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HINDI VERB

करवाना

to have something done

  • #407 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 करवाना

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

  1. Present

    मैं हर महीने गाड़ी की सर्विस करवाती हूँ.

    I have the car serviced every month.

  2. Continuous

    गुप्ता जी दुकान की मरम्मत करवा रहे हैं.

    Gupta ji is having the shop repaired.

  3. Past

    मैंने अपनी साड़ी ड्राई क्लीन करवाई.

    I had my sari dry-cleaned.

  4. Imperfect

    पापा जी घर का सारा काम मिस्त्री से करवाते थे.

    Papa ji used to have all the work on the house done by a workman.

  5. Future

    मैं कल अपना फ़ोन ठीक करवाऊँगी.

    I'll have my phone fixed tomorrow.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं दरवाज़ा पेंट करवाऊँ?

    Shall I have the door painted?

  7. Requests and commands

    रोहन, अपनी गाड़ी की सर्विस करवाओ.

    Rohan, have your car serviced.

Good to know

  • करवाना is करना with someone else doing the work: you have the car serviced or the sari cleaned, you don't do it yourself.

Where you hear करवाना

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

Hindi · Advanced Level 1

  • मैं अपनी साड़ियाँ यहाँ साफ़ करवाती हूँ. I have my saris cleaned here.
  • मैंने अँगूठी छोटी करवाई. I had the ring made smaller.
  • मैं कल बाल कटवाऊँगा. I'll have my hair cut tomorrow.

Hindi · Advanced Level 2

  • मैं अपनी साड़ियाँ यहाँ साफ़ करवाती हूँ. I have my saris cleaned here.
  • मैंने अँगूठी छोटी करवाई. I had the ring made smaller.
  • मैं कल बाल कटवाऊँगा. I'll have my hair cut tomorrow.

Verbs like this one

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