परिचित (parichit)

adjective/noun Mainly an adjective meaning 'acquainted, familiar (with)', with a related noun sense meaning 'an acquaintance' (a person known to you). Both senses share the same root idea of knowing/being known.
Sense 1 : acquainted, familiar (with someone/something)
adjective Used with से (se) to mark what you are familiar with: किसी चीज़ से परिचित होना (kisii chiiz se parichit honaa, to be familiar with something).
Synonyms: जाना-पहचाना (jaanaa-pahchaanaa, of things/faces rather than people), वाकिफ़ (vaakif)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear this constantly in polite introductions and formal writing: मैं इस विषय से परिचित हूँ (main is vishay se parichit hoon, 'I am familiar with this subject') has a slightly more formal, considered ring than the plainer पता होना (pataa honaa) or जानना (jaannaa).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try को (ko) for the thing one is familiar with; परिचित (parichit) takes से (se), not को (ko). 2) परिचित (parichit) pairs with होना (honaa) ('to be familiar') far more often than with a transitive verb -- there is no direct verb 'to familiarize' built from this word in everyday speech.
Sample Sentences:
मैं इस विषय से परिचित हूँ। I am familiar with this subject.
(main is vishay se parichit hoon।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या आप दिल्ली की सड़कों से परिचित हैं? Are you familiar with the streets of Delhi?
(kyaa aap dillii kii sadkon se parichit hain?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पहले मैं इस काम के तरीके से परिचित नहीं था। Earlier I was not familiar with the way this work is done.
(pahle main is kaam ke tariike se parichit nahiin thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
जब तक आप नियमों से पूरी तरह परिचित नहीं हो जाते, कोई फैसला मत लीजिए। Don't make any decision until you become fully familiar with the rules.
(jab tak aap niymon se poorii tarah parichit nahiin ho jaate, koii phaislaa mat liijie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
नए कर्मचारियों को कंपनी की नीतियों से परिचित कराया जाएगा। New employees will be made familiar with the company's policies.
(nae karmchaariyon ko kampnii kii niitiyon se parichit karaayaa jaaegaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
काश मैं इस शहर के रीति-रिवाजों से पहले से परिचित होता। I wish I had already been familiar with this city's customs.
(kaash main is shahar ke riiti-rivaajon se pahle se parichit hotaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
शायद वह इस सॉफ़्टवेयर से परिचित हो। Perhaps he is familiar with this software.
(shaayad vah is softveyar se parichit ho।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यार, तू तो इस इलाके से एकदम परिचित लगता है। Dude, you seem totally familiar with this area.
(yaar, too to is ilaake se ekdam parichit lagtaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कवि पाठकों को अपने भीतर की दुनिया से परिचित कराता है। The poet makes readers familiar with the world within himself.
(kavi paathkon ko apne bhiitar kii duniyaa se parichit karaataa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अनुभवी वकील अदालत की कार्यवाही से भली-भांति परिचित होते हैं। Experienced lawyers are thoroughly familiar with court proceedings.
(anubhvii vakiil adaalat kii kaaryvaahii se bhalii-bhaanti parichit hote hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इस मंदिर में आने से पहले ही वह देवी की कथा से परिचित हो चुकी थी। Even before coming to this temple, she had already become familiar with the goddess's story.
(is mandir men aane se pahle hii vah devii kii kathaa se parichit ho chukii thii।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : an acquaintance (a person one knows)
noun, masculine/feminine
Synonyms: जान-पहचान वाला (jaan-pahchaan vaalaa, descriptive phrase rather than single word)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: In a culture where social circles are described with careful gradation -- दोस्त (dost) for friend, रिश्तेदार (rishtedaar) for relative, परिचित (parichit) sits in between, useful when introducing someone you know but aren't close to: मेरे एक परिचित हैं (mere ek parichit hain, 'I have an acquaintance...').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for दोस्त (dost, 'friend') when they mean a looser connection; परिचित (parichit) specifically signals someone known but not necessarily close, like English 'acquaintance'.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे एक परिचित हैं जो वकील हैं। I have an acquaintance who is a lawyer.
(mere ek parichit hain jo vakiil hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह मेरी दोस्त नहीं, बस एक परिचित है। She's not my friend, just an acquaintance.
(vah merii dost nahiin, bas ek parichit hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पार्टी में मुझे अपने कई पुराने परिचित मिले। At the party, I ran into several old acquaintances of mine.
(paartii men mujhe apne kaii puraane parichit mile।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम इस परिचित को जानते हो जो हर सुबह पार्क में मिलता है? Do you know this acquaintance who meets us every morning in the park?
(kyaa tum is parichit ko jaante ho jo har subah paark men miltaa hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उनके परिचितों का दायरा बहुत बड़ा है। His circle of acquaintances is very large.
(unke parichiton kaa daayraa bahut badaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर वह मेरा परिचित होता, तो मैं उसे पहचान लेता। If he were an acquaintance of mine, I would have recognized him.
(agar vah meraa parichit hotaa, to main use pahchaan letaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया इस समारोह में केवल अपने परिचितों को ही आमंत्रित कीजिए। Please invite only your acquaintances to this event.
(kripyaa is samaaroh men keval apne parichiton ko hii aamantrit kiijie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
शायद वह मेरा कोई परिचित हो, चेहरा जाना-पहचाना लग रहा है। Maybe he's some acquaintance of mine, his face looks familiar.
(shaayad vah meraa koii parichit ho, chehraa jaanaa-pahchaanaa lag rahaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मुझे अपने एक परिचित के ज़रिए यह नौकरी मिली थी। I got this job through an acquaintance of mine.
(mujhe apne ek parichit ke zarie yah naukrii milii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
शादी में कुछ रिश्तेदार थे, कुछ दोस्त थे, और बाकी बस परिचित थे। At the wedding, there were some relatives, some friends, and the rest were just acquaintances.
(shaadii men kuchh rishtedaar the, kuchh dost the, aur baakii bas parichit the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: परिचित (parichit)
Noun
(sg.m/f.direct): परिचित (parichit)
(sg.m/f.oblique): परिचित (parichit)
(pl.m/f.direct): परिचितें (parichiten)
(pl.m/f.oblique): परिचितों (parichiton)