HINDI VERB

लिटाना

to lay someone down

Conjugation

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI lay someone down
तुमyou lay someone down
आपyou lay someone down (politely)
वहhe/she lays someone down
हमwe lay someone down
वेthey lay someone down

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

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

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI laid someone down (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou laid someone down (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou laid someone down (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she laid someone down (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe laid someone down (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey laid someone down (agrees with the object)

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI used to lay someone down
तुमyou used to lay someone down
आपyou used to lay someone down (politely)
वहhe/she used to lay someone down
हमwe used to lay someone down
वेthey used to lay someone down

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI will lay someone down
तुमyou will lay someone down
आपyou will lay someone down (politely)
वहhe/she will lay someone down
हमwe will lay someone down
वेthey will lay someone down

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 मीरा को रोज़ नौ बजे लिटाती हूँ.

I lay Meera down at nine every day.
Continuous

मम्मी जी बच्ची को पालने में लिटा रही हैं.

Mummy ji is laying the baby in the cradle.
Past

मैंने उसे ठंडी चादर पर लिटाया.

I laid him on the cool sheet.
Imperfect

दादी जी मुझे दोपहर में लिटाती थीं.

Dadi ji used to lay me down in the afternoon.
Future

मैं बच्ची को दूध के बाद लिटाऊँगी.

I'll lay the baby down after her milk.
Subjunctive

क्या मैं उसे यहाँ सोफ़े पर लिटाऊँ?

Shall I lay him down here on the sofa?
Requests and commands

रोहन, बच्चे को धीरे से लिटाओ.

Rohan, lay the baby down gently.

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

Advanced Level 3 · सफ़ेद चादर पर लिटाइए. आँखें खुली चाहिए.

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