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HINDI VERB

कराना

to have something done, to get done

  • #469 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 done
तुमyou have something done
आपyou have something done (politely)
वहhe/she has something done
हमwe have something done
वेthey have something done

Continuous

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

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use कराना

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

  1. Present

    हम हर साल दीवाली से पहले घर की सफ़ाई कराते हैं.

    Every year before Diwali we have the house cleaned.

  2. Continuous

    मम्मी जी रसोई में नया काम करा रही हैं.

    Mummy ji is having new work done in the kitchen.

  3. Past

    मैंने कल अपनी गाड़ी की सर्विस कराई.

    I had my car serviced yesterday.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी हर महीने घर में पूजा कराती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to have a puja done at home every month.

  5. Future

    मैं अगले हफ़्ते दादी जी की आँखों की जाँच कराऊँगा.

    Next week I'll get Dadi ji's eyes checked.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं पापा जी का टेस्ट कल कराऊँ?

    Shall I get Papa ji's test done tomorrow?

  7. Requests and commands

    छत की मरम्मत बारिश से पहले कराओ.

    Get the roof repaired before the rains.

Good to know

  • कराना is करना with someone else doing the work, and it agrees with the thing done: मैंने घर की सफ़ाई कराई, मैंने काम कराया.

Verbs like this one

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