।)
माँ ने ऐसे कष्ट सहकर मुझे पैदा किया था।
My mother endured such suffering when she gave birth to me.
(maan ne aise kasht sahkar mujhe paidaa kiyaa thaa।)
Morphology
Verb (irregular)
infinitive:
पैदा करना
(paidaa karnaa)
infinitive oblique:
पैदा करने
(paidaa karne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
पैदा करता
(paidaa kartaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
पैदा करते
(paidaa karte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
पैदा करती
(paidaa kartii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
पैदा करतीं
(paidaa kartiin)
continuous (sg.m):
पैदा कर रहा
(paidaa kar rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
पैदा कर रहे
(paidaa kar rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
पैदा कर रही
(paidaa kar rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
पैदा कर रहीं
(paidaa kar rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
पैदा किया
(paidaa kiyaa)
perfective (pl.m):
पैदा किए
(paidaa kie)
perfective (sg.f):
पैदा की
(paidaa kii)
perfective (pl.f):
पैदा कीं
(paidaa kiin)
imperative (informal):
पैदा कर
(paidaa kar)
imperative (neutral):
पैदा करो
(paidaa karo)
imperative (formal):
पैदा कीजिए
(paidaa kiijie)
future (1sg.m):
पैदा करूँगा
(paidaa karoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
पैदा करूँगी
(paidaa karoongii)
future (1pl.m):
पैदा करेंगे
(paidaa karenge)
future (1pl.f):
पैदा करेंगी
(paidaa karengii)
future (2sg.m):
पैदा करेगा
(paidaa karegaa)
future (2sg.f):
पैदा करेगी
(paidaa karegii)
future (2pl.m):
पैदा करोगे
(paidaa karoge)
future (2pl.f):
पैदा करोगी
(paidaa karogii)
future (3sg.m):
पैदा करेगा
(paidaa karegaa)
future (3sg.f):
पैदा करेगी
(paidaa karegii)
future (3pl.m):
पैदा करेंगे
(paidaa karenge)
future (3pl.f):
पैदा करेंगी
(paidaa karengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
पैदा करूँ
(paidaa karoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
पैदा करें
(paidaa karen)
subjunctive (2sg):
पैदा करे
(paidaa kare)
subjunctive (2pl):
पैदा करो
(paidaa karo)
subjunctive (3sg):
पैदा करे
(paidaa kare)
subjunctive (3pl):
पैदा करें
(paidaa karen)