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How to say “Something has come up.” in Hindi
Explain that an unexpected matter has interrupted your plan.
कुछ ज़रूरी काम आ गया है।kuchh zaroori kaam aa gaya hai.
Something has come up.
The expression gives a brief reason without requiring private details.
Use it in three situations
A last-minute message
कुछ ज़रूरी काम आ गया है।kuchh zaroori kaam aa gaya hai.
Something has come up.
Explaining a cancellation
काम पर कुछ ज़रूरी आ गया है।kaam par kuch zaroori aa gaya hai.
Something has come up at work.
Changing a social plan
कुछ ज़रूरी आ गया है, इसलिए मुझे हमारी योजना बदलनी होगी।kuch zaroori aa gaya hai, isliye mujhe hamari yojana badalni hogi.
Something has come up, so I need to change our plans.
What to watch for
Use an expression for an unexpected event rather than translating physical upward movement.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine changing plans. Say this in Hindi: Something has come up at work.
Reveal a sample reply
काम पर कुछ ज़रूरी आ गया है।kaam par kuch zaroori aa gaya hai.
Something has come up at work.
Build a useful exchange
Explain a change and offer a clear next step.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking Hindi
These examples generally use respectful आप (aap). Familiar तुम (tum) changes the verb ending, and तू (tu) can sound too intimate or disrespectful in the wrong relationship. Where gender changes a first-person form, choose the version that describes the speaker.
Read the Devanagari alongside the romanization. Romanization is a reading aid rather than an exact description of every sound. Everyday Hindi can use familiar loanwords, while a literal English word order may sound unnatural.
