HINDI VERB

बिठाना

to seat, to make someone sit

Conjugation

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

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

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

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

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

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

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

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

Present

मैं मेहमानों को हमेशा पहले बिठाती हूँ.

I always seat the guests first.
Continuous

गुप्ता जी सबको बड़े कमरे में बिठा रहे हैं.

Gupta ji is seating everyone in the big room.
Past

मैंने दादी जी को खिड़की के पास बिठाया.

I seated Dadi ji by the window.
Imperfect

पापा जी मुझे साइकिल पर आगे बिठाते थे.

Papa ji used to sit me on the front of his bicycle.
Future

मैं बच्चों को पीछे की सीट पर बिठाऊँगी.

I'll seat the kids on the back seat.
Subjunctive

मेहमानों को मैं कहाँ बिठाऊँ?

Where shall I seat the guests?
Requests and commands

नेहा को यहाँ बिठाओ और पानी दो.

Seat Neha here and give her water.

बिठाना is seating someone; बैठना is sitting down yourself: मेहमानों को बिठाओ, फिर खुद बैठो.

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