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HINDI VERB

बनवाना

to have something built or made

  • #401 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 built or made
तुमyou have something built or made
आपyou have something built or made (politely)
वहhe/she has something built or made
हमwe have something built or made
वेthey have something built or made

Continuous

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

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

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 built or made (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou had something built or made (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou had something built or made (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she had something built or made (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe had something built or made (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey had something built or made (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 built or made
तुमyou used to have something built or made
आपyou used to have something built or made (politely)
वहhe/she used to have something built or made
हमwe used to have something built or made
वेthey used to have something built or made

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use बनवाना

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

  1. Present

    मैं अपने सारे कपड़े दर्ज़ी से बनवाती हूँ.

    I have all my clothes made by the tailor.

  2. Continuous

    गुप्ता जी गाँव में नया घर बनवा रहे हैं.

    Gupta ji is having a new house built in the village.

  3. Past

    मैंने शादी के लिए नया लहंगा बनवाया.

    I had a new lehenga made for the wedding.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी हर साल नई रज़ाई बनवाती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to have a new quilt made every year.

  5. Future

    हम छत पर एक कमरा बनवाएंगे.

    We'll have a room built on the roof.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं यह चाबी दोबारा बनवाऊँ?

    Shall I have a copy of this key made?

  7. Requests and commands

    यह कुर्ता किसी अच्छे दर्ज़ी से बनवाओ.

    Have this kurta made by a good tailor.

Good to know

  • The person who does the work takes से: मैंने दर्ज़ी से कुर्ता बनवाया; बनाना is making it yourself.

Where you hear बनवाना

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

Hindi · Intermediate Level 1

  • मैं हर साल नया काउंटर बनवाता हूँ. I have a new counter made every year.
  • बादशाह ने यह बनवाया. The emperor had this built.
  • हम नई रसोई बनवाएंगे. We'll have a new kitchen built.

Hindi · Advanced Level 1

  • मैं हर साल नया काउंटर बनवाता हूँ. I have a new counter made every year.
  • बादशाह ने यह बनवाया. The emperor had this built.
  • हम नई रसोई बनवाएंगे. We'll have a new kitchen built.

Verbs like this one

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