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HINDI VERB

बदलवाना

to have something changed

  • #473 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 have something changed
तुमyou have something changed
आपyou have something changed (politely)
वहhe/she has something changed
हमwe have something changed
वेthey have something changed

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI had something changed (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou had something changed (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou had something changed (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she had something changed (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe had something changed (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey had something changed (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 have something changed
तुमyou used to have something changed
आपyou used to have something changed (politely)
वहhe/she used to have something changed
हमwe used to have something changed
वेthey used to have something changed

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will have something changed
तुमyou will have something changed
आपyou will have something changed (politely)
वहhe/she will have something changed
हमwe will have something changed
वेthey will have something changed

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use बदलवाना

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

  1. Present

    मैं हर साल गाड़ी का तेल गैरेज में बदलवाता हूँ.

    I have the car's oil changed at the garage every year.

  2. Continuous

    मम्मी जी रसोई का नल बदलवा रही हैं.

    Mummy ji is having the kitchen tap changed.

  3. Past

    मैंने कल दुकान से यह शर्ट बदलवाई.

    Yesterday I had this shirt exchanged at the shop.

  4. Imperfect

    पहले हम हर दीवाली पर पर्दे बदलवाते थे.

    We used to have the curtains changed every Diwali.

  5. Future

    मैं अगले हफ़्ते घर का ताला बदलवाऊँगा.

    I'll have the house lock changed next week.

  6. Subjunctive

    शायद मैं टिकट की तारीख बदलवाऊँ.

    Maybe I'll have the ticket date changed.

  7. Requests and commands

    गुप्ता जी, कृपया यह पुराना मीटर बदलवाइए.

    Gupta ji, please have this old meter changed.

Good to know

  • बदलवाना is the causative of बदलना: someone else does the changing for you, a locksmith, a garage, a shop.

Where you hear बदलवाना

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

Hindi · Advanced Level 2

  • मैं हर महीने रोस्टर बदलवाती हूँ. I have the roster changed every month.
  • मैंने ताला बदलवाया. I had the lock changed.
  • मैं अगले हफ़्ते शिफ़्ट बदलवाऊँगी. I'll have the shift changed next week.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).