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HINDI VERB

लिखवाना

to have something written

  • #408 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 written
तुमyou have something written
आपyou have something written (politely)
वहhe/she has something written
हमwe have something written
वेthey have something written

Continuous

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

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

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

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

Subjunctive

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use लिखवाना

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

  1. Present

    पापा जी हर बिल पर अपना नाम लिखवाते हैं.

    Papa ji has his name written on every bill.

  2. Continuous

    मीरा केक पर नोआ का नाम लिखवा रही है.

    Meera is having Noah's name written on the cake.

  3. Past

    मैंने रसीद पर पूरा पता लिखवाया.

    I had the full address written on the receipt.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी अपनी चिट्ठियाँ राजू भैया से लिखवाती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to have her letters written by Raju bhaiya.

  5. Future

    मैं अँगूठी पर दोनों नाम लिखवाऊँगा.

    I'll have both names written on the ring.

  6. Subjunctive

    क्या मैं डिब्बे पर आपका नाम लिखवाऊँ?

    Shall I have your name written on the box?

  7. Requests and commands

    काउंटर पर अपना फ़ोन नंबर लिखवाइए.

    Have your phone number written down at the counter.

Good to know

  • लिखवाना is to have something written down by someone else: a name on a cake, an address at the counter.

Where you hear लिखवाना

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

Hindi · Advanced Level 1

  • मैं हर बिल पर वज़न लिखवाता हूँ. I have the weight written on every bill.
  • मैंने अंदर दोनों नाम लिखवाए. I had both names written inside.
  • मैं कल तारीख लिखवाऊँगी. I'll have the date written tomorrow.

Verbs like this one

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