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HINDI VERB

बाँटना

to deal (cards), to hand out, to share out

  • #283 most used
  • Transitive verb (ने in the past)

Conjugation

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Present

वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI deal
तुमyou deal
आपyou deal (politely)
वहhe/she deals
हमwe deal
वेthey deal

Continuous

अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI am dealing
तुमyou are dealing
आपyou are dealing (politely)
वहhe/she is dealing
हमwe are dealing
वेthey are dealing

Past

सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI dealt (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou dealt (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou dealt (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she dealt (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe dealt (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey dealt (agrees with the object)

Imperfect

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI used to deal
तुमyou used to deal
आपyou used to deal (politely)
वहhe/she used to deal
हमwe used to deal
वेthey used to deal

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will deal
तुमyou will deal
आपyou will deal (politely)
वहhe/she will deal
हमwe will deal
वेthey will deal

Subjunctive

संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं

  1. मैं (that) I deal
  2. तुम (that) you deal
  3. आप (that) you deal (politely)
  4. वह (that) he/she deal
  5. हम (that) we deal
  6. वे (that) they deal

Requests and commands

आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा

  1. तू deal! (intimate)
  2. तुम deal! (to a friend)
  3. आप deal! (politely)
  4. आप (और भी विनम्र) deal! (very politely)

How to use बाँटना

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    दीवाली पर मम्मी जी पूरे मोहल्ले में मिठाई बाँटती हैं.

    At Diwali, Mummy ji hands out sweets to the whole neighbourhood.

  2. Continuous

    रुको, राजू भैया अभी पत्ते बाँट रहे हैं.

    Wait, Raju bhaiya is dealing the cards right now.

  3. Past

    पापा जी ने हर खिलाड़ी को तेरह पत्ते बाँटे.

    Papa ji dealt thirteen cards to each player.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी गुड़ के टुकड़े सब बच्चों में बाँटती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to share out pieces of jaggery among all the children.

  5. Future

    इस बार पत्ते मैं बाँटूँगा, आप बस खेलिए.

    This time I'll deal the cards, you just play.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं यह केक सबमें बराबर बाँटूँ?

    Shall I share this cake out equally among everyone?

  7. Requests and commands

    नेहा, ये पर्चे गली के हर घर में बाँटो.

    Neha, hand these leaflets out to every house in the lane.

Good to know

  • Dealing cards is पत्ते बाँटना, and the people you share something out among take में: दोनों में बाँट लो.

Where you hear बाँटना

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Hindi · Fluency Level 1

  • मैं पत्ते बाँटता हूँ. I deal the cards.
  • मैंने सबको मिठाई बाँटी. I handed out sweets to everyone.
  • अब राजू पत्ते बाँटेगा. Now Raju will deal.

Hindi · Fluency Level 3

  • मैं पत्ते बाँटता हूँ. I deal the cards.
  • मैंने सबको मिठाई बाँटी. I handed out sweets to everyone.
  • अब राजू पत्ते बाँटेगा. Now Raju will deal.
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The First Evening on the Roof

Fluency Level 1 · और कौन, पुत्तर! उस्ताद, पत्ते बाँटो.

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The Cards

Fluency Level 1 · पत्ते फेंटो और बाँट दो, पुत्तर. पहले पाँच-पाँच. · बाकी बाँट दो. नोआ, तुम्हारे पास ज़्यादा क्या है?

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Teasing and Comebacks

Fluency Level 1 · ऐसा क्या? तो फिर से बाँटो, पुत्तर.

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Bhalla ji's Punjabi

Fluency Level 1 · बल्ले-बल्ले! राजू पाजी, पत्ते बाँटो.

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Who Pays the Chai

Fluency Level 1 · बाँटने वाले को भी एक मिठाई, भल्ला जी.

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In the Lane

Fluency Level 3 · ज़रूर, गुप्ता जी. मीरा लड्डू बाँटेगी.

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