HINDI VERB

कटवाना

to have something cut (hair, cloth)

Conjugation

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

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

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

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

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 cut (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou had something cut (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou had something cut (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she had something cut (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe had something cut (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey had something cut (agrees with the object)

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI used to have something cut
तुमyou used to have something cut
आपyou used to have something cut (politely)
वहhe/she used to have something cut
हमwe used to have something cut
वेthey used to have something cut

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

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 हर महीने नाई से बाल कटवाता हूँ.

I get my hair cut by the barber every month.
Continuous

रोहन शादी के लिए बाल कटवा रहा है.

Rohan is getting his hair cut for the wedding.
Past

कल मैंने दर्ज़ी से कपड़ा कटवाया.

Yesterday I had the tailor cut the cloth.
Imperfect

पहले हम घर पर ही बाल कटवाते थे.

We used to get our hair cut at home.
Future

मैं गर्मी में बाल छोटे कटवाऊँगा.

I'll get my hair cut short in summer.
Subjunctive

क्या मैं पेड़ की यह डाली कटवाऊँ?

Shall I have this branch of the tree cut?
Requests and commands

रोहन, पहले अपने बाल कटवाओ, फिर बात करो.

Rohan, get your hair cut first, then talk.

कटवाना is काटना done by someone else, and it agrees with the thing cut: मैंने बाल कटवाए, मैंने साड़ी कटवाई.

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