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HINDI VERB

दिलाना

to get something for someone, to have given

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

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI get something for someone
तुमyou get something for someone
आपyou get something for someone (politely)
वहhe/she gets something for someone
हमwe get something for someone
वेthey get something for someone

Continuous

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI am getting something for someone
तुमyou are getting something for someone
आपyou are getting something for someone (politely)
वहhe/she is getting something for someone
हमwe are getting something for someone
वेthey are getting something for someone

Past

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

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI got something for someone (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou got something for someone (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou got something for someone (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she got something for someone (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe got something for someone (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey got something for someone (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 get something for someone
तुमyou used to get something for someone
आपyou used to get something for someone (politely)
वहhe/she used to get something for someone
हमwe used to get something for someone
वेthey used to get something for someone

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will get something for someone
तुमyou will get something for someone
आपyou will get something for someone (politely)
वहhe/she will get something for someone
हमwe will get something for someone
वेthey will get something for someone

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use दिलाना

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

  1. Present

    पापा जी हर दीवाली पर हमें नए कपड़े दिलाते हैं.

    Papa ji gets us new clothes every Diwali.

  2. Continuous

    राजू भैया रोहन को नौकरी दिला रहे हैं.

    Raju bhaiya is getting Rohan a job.

  3. Past

    मम्मी जी ने मुझे मेले में चूड़ियाँ दिलाईं.

    Mummy ji got me bangles at the fair.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी हमें हर रविवार आइसक्रीम दिलाती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to get us ice cream every Sunday.

  5. Future

    इस बार मैं तुम्हें नया फ़ोन दिलाऊँगी.

    This time I'll get you a new phone.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं चाहता हूँ कि गुप्ता जी मुझे यह काम दिलाएं.

    I want Gupta ji to get me this job.

  7. Requests and commands

    बच्चों को गर्म कपड़े दिलाओ, ठंड आ रही है.

    Get the children warm clothes, the cold is coming.

Good to know

  • The one who receives takes को and the verb agrees with the thing: पापा जी ने मुझे साइकिल दिलाई; याद दिलाना is to remind.

Verbs like this one

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