मचाना (machaanaa)
verb
A transitive verb used almost exclusively with a small set of noise/commotion nouns (शोर (shor), हंगामा (hangaamaa), धूम (dhoom), तबाही (tabaahii)) as their object, meaning 'to kick up, create (a ruckus/fuss/noise)'. It has one core sense that extends across several stock collocations rather than several unrelated meanings.
Sense
1
:
to create/kick up (noise, commotion, a fuss)
verb, transitive Almost always appears as [noun] + मचाना (machaanaa) -- शोर मचाना (shor machaanaa, 'to make noise'), हंगामा मचाना (hangaamaa machaanaa, 'to create an uproar'), धूम मचाना (dhoom machaanaa, 'to cause a sensation'). The verb rarely stands alone without one of these collocational objects.
Synonyms: करना (karnaa, generic 'to do/make', needs the same object nouns), फैलाना (phailaanaa, to spread, used for chaos/panic)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the verb behind a whole family of everyday complaints and compliments: a strict parent might scold बच्चे शोर मचा रहे हैं (bachche shor machaa rahe hain, 'the kids are making a racket'), while a hit song or film is said to have धूम मचा दी (dhoom machaa dii, 'set the town abuzz'). Notice the intransitive partner मचना (machnaa) ('to break out, arise') -- शोर मचना (shor machnaa) describes noise arising on its own, while शोर मचाना (shor machaanaa) says someone actively caused it; keeping this transitive/intransitive pair straight is useful.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners try to use मचाना (machaanaa) as a general-purpose 'to make', but it is not interchangeable with बनाना (banaanaa) or करना (karnaa) outside its fixed noise/commotion collocations -- you can't say 'खाना मचाना' for 'to make food'. 2) The subject of मचाना (machaanaa) is the one causing the commotion, so it takes ने (ne) in the past perfective like a normal transitive verb -- बच्चों ने शोर मचाया (bachchon ne shor machaayaa, 'the children made noise') -- learners sometimes drop ने (ne) by treating the sentence as if the noise were 'happening' rather than being caused.
Sample Sentences:
बच्चे कमरे में बहुत शोर मचा रहे हैं।
The kids are making a huge racket in the room.
(bachche kamre men bahut shor machaa rahe hain।)
उस फिल्म ने पूरे देश में धूम मचा दी।
That film set the whole country abuzz.
(us philm ne poore desh men dhoom machaa dii।)
शोर मत मचाओ, पापा सो रहे हैं।
Don't make noise, Dad is sleeping.
(shor mat machaao, paapaa so rahe hain।)
अगर वह मंच पर आता तो जरूर हंगामा मचाता।
If he had come on stage, he definitely would have kicked up a storm.
(agar vah manch par aataa to jaroor hangaamaa machaataa।)
हर साल दिवाली पर बच्चे पटाखों से खूब धूम मचाते हैं।
Every year on Diwali, the kids kick up quite a racket with firecrackers.
(har saal divaalii par bachche pataakhon se khoob dhoom machaate hain।)
क्रिकेट मैच जीतने के बाद लोगों ने सड़कों पर धमाल मचा दिया।
After winning the cricket match, people kicked up a frenzy on the streets.
(kriket maich jiitne ke baad logon ne sadkon par dhamaal machaa diyaa।)
इतना हंगामा मत मचाइए, सब लोग देख रहे हैं।
Please don't kick up such a fuss, everyone is watching.
(itnaa hangaamaa mat machaaie, sab log dekh rahe hain।)
उम्मीद है कि नई फिल्म बॉक्स ऑफिस पर धूम मचाएगी।
It is hoped that the new film will create a sensation at the box office.
(ummiid hai ki naii philm boks ophis par dhoom machaaegii।)
पड़ोसियों ने शिकायत की कि रात को कुछ लोग बहुत शोर मचा रहे थे।
The neighbors complained that some people were making a lot of noise at night.
(padosiyon ne shikaayat kii ki raat ko kuchh log bahut shor machaa rahe the।)
जब भी वह मंच पर गाती है, तहलका मचा देती है।
Whenever she sings on stage, she causes an absolute sensation.
(jab bhii vah manch par gaatii hai, tahalkaa machaa detii hai।)
उसकी अनुपस्थिति से दफ्तर में हड़कंप मचा दिया गया।
A commotion was stirred up in the office because of his absence.
(uskii anupasthiti se daphtar men hadkamp machaa diyaa gayaa।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
मचाना
(machaanaa)
infinitive oblique:
मचाने
(machaane)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
मचाता
(machaataa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
मचाते
(machaate)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
मचाती
(machaatii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
मचातीं
(machaatiin)
continuous (sg.m):
मचा रहा
(machaa rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
मचा रहे
(machaa rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
मचा रही
(machaa rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
मचा रहीं
(machaa rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
मचाया
(machaayaa)
perfective (pl.m):
मचाए
(machaae)
perfective (sg.f):
मचाई
(machaaii)
perfective (pl.f):
मचाईं
(machaaiin)
imperative (informal):
मचा
(machaa)
imperative (neutral):
मचाओ
(machaao)
imperative (formal):
मचाइए
(machaaie)
future (1sg.m):
मचाऊँगा
(machaaoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
मचाऊँगी
(machaaoongii)
future (1pl.m):
मचाएँगे
(machaaenge)
future (1pl.f):
मचाएँगी
(machaaengii)
future (2sg.m):
मचाएगा
(machaaegaa)
future (2sg.f):
मचाएगी
(machaaegii)
future (2pl.m):
मचाओगे
(machaaoge)
future (2pl.f):
मचाओगी
(machaaogii)
future (3sg.m):
मचाएगा
(machaaegaa)
future (3sg.f):
मचाएगी
(machaaegii)
future (3pl.m):
मचाएँगे
(machaaenge)
future (3pl.f):
मचाएँगी
(machaaengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
मचाऊँ
(machaaoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
मचाएँ
(machaaen)
subjunctive (2sg):
मचाए
(machaae)
subjunctive (2pl):
मचाओ
(machaao)
subjunctive (3sg):
मचाए
(machaae)
subjunctive (3pl):
मचाएँ
(machaaen)