परेशानी (pareshaanii)
noun
A single core sense: 'trouble/worry/difficulty' -- covers both the emotional state (worry, distress) and the practical situation (a problem, hassle, inconvenience) that causes it. Related to the adjective परेशान (pareshaan, 'worried, troubled').
Sense
1
:
trouble, worry, difficulty, hassle
noun, feminine Very commonly used with होना (honaa) in the dative-subject pattern -- मुझे परेशानी है (mujhe pareshaanii hai, 'I have a problem/I'm troubled') -- and with देना (denaa), उठाना (uthaanaa), or में डालना (men daalnaa) to mean causing or landing someone in trouble.
Synonyms: मुसीबत (musiibat), दिक्कत (dikkat), तकलीफ़ (takliif), चिंता (chintaa, leans toward mental worry rather than the situation itself), झंझट (jhanjhat, colloquial)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word you'll hear constantly in shops, offices, and family life in Delhi -- a rickshaw-wallah asking for extra fare might say थोड़ी परेशानी हो गई (thodii pareshaanii ho gaii, 'a bit of trouble came up'), understating the actual scale of the problem, which is a very Hindi conversational habit. It sits right next to परेशान (pareshaan) -- if परेशान describes how a person feels, परेशानी is the noun for the trouble itself, and the two are almost always learned as a pair.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for चिंता (chintaa) when they mean a concrete problem or hassle rather than free-floating anxiety -- परेशानी (pareshaanii) covers both the feeling and the situation causing it, so it is the safer default word in most everyday complaints. 2) The set phrase कोई परेशानी नहीं (koii pareshaanii nahiin, 'no problem') is extremely common as a reassurance and shouldn't be replaced with a literal 'no problem' translation like कोई समस्या नहीं (koii samasyaa nahiin), which sounds slightly more formal/bureaucratic.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे इस काम में बहुत परेशानी हो रही है।
I'm having a lot of trouble with this work.
(mujhe is kaam men bahut pareshaanii ho rahii hai।)
माफ़ कीजिए, आपको परेशानी तो नहीं हुई?
Sorry, I hope this didn't cause you any trouble?
(maaf kiijie, aapko pareshaanii to nahiin huii?)
भैया, थोड़ी परेशानी हो गई, इसलिए देर हो गई।
Bro, a bit of trouble came up, that's why I'm late.
(bhaiyaa, thodii pareshaanii ho gaii, islie der ho gaii।)
अगर तुम पहले बता देते तो इतनी परेशानी नहीं होती।
If you had told me earlier, there wouldn't have been so much trouble.
(agar tum pahle bataa dete to itnii pareshaanii nahiin hotii।)
पैसों की परेशानी तो हर घर में होती है।
Every household has money troubles.
(paison kii pareshaanii to har ghar men hotii hai।)
कृपया अपनी परेशानी विस्तार से बताइए ताकि हम मदद कर सकें।
Please describe your problem in detail so that we can help.
(kripyaa apnii pareshaanii vistaar se bataaie taaki ham madad kar saken।)
उसे नौकरी ढूँढ़ने में बड़ी परेशानी झेलनी पड़ी।
He had to go through a lot of trouble finding a job.
(use naukrii dhoondhne men badii pareshaanii jhelnii padii।)
अगर कोई परेशानी हो तो मुझे फ़ोन कर लेना।
If there's any trouble, just call me.
(agar koii pareshaanii ho to mujhe fon kar lenaa।)
यात्रियों को टिकट की वजह से काफ़ी परेशानी उठानी पड़ रही थी।
The passengers were having to face a lot of trouble because of the tickets.
(yaatriyon ko tikat kii vajah se kaafii pareshaanii uthaanii pad rahii thii।)
इस मामले को सुलझाने के लिए प्रशासन को कई परेशानियों का सामना करना पड़ा।
The administration had to face many difficulties in order to resolve this matter.
(is maamle ko suljhaane ke lie prashaasan ko kaii pareshaaniyon kaa saamnaa karnaa padaa।)
बेटा, ज़्यादा परेशानी मत लो, सब ठीक हो जाएगा।
Son, don't take too much stress, everything will be fine.
(betaa, zyaadaa pareshaanii mat lo, sab thiik ho jaaegaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
परेशानी
(pareshaanii)
(sg.f.oblique):
परेशानी
(pareshaanii)
(pl.f.direct):
परेशानियाँ
(pareshaaniyaan)
(pl.f.oblique):
परेशानियों
(pareshaaniyon)