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HINDI VERB

लौटाना

to return (something), to give back

  • #464 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 return
तुमyou return
आपyou return (politely)
वहhe/she returns
हमwe return
वेthey return

Continuous

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

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

Past

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will return
तुमyou will return
आपyou will return (politely)
वहhe/she will return
हमwe will return
वेthey will return

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use लौटाना

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

  1. Present

    मैं लाइब्रेरी की किताबें हमेशा समय पर लौटाती हूँ.

    I always return library books on time.

  2. Continuous

    गुप्ता जी आज सबके पैसे लौटा रहे हैं.

    Gupta ji is giving everyone's money back today.

  3. Past

    नेहा ने मेरी साड़ी दो महीने बाद लौटाई.

    Neha returned my sari after two months.

  4. Imperfect

    राजू भैया उधार के पैसे कभी नहीं लौटाते थे.

    Raju bhaiya never used to give back borrowed money.

  5. Future

    मैं तुम्हारा छाता कल ज़रूर लौटाऊँगी.

    I'll definitely return your umbrella tomorrow.

  6. Subjunctive

    मैं चाहता हूँ कि वह मेरा पैसा लौटाए.

    I want him to give my money back.

  7. Requests and commands

    जो कलम ली थी, वह अब लौटाओ.

    Give back the pen you took now.

Good to know

  • लौटाना agrees with the thing returned: मैंने पैसे लौटाए, किताब लौटाई; the person takes को; लौटना is to come back yourself.

Verbs like this one

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