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HINDI VERB

हटाना

to move something away, to remove

  • #135 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 move something away
तुमyou move something away
आपyou move something away (politely)
वहhe/she moves something away
हमwe move something away
वेthey move something away

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use हटाना

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

  1. Present

    मैं खाने के बाद मेज़ से प्लेटें हटाता हूँ.

    After eating I clear the plates from the table.

  2. Continuous

    राजू भैया गली से अपनी गाड़ी हटा रहे हैं.

    Raju bhaiya is moving his car out of the lane.

  3. Past

    मैंने दरवाज़े के सामने से जूते हटाए.

    I moved the shoes away from the door.

  4. Imperfect

    मम्मी जी हर शाम आँगन से कपड़े हटाती थीं.

    Every evening Mummy ji used to take the clothes in from the courtyard.

  5. Future

    मैं कल अलमारी से पुरानी किताबें हटाऊँगा.

    Tomorrow I'll clear the old books out of the cupboard.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं यह कुर्सी यहाँ से हटाऊँ?

    Shall I move this chair out of the way?

  7. Requests and commands

    अपना बैग सीट से हटाइए, मुझे बैठना है.

    Move your bag off the seat, I need to sit.

Good to know

  • हटाना is for things; a person stepping aside is हटना: ज़रा हटो, move a bit, please.

Where you hear हटाना

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

Hindi · Beginner Level 3

  • मैं रोज़ मेज़ से किताबें हटाती हूँ. I clear the books off the table every day.
  • मैंने बिस्तर हटाया. I moved the bed.
  • आदमी कल पुरानी टंकी हटाएगा. The man will remove the old tank tomorrow.

Verbs like this one

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